Charlotte, Hi from a fellow Brit. hang in there lass!
All the supps are available in Holland and Barrett but i agree with Niblet about the kudzu - the MWO knocks the rest into the top hat. order it from this site.
topa was what really worked for me. it stops you wanting to drink. simple as that. I ordered mine online. I can make a glass of wine last 2 hours now. (if you knew me before you'd think this was a bloody impossibility.)
as for not drinking in a boozy culture, you know what I find... people don't even notice or care what you're drinking after they've had a couple themselves. If I feel uncomfortable with it, I buy the first round myself and people assume there's vodka in my tonic water. Most of the time I just say "nah, not this one thanks, I'll have a coke I'm really thirsty" and people don't even care. Most of what you assume people think about you is in your head only. To other people, friends, I've just said I am cutting back because of health / weight. If they're mates they'll be nice about it, if not, why are you out with them?!
As for your partner... well this is tricky. You will have to get advice on this elsewhere. i have just left my husband who would not stop drinking (but was a nasty abusive violent SOB with it) so I am a bit biased!
Good luck Charlotte. all i would say to you is don;t rely on willpower alone : booze is stronger than that for most of us. The MWO programme is amazing.
Ripley
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