Well I’ve managed to get off my fat ass (so to speak) and have started training in Krav Maga. There has to be more. I train twice a week sometimes three and trying to juggle the boys and all their activities and try to spend quality time with my husband, other than giving him the life altering groin kicks and choke holds we learned in class, plan for an amazing vacation and work my 12 hour alternating day/night shifts at work, I’m exhausted.
I knew when we went on vacation (3 weeks sightseeing and visiting family in Italy) my exercise regime was doomed, and I knew what that meant for me. We would get back home and I wouldn’t feel like going back and resume what my life was like before. Boy was I wrong. I’ll be the first to admit there are nights I have absolutely no desire to go to class, but once there and we get started, by the time we leave I am so glad that I went…it’s like a drug but it’s actually good for you.
Enough about Krav Maga (for now). My journey continues with healthy eating, and “green” smoothies are all the rage…so why not look into this. So back to reading…that’s what got me started on my journey in the first place. When you hear green smoothie it doesn’t sound very appetizing….it is more mind over matter than anything else and the smoothies I make I think taste pretty good, or else I wouldn’t even bother…I’m Italian and the taste of foods means everything to me.
I started with basic ingredients: fruits both frozen and fresh, and experimented with different greens…spinach, kale, dandelion greens. Spinach and kale are 2 of my favorites (don’t knock it until you try it). I now add much more. My almost everyday green smoothie consists of water, 1 banana, ground flax seeds, maca root powder, bee pollen powder, chlorella or spirulina, frozen fruits (strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, mango, melon, just to name a few) and kale or spinach, if I’m out of those I will do without the extra greens. Going back to my earlier blog where I started this journey I am not depriving myself of anything, if I feel like having a bagel or eggs or the leftover pizza from last nights dinner instead of my smoothie, I will. I am not going to stop from living. I’m living my life and incorporating a better lifestyle but I’m not perfect nor do I want to be. I’m sure that some of those ingredients you may never have heard of but I will explain what they are and their benefits, as found on the Internet and I’m no doctor or chemist so I don’t know if it’s true or not……
Some health benefits associated with
Flax Seeds- may help to protect against prostate, colon, and breast cancer. Lowers cholesterol. Prevents hot flashes (I’m not at that point yet). Improves blood sugar levels.
Maca Root Powder-it supplies iron and helps restore red blood cells, which aids anemia and cardiovascular disease. Keeps bones and teeth healthy.
Bee Pollen Powder- reduces the presence of histamine, boosts your immune system, aids in digestion.
Spirulina (a form of blue green algae, YES algae) reduces cholesterol, stimulated the immune system, protects from diseases and infections
Chlorella- yes another algae, great way to get your magnesium, stimulates growth of probiotic or friendly bacteria, and lowers blood pressure.
Those are just some of the benefits from all these crazy powders I use. With the bee pollen and maca root I will use them for a couple of days and take a couple off. Brian even likes the bee pollen in his smoothies, I don’t know if it was in our heads or not but neither of us suffered from allergies last year, and we both believe it was because of the bee pollen powder. Even if you are allergic to bees (which both of us are) you can still take the bee pollen.
Smoothies and Krav Maga are just the beginning; I’m feeling great both on the inside and on the outside. I’ve lost almost 25lbs, (I say almost because I’ll be having that fried clam dinner in my near future, so I need the breathing room..lol)
gained muscle tone, I can do 25 push ups without going into cardiac arrest, and I can say that occasionally enjoy flipping 350lb tires in a parking lot.
So as my healthy journey continues, there is always more to add to it or take away from it. If you are bored with my story…stop reading here, if you are enjoying it just a little bit I’ll try to be more entertaining and start off with a joke with my next post.
I know this…In My Life your life’s story is not complete until you’ve written the last line.
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