Halve your calories, units and spend

You can enjoy your favourite drinks while making healthier choices by drinking less. One simple yet effective way is to fill your glass only halfway. This eases the pressure of having to break habits while lowering the amount of alcohol and calories you consume. Not only does this help lower your intake of alcohol units, but it also supports your overall well-being by cutting down on excess calories. By practicing mindful moderation, you can still indulge in your favourite beverages without overdoing it—balancing enjoyment with healthier habits.

How could this challenge benefit you?

1. Goodbye restless nights/better sleep

2. Farewell brain fog

3. Hello better skin

4. Increased energy

5. More time to do things you love

Drink for occasion rather than habit

Choose to enjoy alcohol in social settings rather than drinking alone. It’s a conscious habit that can positively impact your mental health and overall well-being. Drinking socially allows you to connect with others, share experiences, and create meaningful memories, which can reduce feelings of isolation. On the other hand, drinking alone may increase the risk of developing unhealthy habits or relying on alcohol as a coping mechanism for stress or loneliness. By reserving alcohol consumption for social occasions, you encourage healthier relationships, maintain better emotional balance, and cultivate a more mindful approach to drinking.

How could this challenge benefit you?

1. Better sense of connection

2. Reduce stress

3. Positive emotional effects

4. Healthier choices

5. Break habits

Break daily habits

Cut midweek drinking by a minimum of 2 days in a row to maximise the benefits. Create healthier drinking habits and give your body a break from alcohol. Taking intentional pauses from alcohol can help you break the cycle of daily consumption, making it easier to develop a more mindful relationship with alcohol. Alcohol-free weekdays days will also contribute to lowering your overall weekly alcohol intake, reducing the number of units and calories you consume while supporting better physical and mental health.

How could this challenge benefit you?

1. Save money!!

2. Better mental health

3. Weight loss

4. Wake up feeling refreshed

5. Say goodbye to hangxiety

Take the 2-min Alcohol Test

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It’s free, quick, and completely confidential! In just 12 simple steps, you’ll find out how your drinking habits could be effecting your health.

If your results show you could benefit from extra support, we’ll point you in the right direction with helpful resources or local services. Whether you’re feeling worried about your drinking or just curious about how to make healthier choices, the Alcohol Test is here to help.

No pressure, no strings attached—just an easy way to learn more about your habits and take control!

The free (and ad free) DrinkCoach app is a great tool to support you during your chosen challenge. There are a load of useful features to help you track your drinking, set goals and record progress.

Set and share goals to help you stay on track – you can set a target for a day, a week, or a month which can be either unit, calorie or spending based.

You can set time-based reminders like: “Keep it to two pints MAX at after-work drinks tonight,” set to go off at 5pm on Fridays.

Record hangovers, cravings to drink, arguments and accidents to get a better understanding of how your drinking affects you using the event diary.

Find out more about our apps helpful features.