IMO, exerting some control to reduce intake is a vital ingredient to the success with TSM for certain people. I'm going to go so far as to say that I feel it is vital for those who are binge drinkers.

I know Dr. Eskapa's book says to just drink as the desire hits you and don't worry about control. It will just come on it's own. Like most things in life, "one size doesn't fit all." I think there is pretty clear examples of several on this forum who were successful with TSM by exerting some control over their drinking.

Bottom line, I think planned AF days are a very good idea for a person who is having trouble going AF.

Q

Q, do you mean control as in "I'm not going to drink today" or as in "I think I'll stop at 3 beers tonight" I have a much easier time doing the former than the latter.

Glad to hear it! Considering you've had "maybe 200 days in the last 38 years" that's pretty good

If you ever need someone from the forum to do another AF with you, PM me or post here.

I was meaning the former: Go AF for the day. It is much easier for me to go AF than to just drink in moderation as well.

Where you a binge drinker?

ART, you go girl! I'm so happy for you on the AF Monday and I also posted in my progress thread that I also did an AF Monday AND Tuesday. The thing that surprised me was that it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, so the suggestion of some of us doing it was just enough of a push to see that a lot of my drinking seems to be habit.

I'm with you Q, it's so much easier not to take the first drink than to stop after even having 1, 2, or 3!

All the best to us as we keep going forward.

corkit

Congratulations! I know that the AF day on a weekday is a big victory for you!

Bob