I’ve been reading and listening to a lot about alcohol recently. I’m really interested in the effect it has on sleep. I often wake up in the early hours and can’t get back to sleep when I’ve been drinking. Apparently that’s quite common according to the literature. However, I drank last Saturday and last night but felt like I’d slept pretty well – I woke up in the middle of the night but got straight back to sleep again. I’d put this down to drinking much more moderately than I used to and drinking plenty of water in between alcoholic drinks. Look at my Garmin sleep scores though! I clearly didn’t get the right kind of sleep on Saturday or last night! That explains why I feel so lethargic this morning!

I feel like I’m on the verge of quitting alcohol completely and this is adding weight to the argument for quitting. What did I gain from drinking last night? We had a lovely Thai curry at a friend’s then watched a film. I would have enjoyed both just as much without a drink. I would have got up and done park run this morning and that would have made me feel great. Instead I’m lying in bed lamenting over the fact I drank last night. What is the point? Well, back to the quit lit to fill my head with positivity about not drinking! Here are a few recommendations: