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Drinking out of habit
Drinking out of habit is always drinking at fixed times, with certain feelings, with certain thoughts and in certain situations. Before you know it, you'll have an unhealthy habit.…
Drinking Zero Zeros: Yes or No?
The 0.0 beers have been given an important place in the supermarkets. The popularity of non-alcoholic drinks is on the rise. Especially during Dry January, sales get a big boost. Is the…
WinterDry, Yes You Can!
It's a wrap. The battle is almost over. Not quite yet, because there are still 5 full days to go. It's just how you count. March 29 is the…
Pausing because your partner drinks too much
Kim and Hester take a break, because they think it's a healthy choice. And because they have a partner who has a difficult relationship with alcohol. Read what that does to them…
Three walnut trees
Outside it is grey, wet and windy. Weather befitting autumn. Yet it is almost spring. I'm sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of warm winter tea and…
Pause without great results
Lose weight, sleep better, be fitter, full of energy, glowing skin: when you take a break, you hope to experience one or more of these benefits. Unfortunately for Elizabeth (50), that kite goes…
Losing everything, including the way
So I always lose everything, and so often the way somewhere. I have a tom tom but I am the om-om myself. I hear you thinking, the om-om? Saturday am…
Taking a break for your health
Mirjam was hit by corona during the first wave. Like a turtle she lay in bed for over a week. The virus hacked into it. And she still experiences the effects every day…
Conclusion
Not drinking has been good for me for the past week. Even a moment, in which I would have made the choice to go completely nokkie, I have this week…
Taking a break because of the fasting period
Traditionally, Ash Wednesday - the day after Carnival - starts the 40-day fasting period. A period of fasting and reflection. Liesbeth (55) consciously opts for an alcohol break during the…
Enough motivation
In addition to the improved condition, both mentally and physically, reaching my ideal weight, the constant clear feeling and the considerable savings it has brought me to date by…
How do you become a weekend drinker?
One day your alcohol break will come to an end. And then most people don't want to go back 'to the way it was before'. Because during that 'first' there was…