Wow! Good for you! As bad as it sounds, not drinking seems like its going to be REALLY hard..My friends and I go out all the time and I love to just enjoy drinks with friends in the sun on a beach as well! I cant tell if drinking alone slows or stops weightloss because everytime I drink, I end up eating around 1200 calories that night!! Ugh so bad! I need to learn to drink and not eat after. I want to try to at least go 2 weeks without drinking. Just to kick start the weightloss. Thanks for the advice and have a great memorial weekend with your friends! You deserve it :)