{"id":4057,"date":"2014-01-25T20:05:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2014-04-27T11:14:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-27T11:14:53","slug":"changing-and-holding-onto-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/changing-and-holding-onto-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing and Holding Onto It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s January 25, 2014. \u00a0\u00a0I have not had a glass of wine for 24 days! \u00a0 This is a particularly amazing fact, when I tell you that I had fallen into the bad habit of drinking 2 glasses of wine (sometimes 3) at night which often resulted in 3-4 bottles of white wine consumed a week. \u00a0That was prior to January 1st when I kicked the habit after drinking all the champagne.<\/p>\n

\"wine-glass-stemless\"Yes, there is no question the wine was a great calmative at the end of the day. \u00a0After teaching and giving all my energy to the studio and students, I really looked forward to those very cold glasses of Chardonnay in the evening. \u00a0I made a switch from red to white wine about 12 months ago, as noticed my body failed to handle the “heaviness” of the red rhone I had previously enjoyed. \u00a0The reds showed up “all over my face” the next day. \u00a0Vanity of course ruled the day and the red wine was replaced with a lighter, white wine.<\/p>\n

As a result, the lighter the wine, it seems the more I was able to consume. \u00a0Since I am so active, I never paid attention to the calories while I was drinking. \u00a0I always filled the glass to top \u00a0– about 200+ calories per 10 oz glass. \u00a0Damn! \u00a0Quite a bit of excess sugar and calories and a big zap to my energy level the next day. \u00a0I was probably subconsciously reasoning \u00a0that all the green tea and green juice I was drinking during the day offset the excess I was consuming at night. \u00a0My face still showed the puffiness – albeit a lighter version of puff.<\/p>\n

I became painstakingly aware of a new addictive behavior. \u00a0I didn’t like the result and I wanted to make the change completely.<\/p>\n

There wasn’t much I wanted to give up \u00a0or “delete” from my life in the new year. \u00a0I actually wanted to “add” things of value to it. \u00a0I was aware, however, that the fluid gracefulness I wanted in my body and my movements was being held back and perhaps, the wine was a good thing to delete.<\/p>\n

I stood still in the realization of the extra work I was requiring of my body with all the wine consumption. \u00a0Not to mention the money I was giving to the liquor store to support my “habit.”<\/p>\n

[su_quote]The first step to change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.[\/su_quote]<\/h3>\n

So after finishing a great bottle of champagne on New Year’s Eve and waking up with a great headache the morning after, I took the second step and \"wine-nutrition-facts-calorie-chart1\"<\/a>proclaimed to myself and my students, that wine was being eliminated. \u00a0Twenty-five days later, I am holding onto the change and drinking fruit and vegetable juices as well as herb-tea infused water, exclusively. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am thoroughly loving the changes I see in the mirror. More importantly, I am enjoying the feeling I have moving on the floor, on my mat, on the reformer, treadmill and in my body in all my bodywork activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

How are you doing with those decisions you made for yourself 24 days ago?<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed reading this post, resonated with it and smiled a bit, feel free to share!<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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