It was just yesterday as my husband and I were lounging around - somewhat rendered incapable of doing anything else because of an enjoyable Friday night out - that I came across an article. Lately, I've been in love with my subscription to SELF and Women's Health Magazine and often check out what they have online as well. It was an article about weight loss and the top 5 things you should be doing (or not doing)...eat breakfast, eat 6 small meals, exercise, and no alcohol. It was the 'no alcohol' thing that got me thinking (perhaps on this particular day that my head was aching from the delicious wheat beer I had enjoyed the night before). The article claimed going 4 weeks without alcohol would reveal significant weight loss (because of the decreased sugars, useless calories, damage to metabolism, etc). I read this part of the article out loud to Bill, my husband, and he put out his pinky and said, "Let's do it". Pinky swearing with my husband is like signing in blood! It doesn't matter how quick he is to extend the 'agreement,' but when he does...you know he's committed. I have to admit...for this reason I hesitated. I can't pinky swear him and let him (and ultimately myself down) if I get weak and can't 'recharge'. He reiterated to me that when he says he's going to do something...he does it (DUH...I already knew this or else I would've immediately grabbed his pinky, threw my head back and laughed and said "ok..whatever".
But instead...I thought about it. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile now - recharge - and now I have the love of my life on board. You would've thought I planned it this way, right?! So after just a few seconds of contemplation...I extend my pinky and we agree. We're going to go alcohol-free, exercise more, and eat healthier for the next 30 days (at least). We're not sure..considering it's the night before the pact begins, what all of that looks like, but we're both committed and we can't wait to see....
Bill and I have been married for 8 months and we've spent the last year celebrating...as many engaged, newly married couples do. As we approach our one-year anniversary, it's only fitting that we want to revisit the health and passion for being the best we can be...again. We're a happily married couple with an exciting social life - always something to do, always an engagement to attend, never a shortage of cocktails or good food. It's a struggle many newlyweds and 'social couples' contend with and in the next 30 days I want to share what it's like to attempt to create the balance and 'recharge'....
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