04/04/2026
This can be one of the biggest challenges when trying to overhaul your lifestyle!
When you’ve spent years with your free weekend defaulting to pubs, restaurants, beer gardens…
What’s made the biggest difference for me is thinking outside the box in terms of how I spend my time, nothing crazy just really looking hard for places to go and things to do that would take me away from that status quo..
Trying new things, sea sauna, new sports, hill walks, buy an old bike if you don’t have one…
Write in your notes when someone mentions an interesting trail or local landmark you haven’t seen, have a list of things you plan to do on weekends so lack of ideas doesn’t make the pub an easy default
Museums, galleries, exhibitions, introduce your mind to things you’re not sure you’ll enjoy because you might surprise yourself, breaking old habits often involves finding a new version or parts of yourself you didn’t know existed.
Think carefully about who you spend your time with, do they support the changes you want to make, if not, why not, explain how important this is to you and hopefully they’ll be on board.
Find likeminded people who share your values
Training, I enjoy training so it’s not something I’ll avoid at weekends, parkrun Saturday morning, local fitness events are popping up more and more, look out for these…
Maybe for you it’s getting stuff done, starting a diy or a garden project, being productive, so much easier without a hangover
And relaxation, finding joy in reading, art, and actually watch a movie rather than losing interest after the second glass of wine…
And nothing beats that fresh feeling after every morning you haven’t spent the night before in the pub!
