[boozehag]

Hi there renewal
I have been following your progress - is it a month already since you joined - wow that went fast and bloody well done you. I have been moderating for July after 60 days more or less AF/NF.
I have had only one minor slip really and that was more cigarette related rather than stricly an AL slip - like LVT I am also off the fags so my mod situation is probably a slightly different scenario to your own. Seems some of us drinker/smokers are quite lucky as without the double whammy of the nicotine hit there is not much desire to drink although if you go over the moderation limit then the cig desire kicks in so you gotta be vigilant. Having said that moderation has not been that hard for me as I was a binge drinker rather than a daily drinker and as such the 60 days got rid of the binge habit. Most people who try moderating have different strategies depending on their own particular habits and triggers and what might work for me might not work for you. My main thing is that I never buy any take away alcohol and I never have any in the house. I only have/buy a drink if I am out socially and then I make sure that I eat. So far (other than recently when I forgot to have something to eat) it is working very well. I have had a couple of drinks quite a few times whilst I have been out and have been more than happy with one or two and stopping after that. The lack of nicotine does help here though I must admit as if I had a cig I know I would just go mad and drink for Ireland and be back to square one.
Hope this helps.
BH no more