Failedtaper,
I have the done exact same thing when trying to lose weight! I stop and say to myself, "What would a fit, healthy person choose to eat/do here?" I think your approach recognizes that where one winds up is the result of a million little choices along the way. I tend to forget that when I am drinking. Always putting off the hard choices. Thank you for sharing your approach. Though I've done it in other areas, it never occurred to me to try it with drinking (go, figure, eh? convenient!).
Thanks,
Humble