Diary of a holiday binge-drinker

Sales executive Rebecca Walters went to Antigua for two weeks with her boyfriend, Mark, drinking as much as she would normally in six months at home.

'I realise there are risks to my health but drinking on holiday is a one-off - it's not real life,' said Miss Walters, 25, from Hornchurch, Essex.

This is the drink diary for the first week of her all-inclusive holiday:

Sunday

7pm: Have dinner with two glasses of wine, then move on to rum punch containing 95 per cent rum, with a splash of juice.

Monday

Feel ok, but thirsty.
8pm: This evening is karaoke night and I get through eight pina coladas!

Tuesday

Feeling fine.
3pm: It's raining, so go for a drink at the bar. Drink eight half-pints of lager, then another three half-pints during dinner.

Wednesday

Very thirsty again.
Noon: Go to the bar. Have four half-pints in the afternoon, and two with dinner.

Thursday

Feeling great.
8.30 pm: After dinner, everyone's in a party mood. Have six Baileys cocktails.

Total units: 16

Friday

Feeling fine.
1pm: Drink one glass of rum punch.

9pm: After dinner, meet up with another couple and go to a club. Lose count of how many drinks I have - I think it's about 15.

3am: Walk back to the hotel, where I'm sick. Down a pint of water before bed.

Saturday

I'll never drink again! I've been sick a lot in the night.
11am: Spend the day drinking water, but have to run to the toilet regularly to be sick.
1pm: Have soup for lunch, but still feel sick.
8.30pm: Try eating dinner but don't touch any alcohol.

Sunday

Still not feeling great. I think that Imust have alcohol poisoning.

Total holiday units: 62+