I am frustrated that my scale is going up instead of down. I have cut my portions in half, increased my water intake and doubled my exercise time. I am afraid it is time for me to face the undeniable fact that beer consumption is my albatross. I have been avoiding this change like the plague since the start. I remember one of the previous winners telling me at the beginning of the contest that… “The beer must go in order to lose weight.” I did not want to believe him but he was right.