Great posts. I am the chef of the house as well and what I found out is that if I cooked I drank less than if I was at someone else's house as a guest. Now I still cook, but since I don't get to finish the dinner with drinking all night afterwords it isn't as fun. In fact nothing is as fun if you look at the before and after approach. Watching tv isn't as fun, nor is cooking, well that is pretty much all I did!!! Other things make up for it though. Tonight I went to the gym and felt strong which is good. I know I'll feel great tomorrow and sleep pretty well tonight. Wine with cooking was definitely something I did though almost every night.