If you want to pay a little more attention to your alcohol consumption, then we have a few inspirations for you here:
You can do a challenge (alone or with friends) and try to give up alcohol for a month and pay attention to what changes (weight, skin, happiness,...). More and more people are trying to start the new year alcohol-free and are trying out "Dryjuary" (a combination of "dry" and "January"). But you don't have to wait until January to do the challenge - it can be started on any day of the year.
If a whole month sounds too long, you can also start with two weeks. With the program from drugcom.de , you can set yourself a goal for the next fortnight, think about what you want to reward yourself with at the end of the time and record your progress in a drinking diary.
You can record how much money you spend on alcohol for a month and then donate the same amount to a charity.
You can download an app that supports you in your conscious behavior towards alcohol. Examples of apps include drinking diaries in which you can record how much alcohol you consume. The MeSelfControl app first monitors your alcohol consumption and then shows you ways in which you can reduce it and maintain your new habits.
There are also podcasts that deal with the topic of alcohol and through which you can find out more about the subject. In this episode of the bevegt podcast, for example, you can find out what it's like to give up alcohol for a whole year. In Nathalie's podcast, she tells her story of how she became addicted to alcohol and how she found a way to deal with it.
You can try non-alcoholic alternatives to the typical cocktails. They are just as tasty and also cheaper. You can find delicious recipe suggestions on this website, for example.
You can set yourself (at least) two or three days of the week on which you don't drink alcohol.
You can show off your alcohol knowledge to your friends and make them aware of what low-risk consumption means.
You can find strategies that help you personally to drink less. Think about what is feasible for you. For example, you can drink a glass of water after every glass of alcohol, avoid drinking games, only drink alcohol within a certain period of time that you specify or arrange to meet up with friends for breakfast or sports the next morning so that you don't stay out too late at the party and can enjoy the next morning.
