Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a good start to 2009.
What’s your resolution? I haven’t made any, but I’m happy that I haven’t had a single alcoholic drink during 2008. A solid calendar year without a hangover? Twelve months without that measure of drama that’s often (at least in my case) associated with a “night on the town.”
I had three drinks in 2007 and somewhere along the line I stopped. Actually, it was related more to weight loss than any problem with hangovers or drama. I read somewhere that alcohol has an impact on cortisol.
(Googles)
Ahhh!
http://www.mens-total-fitness.com/alcohol-and-weight-loss.html
“Alcohol also affects weight loss goals by increasing the hormone, cortisol, in your body. Cortisol actually breaks down muscles and destroys the gains you have made during workouts.”
And that was all she wrote.
I didn’t take any convincing to take a break. I’ll never say, “I will never drink again!” Not me. Not necessary. Probably counterproductive so far as increased temptation. But I’m certainly fine with saying, “Nah. Not today. I’m cool. Going to the gym and, hey, my waist line doesn’t need those empty calories.”
So, anyone want to toast the new year with a shaker bottle of Gaspari Nutrition’s new protein MyoFusion? I have some strawberry here. :)
