{"id":17082,"date":"2015-03-12T11:35:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17082"},"modified":"2015-03-12T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T17:35:57","slug":"alcohol-free-february-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/03\/alcohol-free-february-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Free February Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Funkwerks<\/a><\/p>\n

For the month of February, Scott and I challenged ourselves to abstain from alcohol. \u00a0There were two “treat” days since Scott’s birthday was during the challenge. \u00a0So for 26 days we didn’t have a drop to drink.<\/p>\n

Bah. \u00a0That sucked.<\/p>\n

I did learn a lot during this challenge though.<\/p>\n

For one, beer and I currently do not get along. \u00a0It screws up my digestive system and gives me a headache along with making me feel like crap. \u00a0Like I’m coming down with the flu.<\/p>\n

I did miss drinking wine and cocktails more than beer. \u00a0I think it’s because since our move to Colorado we have been hardcore beer focused for the past couple of years. \u00a0I’m at a point where I’m good with beer and\u00a0my drink of choice is wine or a mixed drink.<\/p>\n

Does that mean I’ll never have beer again? \u00a0Heck no, we’ve got a cellar full that we need to work through. \u00a0But beer is\u00a0getting put on the back burner for a bit.<\/p>\n

The biggest surprise of all is the discovery that alcohol seems to mess\u00a0with my sleep. \u00a0After the challenge, when I was able to have alcohol again, I also started having restless nights. \u00a0Waking up in the middle of the night only to lie in bed awake for hours.<\/p>\n

UGH.<\/p>\n

I love sleep so this news does not<\/em> sit well with me.<\/p>\n

I am positive\u00a0my body’s negative reaction to alcohol\u00a0is the result of wrecking my digestive system with too much beer over the past couple of years. \u00a0Which means it is time to work towards\u00a0getting my body back to tip-top shape.<\/p>\n

Since December, I have been working towards getting back to a healthier me, but now I realize how much of a beating my body has taken over the past two years with too much beer and unhealthy food.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0focus will be centered around\u00a0healing my gut through healthy foods and keeping alcohol intake to a minimum.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While the No Alcohol challenge was difficult and did stink, it helped me realize where my body’s current level of healthiness is along with what steps I need to take to fix the situation. \u00a02015 is definitely the year to get back on track!<\/p>\n

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For the month of February, Scott and I challenged ourselves to abstain from alcohol. \u00a0There were two “treat” days since Scott’s birthday was during the challenge. \u00a0So for 26 days we didn’t have a drop to drink. Bah. \u00a0That sucked. I did learn a lot during this challenge though. For one, beer and I currently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,51],"tags":[32,75],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4rw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}