Hi Tex,
The only beer you've got to watch out for is the FIRST ONE!!! Sounds obvious...but true.
Also watch out for that little but very powerful voice in your head that will JUSTIFY you having a beer. It could be that you had a hard day...for me that little voice is most powerful on a Friday after work on a sunny day...it will work like this...
*You deserve a beer because you've worked hard
*it's what life is all about
*so what are you saying...? you'll never have a beer with you're mates again....what sort of a man are you? etc etc
The VOICE knows exactly what to say!!!!
IT MUST NOT ONLY BE IGNORED BUT IT MUST BE CHALLENGED!!!!!
I might sound like I should be in the looney bin but it works for me...tell this JUSTIFIER (i think this is actually a term used in rehab) exactly where to get off...tell it what is more important to you...namely your family life and your health...and remember...the only beer you need avoid is the first one. DON"T HAVE IT.