I promise not to sabotage your efforts if you are truly 100% committed, and to be honest, if you actually succeeded in not drinking beer till August 4th I'd be secretly jealous that you had such amazing self control. Getting through the 4th of July, AND prime beach going season (aka prime beverage consumption at The Brunswick season) is nearly impossible. I don't even know if I'd want to try. The other option is to switch to something less caloric....for example, a corona has 150 calories...a captain and diet coke, or a vodka soda has roughly 70 calories. You could have two and still not drink as many calories as were in the beer. :) Just a suggestion. Good luck my dear, you are very brave to even suggest such a thing.

Excellent suggestion, Andrea. I'm not at all opposed to experimenting with new drinks.

A few of us will be over later to clean out your frig. We don't want to leave you with any temptation.

PS. There is the other option... stop eating the nacho's, pizza, wings, fries, etc. If you started to add more fresh vegetables, less fried foods, and more lean meats like grilled chicken breast to your diet you probably wouldn't feel so deprived and could still keep the beer. :)

And if you added a few more workouts a week, you could probably add the wings back in on occasion.

Just a few suggestions. I really don't want to see you give up beer because I know it's makes you so very happy. ;)

NTF (Number two fan)

What?!? Eat "healthy" and add "more workouts"? Where do you get these outlandish ideas?

Coors Light = 105 calories per can... it's the beer when you're having, well, you know, several!!

OR...... More importantly, what if you just work on your psychological outlook and convince yourself mentally that the beer, (being its own food group of course) and all those healthy, tasty and good for you treats (aka wings, nachos, fries) are REALLY building your strength and desire to continue to work out? Therefore they are your MOTIVATION...yeah that's it..riiiggght eating fattening food and drinking large quantities is good for you. Who knew? LOL

I'm currently in Seattle drinking plenty of Henry's Ale, Pyramid Ale, Rainier Beer, Alaskan Amber and Pike IPA...so you don't have to. Don't ever say I don't care.

Who knew the mere mention of giving up beer could stat such a flurry of activity on your blog! You should do this more often. :) Soooo You've inspired me to give up drinking on Sunday through Wednesday nights. Those are the randome nights that I feel I can safely give up drinking and survive. I'm determined. I will however, be making up for lost time on the Saco River on the 4th.