Dr. Grimes' 20-1-7 CHALLENGE:
- For the first TWENTY weeks of this year,
- Pick ONE healthy change every Sunday, and
- Commit to that change for SEVEN days.
NO W(h)ining! 20-1-7 Challenge Week #10
Do you enjoy a glass or two of wine with your dinner? Me too! Wine in small amounts is happily shown to be medically beneficial. However, many of us do not limit ourselves to the "up to one 4-oz glass of wine for women, and up to two 4-oz glasses of wine for men." How much wine is too much? If you stop at 2 glasses every night with dinner, and have no hangover or other obvious ill affects, is that okay? Well...
Medically, the evidence shows us what I already stated above- women should not exceed one 4-oz glass, and men should not exceed two. (Grab a measuring cup next time you pour wine at home, because odds are good that your "one glass" is actually two servings.) During my training, when a fellow medical student asked "how much is really too much", a wise older attending physician taught us a helpful rule of thumb. What's "too much"? If your doctor told you today that you MUST completely give up (insert substance or activity of choice here) for a month, and your first reaction is a small sense of panic...then you are drinking/eating/doing too much of that item. As such, throughout the year I periodically do a self-check and give myself at least a week long break from whichever food/drink/activity has crept up to "need" levels. [Note to self...social media check-ins during the day are likely next on my list.]
Do you enjoy a glass or two of wine with your dinner? Me too! Wine in small amounts is happily shown to be medically beneficial. However, many of us do not limit ourselves to the "up to one 4-oz glass of wine for women, and up to two 4-oz glasses of wine for men." How much wine is too much? If you stop at 2 glasses every night with dinner, and have no hangover or other obvious ill affects, is that okay? Well...
Medically, the evidence shows us what I already stated above- women should not exceed one 4-oz glass, and men should not exceed two. (Grab a measuring cup next time you pour wine at home, because odds are good that your "one glass" is actually two servings.) During my training, when a fellow medical student asked "how much is really too much", a wise older attending physician taught us a helpful rule of thumb. What's "too much"? If your doctor told you today that you MUST completely give up (insert substance or activity of choice here) for a month, and your first reaction is a small sense of panic...then you are drinking/eating/doing too much of that item. As such, throughout the year I periodically do a self-check and give myself at least a week long break from whichever food/drink/activity has crept up to "need" levels. [Note to self...social media check-ins during the day are likely next on my list.]
BOTTOM LINE: This week, no wine! (If you are playing along, please note that this means no alcohol of any kind...I simply do not drink beer or hard liquor, outside the occasional margarita.)
20-1-7 Challenge Week #1: COLOR20-1-7 Challenge Week #2: Veggie Spiralizer
20-1-7 Challenge Week #3: Medication Dispenser
20-1-7 Challenge Week #4: Meditation
20-1-7 Challenge Week #5: WATER
20-1-7 Challenge Week #6: Exercise BOOST
20-1-7 Challenge Week #7: FLOSS
20-1-7 Challenge Week #8: ZZZ
20-1-7 Challenge Week #9: RESIST FEEDBACK: Adding light weights back in to my routine is a keeper- love how quickly I can see improvement. Down side- because this was not every day, I needed extra reminders. I think I will be more consistent if I keep this as a set time every day, but alternate weights and stretching.
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