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by Yolisa Qunta for All4Women<\/a><\/p>\n

Blogger Yolisa Qunta has given up alcohol for the month of February – with some surprising side effects …<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since I had a great year in 2016 I decided that the best way to keep the momentum going this year was to keep that that good life decisions train rolling.<\/p>\n

I moved back to Florida again in on Christmas day and spent the whole of January acclimatizing and polishing my plans for world domination.<\/p>\n

I’m not usually one to make New Year’s resolutions because my combination of impatience and procrastination does not normally bode well for long term planning. So since I know myself, I decided this year I would be about small changes rather than dramatic transformations.<\/p>\n

One of the areas I marked for self improvement was my body<\/h3>\n

Thanks to running and giving up carbs I’m mostly in good shape for my age. But I do have a middle that betrays the fact that I’m pushing 40 – and instead of contorting myself like a pretzel to get blazing bikini pictures on Instagram I decided to fix the root cause.<\/p>\n

As the fortune cookie said: if you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you have never done. So in order to attain my dream body I decided to give up all of the sweet life-giving nectar from mimosas to gin.<\/p>\n

I chose the month of February because it was the shortest one<\/h3>\n

In spite of the numerous articles online swearing I would have glowing skin, better sleep and a svelte body, I still viewed this as a sacrifice.<\/p>\n

After spending the last day of January drinking like Napa Valley was about to run dry, I woke up on the first day of February with a mild hangover and the dreadful realization that there was no glass of wine over lunch to take the edge off.<\/p>\n

So I took a nap instead. Which turned out to be a pattern over the next ten days.<\/p>\n

While I half-believed the anecdotal evidence about the weight loss,I figured I would start by getting serious about exercise.<\/p>\n

So I signed up for a high-intensity interval training class whose sole purpose appears to be ending my life one burpee at a time.<\/p>\n

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Clearly my body was in shock because by 3pm every day I was fading like a flower<\/h3>\n

So daily naps became a part of my routine instead of an occasional welcome respite. In spite of these naps I was still tired after sundown and yawning again by 10pm. I’m going to attribute this to the exercise, because the alternate reason is every day my body curls into a foetal position and cries inside for wine.<\/p>\n

The other odd thing that happened is I started craving sweet things<\/h3>\n

My snack choices normally veer towards biltong, popcorn and cheese. But for reasons I don’t understand, I have eaten half a tub of ice cream in a week and made very short work of a bar of chocolate.<\/p>\n

This sugar fix even includes soda. I dont normally drink fizzy drinks, but lately Crystal Pepsi is the only thing that takes away the craving for wine. Because of sods law, it’s a limited edition drink that I have to hunt for in different grocery stores so I ration\u00a0myself to one a week.<\/p>\n

Happily the scale says I’m still losing weight and decreasing body fat weekly, so I’m okay with this sugar rush for now.<\/p>\n

As for all those other dreams I was being sold, none have manifested yet. But we are only halfway through the month so I’m still optimistic.<\/p>\n

The only time my skin glows is when I’m sweating after another insane class. If I stare at a mirror long enough, I can convince myself it looks slightly better than usual but that involves some squinting, so probably not an accurate opinion.<\/p>\n

Waiting for the last two weeks to reveal my true glow…<\/p>\n

I’m starting to enjoy those overly-energetic classes<\/h3>\n

Overall it’s been a great experience, and aside from the awful phase where I experimented with alcohol-free wine, I have no regrets. The craving for wine subsided after four days and my sober self is clearly a sucker for punishment because I’m starting to enjoy those overly-energetic classes.<\/p>\n

Am looking forward to a refreshing Pinot Grigio in March, but I think I will stick to the insane exercise routine as well. Because my belly isn’t yet the flat camera ready version I’m longing for…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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