But there are three big things can get in the way: The mechanics of taking a break are deceptively simple.
You can still reward yourself by relaxing, and you can do it alcohol-free. In fact, taking a break for the weekend gives you even more weekend to enjoy. It suggests that you’ve hardwired an association in your brain that alcohol is a reward for hard work or an essential part of relaxing. If you are moderating your drinking, taking a break over the weekend will have the biggest overall effect in reducing the amount of alcohol you consume.Īs you contemplate a weekend without drinking, you might feel like you would be missing out. With time on your hands, you might drink more, especially if you don’t have to get up the following morning. It’s for precisely that reason that taking a break at the weekend is a good idea. The weekend is an extended break from work. But for many of us, the two days of the weekend are our primary leisure time. Or you might do shift work that keeps you busy on a Saturday and Sunday. It may be that lockdown has melted any distinction between days of the week for you. If you are taking regular breaks as a moderation tactic, aim for an overall reduction in the amount you drink, as well as alcohol-free days. It’s important not to displace the alcohol from non-drinking days into the rest of the week. In this time, your body can fully process the alcohol that was in your system and begin to recover. But taking a break from, even a weekend off drinking is something we’d encourage everyone to do.įrankly, any break of a few days or longer will benefit you. Whether you decide to carry on drinking after your short break is up to you. And if you are thinking about going alcohol-free, that change begins – always – with a short break that gets longer and longer ( read this personal story for inspiration). Having regular time off drinking is a great approach to add to your moderation toolbox if you are cutting down. (Honestly, can you calculate units? And more importantly, could you do the sums after a couple of drinks? Me neither…) But the one piece of advice that I do enthusiastically endorse is the idea of taking a regular break from drinking. I’ve never been wildly excited about the official guidelines for safer drinking. In this week’s blog, Dru considers the benefits of taking a weekend off drinking, and how it can help if you are moderating or thinking about going alcohol-free.
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Dru Jaeger is one of Club Soda’s co-founders and the author of How to Be a Mindful Drinker.
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