Beer is loaded with carbs and sugar. The problem is if you give up the beer, you may crave other kinds of carbs and sugar. It's not easy, but you can choose a low carb/sugar diet and stick to it, but you'll still need to get into an exercise regimen along with it.
What I did (and am doing) is cutting out of my diet whatever I overeat on. For example, I found a low carb tortilla bread which I love. The problem is I pig out on it, so I cut it out of my food plan and replaced it with a low carb bread.
It's a bitch.
:s:s