Congrats on the 5K! I'm glad to hear your hip and toe are better.

Could you give yourself a limit on the number of drinks and get your husband to help you stay on track? Maybe a two drink limit? It sounds like when you drink, watching what you eat goes out the window? If you can limit the drinks, then perhaps you'll make better food choices?

I have to do the limit thing with foods like pizza and tacos. It is rare for me to ever have more than two slices of pizza or two tacos. (plus, I try not to have either very often). When I know the limit before I start, I don't have trouble sticking to it. I realize alcohol is different, but if you still want to drink socially, maybe something like that could help, especially if your husband has your back?

It sounds like you're alcohol free for longer periods and you have less drinks when you do drink - perhaps it won't be long before you stop altogether. If you look at the big picture, I think you're a huge success story.

C