So my mind has been on what to have instead of the usual drinks in the evening. I have sparkling water most nights, but I have been wandering what to have in place of drinks especially at the weekend, a treat! I could do mocktails, but that involves buying lots of ingredients, and who has time to make them.
So I have found a non-alcoholic gin, and there are a few non-alcoholic beers on the market, so I am going to try them and see what I like. The big question is, is it right to have a non-alcoholic version, or just stick with the plain things like sparkling water, will the non-alcoholic beverages tempt me further to go back to drinking.
I like to think they won't, it's nice having grown up time without getting wasted on alcohol, so we will see what the next week holds.
I haven't been overly tempted or overly stressed as yet, and I don't miss the hangovers, or the fuzzy feeling in the mornings. I am not exactly waking up fresh as ever yet, am still struggling with fatigue, and not the best sleeps at night. Hopefully these will begin to improve.
Some of the benefits so far, well as I said no hangovers, or fuzzy feelings. I have also reduced the swelling I had in my ankles by a significant amount, so my old shoes are starting to fit me again. I never put down the swollen ankles to alcohol, I blamed one of the medications I was on, but I think now it was the combination of the two. I am finding it a lot easier to fall asleep at night. Through reading the sober mummy blog and doing a bit of research it's amazing how many areas of your life are affected by alcohol.
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