when i have gone back to my "favorite" alcoholic beverage, i was surprised to find how my taste had changed....i just don't care for the after taste and the smell? it is weird but now pinot grigio reminds me of nail polish remover...(and it was not cheap wine). this makes it much easier to say no...it's an unpleasant memory.....and the crappola feeling the next day after a very restless unrestful night is terrible when i value sleep so much.....i've found that i covet a real night of good rest much more than a couple of glasses of wine.
i try to remember these things whenever i feel i might want to drink.