I frequently battle with being in the presence of alcoholic beverages. I have gone 6 months without any drinking before. This usually results in horrible backslides. It is really hard to find a happy medium. I enjoy my beers and mixed drinks. I even brew my own beer. I have been smart enough not to keep my homebrew cold and easily avail. The saddest part is that I know I could probably drop 15-20 pounds in one month if I abstained from all alcohol and gluten containing products. It just seems there is always and I really mean always an event on my calendar that has alcohol there. So as an idea I have thought about creating myself a stamp card to keep on me with a monthly intake allowance. Sort of like a budget. When the stamps are filled I am out. I cannot carry over credits and cannot borrow credits either. (maybe I can use exercise credits for consumption.) Sorry for the rant. Just looking for other input on the consumption issue.

It is hard enough to not drink daily, let alone when on holiday. Every day offers a reason to have drinks in daylight. My commitment for the second part of the holiday is no drink before 6pm - a nice colonial habit.
By not drinking during the day I save myself 2 pints of craft beer, which is 500(!) cals a day x 7 (days left of holiday) = 3500 cals.
Need I say more?
Cheers!
Lianna