Don't have alcohol five days after fasting. Just order soda water and lime - your friends might not even notice and if they do just tell them that you aren't feeling well and think alcohol will make it worse, or tell them that you're just taking a break from alcohol for a few weeks for health reasons. Everyone understands that - its not like you'll be abstaining from alcohol for life. You can drink alcohol with your friends in a month or two - in the mean time drink non alcoholic beverages with your friends. Everyone skips alcohol sometimes (unless they're a severe alcoholic).

Hi 131312,

Essentially you would be breaking your juice fast with vodka and would then technically be on a "juice and vodka fast". I have to say that this doesn't resonate very well with me and peer pressure really should not be allowed to dictate how you choose to break your fast.

Congratulations on your 12 days of Water Fasting and on your excellent plan to juice for 5 days to follow. I hope you will re-think what you will do after that :).

#131312, is it a joke?
I agree with nothingbetter and Mighty - after your liver (and the whole digestive system) was resting for awhile and didn’t come to the full functioning yet (even after 5 days on juice) you are going to force it to deal with alcohol? Are you kidding? The result is unpredictable and you don’t want to learn it the hard way.

Hi #131312,

I'm a mad socialite and often party everyone under the table, but i never drink. when people first meet me and offer to get me one, they invariably dismiss my happy 'no thanks' with a look of 'you-have-got-to-be-kidding!' at that point i always burst out laughing cos sure enough after their initial lighthearted flash of disbelief their face drops and the nagging begins and thats when i laugh even harder. when finally they give up ask why i simply tell them i can't stand the stuff. its too bitter and i never eat or drink Sugar either (for health reasons) but mainly i just love food and there is 'no way' on earth i'm gonna sacrifice my precious calories on a flavor i don't like. gimme a thick creamy greek yogurt any day. so if yours is a tasty relaxing drink then enjoy! :-) what nobody has MADE you drink.

honesty and laughter is what sets us free.

same with addiction (any addiction). it doesn't start becoming manageable until you start being honest with yourself ...and happy to be. ..and thats just the start of it....

ultimate freedom is being *out from control*
not just 'in control' of whichever desire once controlled you.