Since we decided to go booze free I’ve become obsessed by finding out about other people’s drinking habits. How much do they drink? When? What do they drink?
A few years ago when my husband and I were going through a difficult period in our marriage I instigated Wine Wednesday’s. When the kids went to bed we’d sit at the kitchen table, get tipsy and in doing so we were able to talk freely and without inhibition about our issues.
Since then Wednesday has been the only workday weekday that alcohol is consumed in our household. It’s not a strict rule, rather a framework that makes sure we have a number of alcohol free days each week.
A couple of months ago I was out for dinner with a small party of people including two women. The conversation turned to our various lifestyles and one of the women mentioned that she has a no alcohol policy on Sundays and Mondays and the other said she doesn’t drink on Mondays or Tuesdays.
My mother in law is trying to lose some weight so she’s only drinking on Saturday nights but I’ve noticed that on these nights she appears to make up for abstaining the rest of the week.
My father in law has a large Rye Whisky (or two) every night.
My neighbour doesn’t have a rule but then he has a rather active social life which may not be conducive to implementing an AFD framework.
Dr Michael Apstein, who has the unusual distinction of being both a wine writer and a liver doctor, suggests that people should have at least two alcohol free days per week. His article about whether taking a month off alcohol is beneficial is here
https://www.decanter.com/learn/is-dry-january-beneficial-287019/
I have been known to be competitive so it makes me feel smug that we’re overachieving with seven. Cheers!
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