How To Quit Drinking Alcohol For Your New Years Resolution

Author: Trevor John

When I was younger and more foolish than I am now, I had a lot of fun going out with my buddies and making an idiot of myself after a bucket full of beer. As I got older, the law of diminishing returns took it's turn; getting drunked up was less and less fun, expensive, got me into more trouble than I needed to deal with and left me feeling absolutely lousy. A part of drinking is wanting to fit in with everyone else - it's sure not fun to be the only sober person in a room full of drunken fools. But a big part of drinking for a lot of youngsters is "liquid courage" - the ability to feel more comfortable and confident in situations many people feel uncomfortable and a lack of confidence engaging in. Remarkably, we've been able to produce an audio program - Audio Euphoria - that produces some of the "good benefits of drinking" without the toxic shock of filling your body with alcohol. No - you're not going to act like a drunken fool, stumbling over yourself and slobbering on your friends. And no, you want have any "Dude, I puked my guts out" stories to tell. But you will have a better time than you will with total astainance - ( and while you're friends are acting the part of drunken idiots you can steal the girls by being completely cool and in control because you'll have command of your inner-game - not the alchohol ).

Maybe you've decided that you (and your liver) need a break from the excesses of the Christmas and New Year partying.

Maybe you've looked in to the number of empty calories that reside in alcohol and decided that it will help your weight loss.

Whatever the reason, the next thing to do is actually put your decision to stop drinking alcohol - or at least to cut down the amount you drink - into practice.

If you have been drinking daily, it is probably best to cut down gradually rather than cut out alcohol completely.

If you've been a social drinker rather than a heavy drinker, cutting out alcohol completely should be fine.

If you're not sure, the usual warning is to consult your doctor. They've got plenty more experience in this area than you have, although the rate of alcohol dependency in high stress jobs such as being a doctor is scarily high.

Avoiding times and places where you would normally drink alcohol can be a good tactic. Many people use the month of January to give their body a "detox", so you won't appear abnormal if you simply tell other people that you've quit (or cut down) alcohol for the month.

If you normally drink at home - maybe pouring yourself a glass of something to unwind when you return from work - then it's not always as easy.

Start by reducing or locking away your alcohol supplies. Maybe use the loft or the cellar for this exercise. If you have to consciously find something to drink, you probably have time to convince yourself to not drink.

Find an alternative activity to help you unwind - maybe listening to a favorite CD or putting on a comedy show on television. Anything to distract your mind long enough to skip the routine of "I've got home, now I need a drink".

If you find yourself still craving alcohol, cut down the serving size. Use a smaller glass for your shots or wine. Use smaller cans or bottles for beer.

Dilute your drink more - a mixer for spirits, some soda to turn your wine into a spritzer, a "lite" beer. All these will help you cut down your alcohol consumption.

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