Afraid I'm in a pitiful shape when it comes to beer right now, at least temporarily.

#2 son-in-law here near Sparta was getting too fat so he went on a low-carb diet and lost 40 lbs. in 4 months. My wife and I started that diet about 10 days ago and I've lost 10 lbs. already. She hasn't lost that much and I know my rapid initial weight loss is due to (sob) giving up beer. The low-carb diet info refers to beer as "pure liquid carbohydrate", dammit.

My bedtime beverage is now a glass of cabernet sauvignon. Well, it's kind of a big glass.