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Partners energy drink intake

Bethanie96

hi,

im really needing help. I am finding things difficult as I am my partners carer and in no way want to control him but he is starting to make himself ill every now and then because of his energy drink intake. It is then preventing us both from living our lives both together and separately and we are due a baby in 8 weeks! 
I need advice as to how I can get him to cut down, I say to him after he’s had one “maybe it’s a good idea you don’t have another one today”, and he manages to wiggle round it to make excuses. 
I am not gonna lie I’m at the end of my tether, he’s making himself ill and I have no idea what to do. I feel like I have no idea what to do since he’s highly functioning and is able to make his own choices.

please can someone suggest a plan? He completely understands when I can’t help but show I’m upset, and says he’ll make an effort to change but when he’s in the moment fixated on the situation in front of him it’s so difficult for him to take it in as I say it and overtakes him. I don’t want to be bossy, but it’s also beginning to really affect us. Please someone suggest some ideas! 
thank you. 

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  • Hi Bethanie,

    Firstly I would just like to say congratulations to you both with the new arrival.

    In regards to the energy drinks. I used to drink a lot of them as I thought that I needed to have one because I was always tired from working long hours, but it was down to being over weight. I didn't cut them out completely to start off with but I did go down to the sugar free versions, which helped a little but then I started to get headaches and cut them out totally plus I had noticed the cost of them too. It was tough and still is. It has been probably four years since I had my last.

    Hope this helps

    Glenn

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  • Hi Bethanie,

    Firstly I would just like to say congratulations to you both with the new arrival.

    In regards to the energy drinks. I used to drink a lot of them as I thought that I needed to have one because I was always tired from working long hours, but it was down to being over weight. I didn't cut them out completely to start off with but I did go down to the sugar free versions, which helped a little but then I started to get headaches and cut them out totally plus I had noticed the cost of them too. It was tough and still is. It has been probably four years since I had my last.

    Hope this helps

    Glenn

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