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Non-alcoholic month: "When we limit, a whole virtuous circle is set up"

2020-01-02T07:17:09.227Z


Céline, a 48 year old "good living", will quit alcohol throughout the month of January. Objective: to question one's consumption and reduce it


Yes, that's right, Céline started her challenge with a small sprain. She didn't stop drinking alcohol at midnight on New Years Eve. Regardless, this 48-year-old executive is determined to stay the course for the next 30 days. Like many French people, the resident of Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine) decided to have a Dry January, understand, a dry January, without alcoholic beverages.

"I really like this challenge and I want to take it up, already to see if I am capable of it and also because everyone should wonder about their alcohol consumption", she summarizes. A pleasant face framed by a brown fringe, a cheerful voice, Céline has what she calls festive alcohol. “I'm the good friend, the friendly one. For this, she receives many - many - requests: aperitifs with colleagues, evenings with friends, good drinks.

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His separation, a year ago, amplified an already busy social life. “I don't have alcohol at home and I never drink alone but with friends, just a drink is difficult. The first often calls another, ”she notes. Result, it is difficult for her to know how much she drinks per week, while the public health authorities recommend not to exceed ten: “Good question! Four of wine here, two cocktails there ... In total, I can't say exactly. "

You too, take the test: it is not so easy to answer, as the temptation for a little drink is omnipresent in our society.

"Drinking too much is becoming old fashioned"

So this Monday, when a friend explained the principle of Dry January to her, Céline did not hesitate. And yet ... "Last year, this same childhood friend took up the challenge and I said to myself: but why is she doing this? She's not funny , she concedes. We are socially conditioned to think so. I was wrong because this challenge is excellent, fun and not moralizing. "

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She has already warned a few relatives, including the friend whom she meets every other Friday for an aperitif comforter when her 16-year-old teenager and her 10-year-old leave to spend the week with their father. "She said to me: I'm going to have to do like you, we'll drink lemonade, " smiled Céline, who also received some mocking messages.

“Drinking too much is becoming old-fashioned. It's not just a thing of Parisian sores, it goes hand in hand with a life that we want overall healthier. I realize it myself, a glass means an extra cigarette and so on. When we limit, it's a whole virtuous circle that is set up, "analyzes the voluble quadra who has already enrolled in a yoga class on Sunday and intends to intensify his English boxing training. In the ring, she learns to let go, to free her mind. This alcohol-free month, she will do it with a good dose of humor (and Perrier), clearly indicating her choice to her guests and guests.

"It is also to see if I feel better in my body, lose a little weight and save money because the price of drinks in Paris soars quickly. And then, when will the calendar give way to February? “This month of January is the beginning of something. It is not a question of stopping everything but of doing things in a more reasoned and reasonable manner. This should inspire us all. "

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Source: leparis

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