Wine & Wellness Wednesday: Little Changes Make Huge Impacts

After being an independent Epicure consultant since fall of 2019, I (and my hubby) finally signed up for the Epic Life Challenge for the spring of 2022. Meal planning, portion control, focusing on goals, and focusing on #NSV (non-scale victories) in addition to pounds and inches shed are the main features of the challenge, and this all goes well with my coaching philosophy. I needed a change & something new to do, so in addition to the Epic Life Challenge, I also joined a 9Round Fitness center and I have been LOVING kickboxing! But I digress. LOL! (I mean come on. You’re used to that from me by now, surely?)

I had a couple of absolutely gigantic non-scale victories this week that made me feel fantastic! We have had a few rough days with frightening medical news about family, and also with some frightening medical news about one of our dogs. One of my go-to, feel-better methods in olden days? Potato chips. Salt, crunch, and grease to make me feel better. Guess who did NOT, in fact, resort to potato chips at any point this week? That would be me. I also usually acknowledge that I’m likely to be too tired to cook after work on certain days, and we frequently get takeout that isn’t exactly great for us. I was absolutely exhausted and drained, and I made a meal anyway. It was easy, because I thawed some prepared sauce and I boiled some frozen, gluten-free (Jolie-safe!) ravioli, so the meal prep took a total of about ten minutes. (And now I need to make more of that sauce. LOL!) But it was also a MAJOR win because I had wanted very much to NOT go out for dinner…and we didn’t.

These were both little things and huge things all at once. Both I & my hubby are slowly but steadily losing weight, and we are making incremental, positive, sustainable changes to get it done. And we’re still having fun at the same time. (Glass of wine on #winewellnesswednesday, anyone? Don’t mind if I do.) We’ve also kicked up the exercise a notch, we’ve been drinking lots more water, and we are more thoughtful about what we’re eating.

What’s a little change that you can make in the next week to make a big impact on your life?

Cheers! Here’s to your health!