Cutting Out The Alcohol
You at the back, stop sniggering, this is serious!
So for some time now I’ve been looking more and more at how much I drink in an average week, and actually it’s quite scary. I’ll have a drink at lunch, a drink if we’re at a meeting in a restaurant or bar, a drink if i’m on a long commute, a drink if I’m out with friends, a drink after work, a drink if I’m stressed (and I get stressed a lot!)….
The Internet tells me the average male should have 21 units a week, I must have been confused in thinking that was the daily allowance. So short of checking myself into AA, I thought now was time to take action and do something about it.
I contemplated for some time just trying to drink a bit less, but I know myself in social situations and don’t think this is the right course of action for me. If I’m out with the intention of just having one drink, I know I’ll say “oh go on then, I’ll just have another … then another…”
So I’ve decided to pledge publicly that if I’m out with you, in a meeting with you, or you see me in a bar, you have permission to come up to me and kick me. This is a one hundred percent alcohol ban, so don’t offer me one either… my liver needs your help!
The bets in the office are that I won’t last the week, so i’ll keep you updated as to how I get on….
October 20th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I bet you make a day!
No seriously good luck mate….
Si
October 21st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Good luck mate, though I am with Si and giving you a day :))
October 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Good call Mr Smith!!
I will help you along the way - you can then do the next half marathon with me