If you want to stop drinking alcohol as part of a move towards a healthier lifestyle, cutting down on the amount of alcohol you drink as opposed to giving up alcohol completely can help bring lots of health benefits, and can be significantly easier to sustain. Reducing the amount you drink can also be an effective stepping stone to giving up alcohol completely in the future.
Cutting down doesn’t have to be complicated - if you currently drink every night, try designating a couple of days a week as alcohol-free days. This can soon become habit, the personal challenge helping remove the temptation and perhaps encouraging you to add more alcohol-free days.
Our MyDrinkaware tool can help you track the amount you’re drinking in units, calories and hard cash, and also lets you record days on which you drink nothing at all.
You can read more tips for cutting down at home, or tips for cutting down when out on our site.