my biggest problem with moderation , was before drinking I would be all for it. Once I started drinking the itch would start , my inhibition levels would drop , the internal eff it button would get activated and I was off to the races, so to speak. That damn itch got me every time, if you know what I mean, moderation is going to be extremely difficult. Way harder than choosing to not drink, that itch is a bitch, and I am not sure if it ever goes away, and by 47 I finally learned to quit trying to see if it does. Well , it's gone now and will never come back, but only because I choose not to drink. I still do everything else in life I want, just not that one thing , and the more time that passes since my last drink the smaller that one thing becomes.
Wish you well