The Sober Socialite ('Dry Jan' continued)

Week 3 – The Sober Socialite

Fourteen days have passed, I have lost a few pounds, my skin looks rejuvenated and my brain seems sharper than ever. Yet, I crave a cocktail and the joys of indulging in an aperitif after work.


I apologize for my eyes
Yes, something in my brain perceives that either abstaining from the strong stuff or possibly drinking so much more water/herbal teas (yes these are now the before bed treat-yawn!) instead of flavoured beer is doing me the world of good, but liquor is liquid form of self confidence to an Anglo-Saxon. 


So, this week I went all out, full on aperitivo with not one but two non-alcoholic cocktails. Two of my friends were drinking alcoholic drinks much to my displeasure and the other, like myself, paid the same price as an alcoholic cocktail, yet was robbed of the pleasurable effects.


To be honest, my sugary cocktail tasted pretty good but incredibly sweet and having my senses fully intact I made wiser portion and food choices at the aperitivo buffet. In fact, not drinking alcohol in this situation didn’t have any negative effects. The only major difference being that I was colder walking to the Metro stop without the ‘warm glow’ I usually experience.

Made in Sheffield
One thing I've come to notice during my period of abstaining, is that I can split my friends into two categories; those that support and those that tempt. It's very true that those we love can be very bad for our health in many ways and as you can imagine this challenge has been an example.

Luckily, I have surrounded myself with supporters and only had one experience in which a tempter tried to coax me into sharing a bottle of the sparkly stuff. Needless to say it was highly tempting and now I can see why most of my diets have failed. More disappointingly I am guilty of being a tempter too!

Now, I am heading into the last phase of the first challenge but to be honest one of the hardest things I've faced is not putting red wine into my cooking (no alcohol means zero tolerance). Poor Ragu, without Henderson's Relish it would have been a tasteless tomato farce!

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