Well, I have survived my first alcohol free Friday night. I cannot remember the last Friday night I didn't crack open a bottle of wine. Like a lot of ladies in their 30's I love my wine. Thinking back to when I was a healthy and fit 20 something, also 20 kilos lighter, I didn't drink much back then. I think I got into the wine habit when I was a sales rep. I was taking clients out to dinner and/or some nights I was just down right bored and lonely and thought some wine 'research' would be fun.

I have tried to lose weight for the past three years, but haven't really gotten anywhere. My weight is like a yo yo, constantly up and down. The main culprit getting in the way of my weight loss is alcohol. Being a weight watchers subscriber, it is easy to see how many calories I am drinking..sometimes my drinking was almost as many 'points' as food points. Now I have known all this for some time, but knowing isn't enough to change is it? Somehow I had to find the motivation to do it.....wanting to conceive is it for me. I figured that if I'm still drinking, I'm not really 'trying' to conceive. I also realised that I had much to gain from 'breaking up' from my relationship with alcohol.....less groggy mornings, less calorie intake, improved fertility, better digestion, healthier etc. Is the short lived 'bliss' from a glass of champagne really worth what alcohol costs me? No it is not.

So, almost at the end of my first week...I am confident that I can finish my 12 week challenge. I've already lost a kilo, so my weight loss goal of 8kg is looking pretty good!