***** bdesai and welcome.
I see you are already getting some good suggestions and i’m sure you will continue to get a lot of support here.
It’s a good idea that you are going to limit your drinking this weekend, alcohol can weaken anyones resolve. There are a few things you can put in place though for whaen you go drinking with friends.
How much do you drink? I don’t need to know the answer to that question but I’m sure you8 know roughly how much money you need to cover your beers/drinks. Thats all you need to carry when you go out – having "spare" money or ATM cards "just in case" allows us to gamble. We can choose not to have those things before we leave the house.
Also, have you told your drinking friends that you have decided to stop gambling? You don’t have to tell them why, or give them any details, but it’s important that you do. Don’t just make up a one off excuse why you aren’t going gambling with them, do that and they will ask you again the following week, just tell them you ahve decided to stop gambling.
They might ask again once or twice but a polite "No, I’ve stopped gambling" soon stops people asking. Thats another temptation dealt with.
As others have suggested, get to a GA meeting as well, it’s a tough addiction; use as much support as you can get.
Keep posting
