Over these past couple of months, I've limited myself by saying, I'll only drink when I really want to, because too often I found myself drinking because I'm in a social situation and everyone else is drinking, so I make myself join in, even where I'm not all that inclined to drink. And in fact I lost a few pounds doing this.
But that being said, and I apologize in advance for being a bad influence, I am saddened at the notion of drinking less for the sake of drinking less. I'm a home brewer, too, and I encourage us all to CELEBRATE all good beers. If at this time of year we put on a few extra pounds, break out the extra-pounds-jeans and calm the fuck down. It'll come off again in the Spring/Summer/Fall when we are more active.
I'm not very good with deprivation, am I?
I'm going out to my favorite brew pub tonight to try some new ones. I'll be walking two miles each way to get there and get home. I expect I'll enjoy every second of it. :)