Minnemom,

My husband has a high profile job as well, so I understand where you are coming from. But unless people are axx backwards they should realize that life happens. You didn't bring this on yourself. It is not as if you where buying drugs on the street corner...you drink just like (almost) every other red blood american, you just learned how to drink very well. It is not your fault, and there is nothing to be a shamed of. Guilt will be your worst enemy. You realized you have a problem and now you are doing something about it. Be proud, for there are a lot of people that refuse to admit they have a problem, and that is the first step.

Since you are currently drinking, F.Y.I. 5 ounces of wine is one glass (a bottle has a little over 5 glasses), unless it is a stronger wine...but I doubt it is.

Before I started in May I was up to 2 to 2 1/2 bottles of wine (sometimes more) or 1 to 1 3/4 bottles of wine and a pint of grey goose. When I started taking the nal. my intake dropped to 1/2 bottle for the first couple of weeks and then my intake increase back up to 1 bottle to 1 3/4 bottles. It was scary. My husband and I thought it wasn't working, but it was, for I never went up to pre-nal levels. I can honestly say now I can have a glass or two and stop. Counting you intake is important for a lot of reasons, but for me it was a peace of mind. It helped me see my progress.

Try to track, and get use to measuring (a pain but useful). I had to use a smaller glass for my glass held at least 10 ounces of wine and of course I would drink 1/2 and fill it up before sitting down. Those are the kind of habits you need to start noticing, for they will get you in trouble with your intake.

Enough of the lecture, I hope you have a good night and enjoy the book and that glass of wine,

Jaba

And then a Big Man would come and slap that glass out of our hand when we had our limit!