Yes, you CAN give up booze

STOPPING drinking might seem impossible, no matter how much you feel you’ve overindulged at Christmas and New Year.

And it’s always during this month we pledge to abstain for Dry January. Perhaps you’ve been motivated to go alcohol-free for charity, or you just want to quietly take a break to prove that you can.

These fabulous tips from new book The 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge by Andy Ramage and Ruari Fairbairns could help you to kick the habit this month – or even longer!

At the end of this challenge, you’ll be able to look in the mirror knowing you have experienced life without alcohol. Then you can decide if you want to continue, drink occasionally in control or never drink again.

Before you start, do two things: 1. Take a photo of what you look like now. Keep it so you can refer to it in a few weeks to see the difference in your eyes, face and body. 2. Fill out our progress tracker. Give yourself a rating out of 10 for each category, one being a poor rating and 10 being amazing.

Fill it out once a week until the end so you can see how far you’ve come.