Healthy, revitalizing weekend....

As the title of my blog implies...I'm a vegan runner and yoga enthusiast.  I'm also...a lush.  LOL!  I love wine, and I really enjoy a long afternoon lunch with good conversation and a yummy pinot or malbec, depending on the season.  Unfortunately, this renders the rest of my day useless, as all I want to do upon arriving home is lounge on the couch and snuggle my dog.

I read a lot, as well, and a while back I came across a website called No Meat Athlete.  They have a lot of pertinent information for someone like me, and in one of the podcasts they talked about the OYNB challenge: One Year No Beer.  This is another website community that helps people go an extended period of time without alcohol, making it fun and encouraging a healthy lifestyle with a lot of enlightening support.

I'm not saying I'd want to go an entire YEAR without a glass of wine; that prospect seems sort of bleak.  But since I'm planning to run a marathon in October, it seems natural that I would clean up my social habits to enhance my performance.  It has been so many years since I've taken a long break from alcohol, I'm curious as to what would happen to my body, my psychology, my relationships, my actions, MY SLEEP, and my life experience in general.

Obviously, this is a daunting idea, but I have no doubt that I would benefit amazingly from just quitting the juice for a while.  The habit to uncork a bottle after a tough day at work is so ingrained it's hard to imagine what I would do instead.  I'd have to replace that habit with a more productive one, like oh, I don't know, RUNNING?  Yoga?  Reading a book and not having to reread the chapter because I don't remember what I read through my wine-induced mental haze?

Perhaps I'll start with a little practice!  Maybe not drinking until after 6pm?  Or I should challenge myself to a social night out as designated driver.  Maybe just take one day at a time without my old friend, the wine glass.  However I do it, I should begin this weekend. I truly need a revitalizing and restful couple of days to regroup and be productive.

And with that, I think I will start with giving myself the gift of a good old fashioned nap....

Peace, Love, and Zzzzzzz's!!