OK its 2014 and we’ve all been there made resolutions and don’t stick to them. We all want to live a healthy life and make the most of it. I don’t have any resolutions this year; I just want to continue doing what I am doing. I finally think I am on the right track with my health and my lifestyle. Oh I’m not perfect…I want that fried clam dinner from Bob’s in Kittery, and I plan on indulging on a sundae, hopefully from Kimball’s Farm in Westford, and I definitely cant wait for spring when Beezers in Northboro opens back up and I can get a Chicago Dog…..yum! (Probably the only time I enjoy a hot dog), and I won’t say no to a drink or two with friends.
It may sound like I don’t care about my health and will eat and drink whatever I want and you are right (Sort of). I do care about my health, but I also care about being satisfied. I have dieted (who hasn’t) and lost weight and put it back on. I deprived myself of things that I enjoyed, and while I looked good on the outside I felt awful on the inside.
I started what I guess I will call my journey last year. As I sat my fat ass on the couch in my living room (my ass is really not fat it just sounds good saying it like that) I realized I was missing something. I am not lazy by any means but when I had a day off from working my 12 hour shifts and everything else was done for my family I wanted to sit and do nothing. Sometimes I would read and sometimes I would just veg in front of the TV…after all I deserved it. Well I read about something called Krav Maga and thought it sounded crazy but I was interested…for those of you who know me know I have a crazy side…fear of heights…go parasailing and bungee jumping…dare me to do something and chances are I might try it.
So after reading about Krav Maga I stumbled upon a Groupon for Krav Maga classes. OK here’s my chance…told my husband I wanted to try it and I think he should try too. Michael had never heard of this and his first reaction was it was some new restaurant? I’m stopping here. If you made it this far through my “journey” I guess I should explain what Krav Maga actually is…and it has nothing to do with food.
Krav Maga stands for contact combat. It is a self-defense system developed for the military in Israel. It consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from boxing, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, along with realistic fight training. Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and efficient counter attacks.
OK so now you have a small background on Krav Maga…sounds fun right?!? So I convinced Michael to sign up with me…it was a win win either way, the Groupon saved us some money and if we hated it we wouldn’t feel so bad walking away from it.
First class- OMG I thought I was going to die, not only was my heart racing but I felt like I was going to pass out. Come to find out Michael felt the same way. We survived the class and figured we were never going back, especially since the next day neither of us could walk correctly and were sore in muscles we never knew we had. But we decided to give it another try…
Seven months later, we have earned our Purple Belts (ranking is white, yellow, orange, purple…) Brian (our oldest) has started taking it with us and has earned his Orange Belt, and all 3 of us love it! We have amazing instructors and the people we train with range in age from 16 on up and we have a great time with them.
So that’s how I got my fat ass off the couch, but it can’t and doesn’t end there. One of the definitions of journey is…process of development: a gradual passing from one state to another regarded as more advanced, e.g. from innocence to mature awareness. So this was my beginning, there is much more that I have done and not done to take me on this journey of my lifetime and I will share, in the next few days where I have gone.
I know this…In My Life I will laugh and I will cry but I will always love and love the journey that I am on.
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