Sorry for such a late reply, but here goes.
Probably more info than is appropriate but what
@derwendolly says about non-foods is the crux of the matter for me.
First time I lost a whole load of weight and dropped from 15-7 to 12-7 I was eating as I am now, but not drinking alcohol at all.
I have had an issue with Mr. Al-K-Hool for a very, very long time (>20 years).
I was so proud of myself for getting things sorted.... and then Covid and lockdown.
Foolishly, I was back on the sauce faster than you can say knife. Alcohol is an insidious pathway drug.
Don't misunderstand, I have never woken up and started drinking first thing, it has always been evening drinking for me, but I have had no "off" switch, and 4-6 empty litre Vodka bottles could be found in my glass recycling every fortnight for years and years. Clearly this was getting out of hand and I was in trouble.
Now 1 Litre of Vodka = >2,000 Calories, so every bottle per week is the same as eating an extra days food.
A few weeks ago I was chatting online to my eldest and he remarked that he and his wife enjoyed a cocktail every night but in order to limit their alcohol consumption they swapped real booze (Gin) for a 0% alcohol alternative.
BINGO! Lightbulb moment for me.
I have switched Mon..Thurs to having Zero Alcohol (and zero calories) Gin & Tonic and only drink real booze Friday..Sunday.
Funny thing is, I don't actually miss the real booze, and indeed even of "Drink Days" I now sometimes only have 2 real drinks and then switch back to the non-alcohol variety.
This week as a "for instance" the fortnightly Glass collection crate had only a single 1L vodka bottle in it.
That's down from 4..6 before, so a big difference.
Early days, but taking it one day at a time and I am pleased to have got it under some semblance of control again.
