For cutting back
You don't want to quit. You want to cut back.
Set a weekly limit and see honestly when you stay under it.
Most habit apps can only count up. Committo tracks limits too — set 'no more than twice a week' and see, honestly, the weeks you stayed under. No shame, no streak to break.
- One drink, one tap: Logged with +1: 1 of 2 this week, one left.
- Under the limit: Four of five weeks stayed under the limit.
- One week over: Week 3 went over. It shows, without drama, and every week since stayed under.
- Your coach notices: It suggests keeping the limit at two.
A limit, not a streak
Set your cap. Each week Committo shows whether you stayed under it — a calm, honest record of progress instead of an all-or-nothing streak waiting to snap.
You say
“I want to drink less alcohol”
Committo builds
Health
Drink less
Choose your target
No more than 4 a week
EasierNo more than 2 a week
RecommendedNo more than 1 a week
ChallengeThe evidence behind this
We grade what we lean on, and we show the grade. A is settled science; B is real but modest or genuinely contested — we say so rather than quietly leaving it out.
The honest science on alcohol: heavy drinking clearly shortens lives — that part is settled. Whether any amount is safe is genuinely contested, and the famous "red wine is good for the heart" curve looks increasingly like a statistical artifact.
BSources and the caveat
Sources
- GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators 2018, The Lancet 392(10152) · doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2
- Biddinger et al. 2022, JAMA Network Open 5(3) · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3849
The caveat
Deliberately graded B in its strong form — the "no safe level" conclusion is debated, and the later GBD 2020 analysis revised minimum-risk levels upward for older adults. Voice rule: we say "less is better"; we never say "one beer harms you."
Set a limit that feels human
Tell Committo what you want to cut back on. It sets a realistic cap in seconds — free.