The theory

I met up with an old friend the other week who was in the final stages of 6 weeks without Alcohol. So she says, six weeks without booze sorts your liver out quite nicely, and I'm bloody sure mine could do with a spring clean.

So one of my first steps is to investigate this matter and find out the facts about the six week thing, second step is to log how much I am drinking in the meantime (because I am not giving up before the end of thr football/ rugby season) and thirdly just to do it and give up the juice.

So here's a bit of a drink diary since Saturday to get me started (the research will have to wait a while):

Sat 28th Feb - Worked in the morning at BLANK BLANK Hall (I am changing some of the names to the cunning code 'blank' and initials instead of names 'cos you never know). Then headed home to watch the Scotland V Italy rugby match. Enjoyed a cheeky shandy with M while at it.

Twenty to five, headed down to the Pump and Tap (Can I imagine the Pump without alcohol?) to watch Ireland V England with several friends. Estimate (because I can't remember alright?) four pints of Carlsberg, but pretty much had nothing for lunch. Left pub at 9:30 to buy 2X 1,000 odd Calorie Kebabs from Mario's, which neither myself or girlfriend finish eating. Night ends with argument about money and half eaten kebabs stinking entire hous out.

Sunday March 1st - Woke up 3am, mouth as dry as a camel's chuff. Drank bottle of Orange Fanta and nuff water. Got back to sleep at 5:30am after 2 aspirins kick in. Not hungover by any means but felt a bit shakey judy all day.

Cycled to BLANK BLANK'S for lunch. Offered beer but declined and stuck to Coke. First alcy free day for at least a fortnight.

Monday 2nd March - Went to DMH to watch Flashdance, with roughly the same crowd as Saturday Pump and Tap, plus few extras. Couple of pints only, but then BLANK bought over a bottle of red wine for us, plus a couple of glasses of white which were two 'oaky' for BLANK. I inevitably helped to polish this off.

Tuesday 3rd March - Supposed to be watching Shakespeare at Curve but rainy and cold and me and M are lazy gits so we stayed in, drank a couple of bottles of beer and half a bottle of wine each and watched a DVD (the Coen Brothers' Burn after Reading).

Wed 4th March - Didn't get home from work till 8:30, and after that a botle of Grolsch and a bottle of Coors Lite are a must.