Cocktails, wine, and beer are as ubiquitous as street-corner Santas during the holidays, and it can be hard to resist the peer pressure when Girls Night Out turns into Girls Gone Wild. Try these sneaky tricks when you’ve had enough, says David Hanson, PhD, an alcohol expert from the State University of New York at Potsdam:
Carry around a drink that looks like alcohol, such as tomato juice, lemonade, or water with ice. Or pretend your Diet Coke is spiked with rum.
Conveniently lose the drink. If someone presses a drink on you, after she leaves just set it down and walk away.
Use humor, like a funny turndown: “I can’t tonight—I’m performing neurosurgery in the morning.”
Practice smiling and saying, “No thanks.” The more you do it, Hanson says, the easier it gets.
Comments (5)
i need 15 ways to say no to alcohol and drugs by tusday can anyone help me????????????? make it quiet only sayungs or excuses to saying no i need them quike
My new one is, ” i cant, I’m running in a marathon tomorrow.” People really respect it, I think
I think what David is so right and every young lady should take his advice!!! Thanx
I really would say yes if I had enough of a liver left to handle it. otherwise I just settle for cooking with wine where the alchohol is cooked out and just the flavor is left . makes a terrific emulsifier for sauteed foods as well as a pretty good solvent to clean the pan.
I find taking chromium supplement helps me with the cravings towards alcohol and sugar. I believe it helps to keep the blood sugar stable and eating protein with every meal.