Self-help tool
- Daily recommended units: men 3 – 4 units per day; women 2 – 3 units per day
- Take a 48 hour break after a heavy session to let your body recover
- Take a break – have two alcohol free days each week
Calorie table
Units in drinks
Why don’t you make a plan? What are your reasons to change?
Set yourself some goals
I will not drink more than ….. units each day
I will not spend more than ….. on alcohol each week
I will have …… alcohol free days a week
I will decide how much I’m going to drink before I start drinking
I will take up a new hobby or activity to do at the time I usually drink most
I will……… (add your own)
Know when you might slip up
- When your boss is buying the drinks after work
- When you’re meeting new people in social situations and feel nervous
- When you’re celebrating at a party or club and people are encouraging you to drink more
- When you have had a hard day and feel like you deserve a treat
- When you are out with mates and you’re supposed to keep up with them
- When you need to relax and having a few drinks feels like the fastest way to do it
- When you are watching TV and you really don’t notice what you’re drinking
- When you are lonely or depressed and you think you might as well have another one.
