Sunnyside: Mindful Drinking Ratings and Reviews

I can’t recommend Sunnyside enough for anyone who is trying to get a handle on their alcohol consumption! I knew I needed to reign it in but didn’t want to give it up completely. I enjoy an occasional drink with dinner and in some social situations. Sunnyside helps you schedule in dry days where you are alcohol free and then calculate what you want for consumption goals the other days. There is a community journaling page where everyone responds to the daily prompts and it’s very supportive and key to my progress. Reading what everyone else is going through and how they are handling achieving their daily goals really helps me. I’m not alone. We all support each other. COACHING is also very important to me and I highly recommend this feature. The cost is a little extra but it’s worth it. Coaches check in daily and are very responsive to questions and needed support. I love it! I cannot thank Sunnyside enough for the progress I’ve made. I will never go back to being “that person” I was again. I’ve cut my consumption down significantly and am far healthier, happier and WISER than before.
I’m getting to the bottom as to why I was drinking as much as I was, mindful drinking…and again coaching and community. Just try it. What have you got to lose? If you are looking for a solution and landed here, you are already on the right path!

If I’m honest, I enjoy drinking and it’s part of my life. But coming out of COVID, I was drinking plenty and it wasn’t very intentional. That’s the word that mattered to me. I wanted to be more intentional about drinking as opposed to just drinking without thought. Sunnyside has helped me to do that. It introduces a consistent daily routine of intention by helping you to plan your intended drinking for the week and then tracking it daily. Just that repetitive pattern of intention has made a huge difference. Yes I’ve had a lot less to drink in the last month which is great. But, more importantly, I am back to being intentional. Making active choices as opposed to just being reactive to situations. If I go over an intended drink count on a given day, I am very aware of it and do it very intentionally. And I don’t feel bad about it as long as it’s intentional! I’ve only had one day since using Sunnyside where I had more than I intended. I was bummed but the rest of the month has gone great so I am celebrating that! The value is in the routine. Automated messages come regular from coaches too and if you reply, they actually reply in real time which is great. Overall I think this is a great concept and has been well executed.

I have struggled for a very long time with once I start I can’t stop.. very cliche but so true.. some thing in my brain takes over.. I would never let it effect my everyday life though.. my motto was ‘no pain no gain’. Get up from a night of drinking mostly wine and go out and run 8 miles. The whole time I was running I would think why can’t I control myself like everyone else. This was my daily discussion in my head until the day I was watching a tick tock and some women talked about Sunnyside really working without having to fully give up alcohol. I have tried it all like every fad diet. But this one seemed different or maybe be this time I was just ready to finally make a change and for good.. so signed up..pretty simple.. track you drinks.. but with that I also read about helpful hints.. changing your thinking so many things… 1month in I am in control.. 54 years it has taken me.. the coaches who reach out are there if needed and the comments people write are uplifting and you realize you can control of your actions… I am not saying I am perfect but I am managing and think before I grab another bottle of wine.. today I thank Sunnyside.. I am really happy and appreciative.

I knew I was drinking too much but I didn’t realize how much until I started the daily drink tracking. As an example, my target yesterday was 5 drinks and I golfed. On a normal golf day, I would have 3 to 4 beers or Trulys before we teed off. 4 to 5 more on the course and 2 to 3 in the clubhouse. Then go home and have 2 to 3 glasses of wine with dinner - wow, that would be let’s be generous and say 12 drinks. Most likely feel lousy in the morning and foggy about the end of the night. I have now quit drinking before and during golf. Exception was yesterday, a good friend I haven’t seen since i started with Sunnyside, brought the usual bag of beers. I had my water and Gatorade. I finally gave in about the 13th hole and had one since he had Canadian beer! Not bad, only 1 until we finished. A drink and a wine after the round and 3 wines at dinner. Ok, my target was 5 and I had 6, but a vast improvement over the usual 12 or 13 on a golf day and I am still on target for the week! Tracking is awesome and keeps you mindful and accountable every day. I know many will say you still drink like a fish, but I am working on it and doing much better. Thank you Sunnyside!

When I found this app, I wasn’t sure what to exit t. At first it seemed annoying with the texts reminding me to be mindful and encouraging me to set goals. Then I realized I liked that and it was working to help me stop and/or cut way back. The support and explanations of why we often drink without thinking about it is awesome. This is not just stop drinking idiot. This is learning why we do it in the first place, and assessing it that’s good. The community where you can share your progress and read other people’s posts is really helpful. I post almost everyday. I can’t believe how much better I feel on my 14th day dry. I didn’t really acknowledge how much I was drinking before I started this, I just knew it was too much. Now I’m accountable and that has kept me on track. One thing I’d update is sometimes the automated messages don’t fit the situation. If you don’t drink on Friday when you had a planned drinking day, but you drink on Saturday that was a planned dry day, the message is basically you got off track but keep trying. Those messages need to be tweaked. Overall, I’d highly recommend this to anyone trying to become more mindful of their drinking.

