Originally Posted by
FreeOwl 
Just curious.... why don't you plan to tell him the truth?
I found after the first few days the fight was a mental one.
Anyone that asked why I wasn't drinking I told them the absolute truth.
Anything short of that was leaving a door open to drinking again. I didn't want any such thoughts hiding away in my subconscious that would give me permission to do so.
Good luck
:-)