I've decided to give up alcohol for the month of January. Not such a big thing, you might think, but since I normally have a drink at least every other day, and January has 31 days in it, that's probably 20 sessions I will be missing out on. I don't get roaring drunk every night, but I am concerned that I am drinking more than is good for me. And on a couple of occasions I have gone into work the following day feeling a bit 'jaded' - especially if I've hit the whisky.
Luckily I finished all the red wine in the house last night, so that particular temptation is out of the way. There are three small stubbies in a cupboard, but they're not cold, so I'm hoping that will act as a deterrent. The trouble is that they're so small, I will think that they don't really count as alcohol, so won't have any trouble in drinking them.
One thing I am worried about is that I will become short-tempered with Mrs. Treb and Trebina, but I shall ask for some leniency. I'm planning on posting regularly to log my triumphs / failings, and to document the trip as I dry out - I guess I've had residual booze in my blood for the last ten years or so...!
Benefits I am hoping to see are:
i) an improved bank balance, as I don't spend any money on alcohol. I'd say I might save £20 - £25 per week, and
ii) an improved waistline, as the fatty deposits are eaten up. I weighed 14 stones at the beginning of last year, and while I got this down to 13, I wasn't able to make any more headway. I think a month off the booze might kickstart the diet again.
Hopefully I'll get more reading done, and feel better all round.
Let's see how it goes.
TTFN.