This app is incredibly helpful on so many levels. I’m the type of person who is encouraged by supportive words, and this app does that. There is no negative feedback. If I’m over the goal that I set myself, it suggests gentle ways/tactics that might help me improve. Instead of just a drink because I feel like it, or because something has upset me, I think about the trigger now, which has helped me. Keeping track on a daily basis of my alcohol intake helps me see my trends and helps keep me accountable - all in a good way. I’ve tried other apps, but they just didn’t work for me. With Sunnyside, I feel like I have a “secret friend” who’s always there for me. After many, many years of drinking too much, I’m definitely drinking less than I did before this app. And, since it’s such a supportive app, I don’t feel like I’ve been “bad” if I’m not perfect. With this app, I can still drink, but have learned to drink less and feel better about myself… and still allow myself leeway for vacations and other special events.

I have always had a difficult time being consistent with goals. The gym, eating right, taking multivitamins, you name it. My alcohol consumption was consuming my after work home life, and I was really feeling the effect from it. The sleepless, tossing turning, night sweats nights the anxiety and depression etc. Sunny side was and is my saving grace.

I’ve been able to be consistent and maintain it for the past month. I’m hopeful for the this next month to continue this streak. They are personable, if you’re craving a drink they don’t put you down for it instead they talk to you and recommend things you can do to a) keep you busy, b) suggest having a cocktail or whatever. The support system is amazing too. You fill out daily prompts and you can respond to others as a support community.

Sunny side has saved my relationship with alcohol and has allowed me to become more mindful in my drinking habits. I’ve shed a few pounds on the way too because I’ve been able to track my drinks. Striving for another dryish month!

This application has helped me decrease my drinking. I find the reinforcement from the days when I am drinking less than I had agreed to cut done very helpful. I think the most important thing to start with is you have to make a commitment to this process and really want to do it. I lost my husband 3 1/2 years ago and have steadily had at least 3 strong gin martini’s every day. I didn’t start until 5 in the afternoon and would follow my 3 drinks with one or two glasses of wine. Last weekends I had 3 days of no drinking and I haven’t had gin for 3 weeks now only wine. Except for once. I know that the amount of alcohol was killing me, but I didn’t care. Losing my husband has been so painful.
So I decided to try this program. I can say it is helpful. The fact I can have a drink without condemnation has allowed me to continue. I appreciate the support. My goal is , I’m not sure yet. But my checking account is much happier . And I’m sure my liver is also. Thank you for this program. I really don’t like the AA program. But this I really like.

I’ve always been a drinker, but over the last few years, I’ve definitely become a heavy drinker. More than I want to, especially on the weekends, but even during the week - a bottle of wine at least, sometimes more. I’ve tried to cut back on my own or do dry months, but nothing works bc the whole time I’m just waiting for it to be over so I can drink again.
Then I found Sunnyside, and it just clicked. The philosophy of being mindful about my drinking instead of trying to quit drinking is the key I needed to cut back and change my habits. The practice of tracking my drinks and thinking about each one made me realize I just don’t need as many.
I don’t want to quit drinking. I just want to be mindful about my drinking instead of mindlessly throwing back a bottle or 2 of wine for no reason. Now when I do drink, I enjoy it more. And when I don’t drink at all during the week, I feel great!! Thank you, Sunnyside!! Truly, your system works and I am so grateful!!

UPDATE: I’ve now been using this app for a month…I have cut down my drinking significantly…maybe 2-3 drinks all week! This app is so great for many reasons. I highly recommend it for the SMS (text message) reminders so you stick to tracking. Completely worth the investment - I’m already feeling healthier AND it’s paid for itself in what I’ve saved by not drinking - and then some!

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I used a more popular app and this one is much better for several reasons. #1, the notifications to track make it super easy and helpful. The other app I was using had a lot of daily expectations - reading and such - whereas this one has a more realistic approach AND it sets up a plan for the next week to realistically reduce intake by a percentage from the last week. The other app, you had to set them yourself. I’m only on the first week of using this but I love it so far and will def do the annual subscription roughly $8 per month. So worth it