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Reducing Alcohol Consumption

While my quantity of consumption was low, having a drink almost daily was having an effect and alcohol was no longer providing me the same satisfaction as it once did. It felt like even though it was 1 beer or glass of wine per day as simply maintaining that it was turning into a habit and I was drinking daily only because of that. Abstaining for 3 weeks So I abstained for a week and plan to do so for 3 weeks to see how it goes and thus far I’ve noticed I no longer feel a need for alcohol. And it’s true the 1st day is the hardest and I felt a desire for a beer.  But by the 3rd day it subsided and a full week I no longer think of a drink. Not quitting alcohol…but focusing on quality I’m not quitting drinking.  Rather, I’ll focus on quality by enjoying it perhaps 2-4 drinks per month.  For holidays and special occasions I’ll enjoy a bit more. That said the logistics will depend on the drink as a bottle of wine yields at least 5 drinks so I would have to consume it within 2-3 days.  But i