What a night! It had been a great 50th, but Petra woke up feeling it. In her late forties, she noticed that it was taking longer to recover from a few drinks the night before. Whereas she used to jump out of bed and go to the gym to work off the hangover, these days she just felt sluggish with no zest for life. Petra began to wonder if she was drinking more than she realised.
When she had to fill out health surveys, she always confidently claimed that she drank around 12-14 units a week, but maybe she wasn’t being as accurate as she thought. She needed to get an accurate answer and so resolved to start to track her actual alcohol intake. Petra downloaded a tracking app and over the next few weeks, she logged every glass of wine and every cocktail. Soon the numbers started adding up. What she thought was just a drink here and there turned out to be more than expected.
Research shows that we often underestimate our alcohol consumption when relying on memory alone. Using an app to track drinks gives you a more accurate picture of your habits. Studies reveal that data-driven tracking helps people make more informed decisions and encourages meaningful, lasting changes.
Real-time tracking lets you see patterns you might have missed—whether it’s the number of drinks, or the frequency. Armed with this data, you can then make any necessary changes like swapping out a midweek drink for sparkling water, stopping drinking by a certain time when at a party or just having a few days off completely. This can then lead to more productive mornings and greater vitality overall.
Ready to take control? Download an alcohol-tracking app today and start logging your intake. It’s that simple.
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