Published: 13.04.2007
Tips for cutting down
Keep in mind
There are small things you can do in your everyday life that can make a large impact on your current drinking situation.
Check your home front
Do you have a lot of alcohol around the house? Keeping a small amount or no alcohol at home leads to less temptation in your living environment.
Reposition the way you drink
Quenching your thirst with non-alcoholic drinks before having an alcoholic one slows the rate at which you drink. Try to take small sips of your drink and avoid gulping. When you’re out, have one or more non-alcoholic drink between each alcoholic one. Or when you are out, check around the table at how fast other people are drinking. Find the slowest drinkers and use them as a personal gauge, trying to finish your drink at the same time as they do.
Eat before drinking
This will make you feel more full which can in turn will help you to drink less. Avoid salty snacks when you are drinking, as these will make you thirsty.
Dilute your drinks
For example add soda to wine and mixers to spirits. Be creative!
Remember to pace yourself
Taking a break of one hour between drinks gives your system time to adjust to the alcohol thus making it less of a strain on your system.
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