Detox time: 6 ways to spend a month without alcohol

The idea that it would be time to limit the amount of alcohol in their lives after the holidays seems almost natural. In Britain, a group of enthusiasts desire to start the year sober turned into a whole social movement - Dry January (Dry January - Ed.)..

Campaign launched Association of Alcohol Change UK back in 2013. In the past year it took part in more than five million people, and the head of the French Federation of struggle with alcoholism offered the French to join the initiative of the British.

If you also want to limit yourself while completely from alcohol, and to understand that it will give you, Heroine ready to support you in this. We have collected a number of ways to help you not to lose motivation in the sober days of January.

1. Challenge your friends

Challenge attracted the best friends, and your idea is sure to be successful. The main advantage - they will not let you solder. You do not have to fend off persuasion, to endure other people's drunken antics, not being able to make your own.

In addition, you can monitor and support each other. For better reliability assign a penalty for the failure of anti-alcoholic agreement.

It is important to immediately discuss what you completely give up alcohol in any form and doses. Not a drop of wine at dinner or a glass of beer after work.

2. Turn to something new

Avoiding alcohol - a good reason to look for another way to have fun. Think of what you spend the time that would be spent in the bar. Buy a subscription to the sports, they are well disciplined. Start learning something new. Organize a book club with friends. Choose something that is usually difficult to combine with alcohol, and from what you have repeatedly refused to alcohol.

3. Lead saved money for a good cause

Dedicate this month charity. Avoiding alcohol helps to save a significant sum even for a few weeks. Decide what sacrifice money that is usually spent on booze, the children's charity or organization to save animals.

You ask to be sure to help someone at the end of the month. A sense of responsibility will be an additional motivation. In addition, the charity activity improves self-esteem and makes you feel psychologically comfortable. Most importantly, choose the audited organizations to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.

4. Try mocktails

Absence of alcohol does not necessarily deprive you of gourmet entertainment and parties. Organize your sober bar, especially as non-alcoholic recipes, we have already shared with you. Try to cook the unusual cocktails or hot winter drinks. Maybe this will be the beginning of a new tradition. Toasts, Ciocan, dance - do everything the same as usual during the holidays. Fun to create an atmosphere, not alcohol.

5. Pamper yourself

Another way to motivate yourself to stay sober - direct savings on something less pleasant. Spend the money to care for themselves, begin to save for a summer trip, to update your wardrobe. The main thing is to realize that you're doing all this because no longer buy alcohol.

6. Remember that for which you do it

Before the month of sobriety specify for what you're doing. Do you want to save money or to give your body a break from alcohol after the holidays. I feel that drinking often interferes with your normal lifestyle. Are you interested to see how a complete rejection of alcohol will affect your health and appearance.

Understand how alcohol takes place in your life, we are told what questions to ask yourself is worth it. If you clearly know the reason, you will be able to return to it whenever offered a drink or when you have such a desire itself.

What is the longest amount of time without alcohol you had and how did you feel?