I Woke Up With Heartburn
I woke up with heartburn in the middle of the night…
I took some Tums and went back to bed; not right away, but eventually.
I also put on 17 lbs over the last week and half.
I know, crazy right!
Neither of these things were a surprise to me.
I know exactly how I caused them.
It was my birthday last week and I went on the first vacation i have been on in a few years and…well, neither of those things are the reason for the behavior.
But they are the excuse as to why I made the choice to allow the behavior.
I ate and drank whatever I wanted for a week and a half, plus slacked from my training routine and, wallah…
I am not surprised or upset because I chose to take the week off and deal with the repercussions after, and now that’s what I will do.
You know, all of life is like this by the way.
We are always responsible for our results; and they are almost always directly related to our choices and behaviors.
That’s good or bad news depending on your outlook.
I see it as good, because I know I can then do something about it.
If my past choices and behavior cause my results, which I believe is true, then my future choices and behaviors do too, and I believe that too.
Today I begin back to the nutritional and training choices that get me back on track towards my target weight, health, energy and performance…
because, yeah by the way, I can feel the difference too.
So, today I’m starting back to the diet and training choices that I know work for me.
I know diet choices can be as controversial as religion and politics, so I won’t share what I am doing there, but I will share my exercise choices:
1. I will get back to my daily knowledge walks. I love this. It’s where I walk 3 miles while also listening to a great audio book or other personal or professional development. It’s such a great way to start the day because I get started with exercise while also feeding my mind!
2. Strength training 3x per week.
3. Martial Arts training 3x per week.
The latter is my greatest love of course… I’ve been training in martial arts for over 40 years and sharing my love and passion for it with others as my livelihood for almost 24.
I train in the same things that we teach at my Blackbelt Leadership Academy, Krav Maga Martial Arts: krav maga, kickboxing, karate and kali, as well as personal and professional development.
Those that are already training with us know what a great workout it is, but also how great the knowledge, confidence, camaraderie and accomplishment is.
Training at KMMA reall is a great choice that produces ggreat results.
Well, if you’re training tonight, I’ll see you then!
If you’re not with us yet, START HERE!
I have to go on my morning knowledge walk now!
Make it a great day and I can’t wait to see you!
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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About Grandmaster Stephen J. Del Castillo: Grandmaster Del Castillo is the founding Master Instructor of Krav Maga Martial Arts and has been empowering lives in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties since October of 2000. He is a 7th degree Blackbelt, MBA, author, mentor and success coach, a US Army Veteran and a proud father and grandfather. He is married to Ms. Barbara Del Castillo who helps him run the school. Grand Master Del Castillo began his training in the early 80’s and has high level blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Premier Martial Arts and Krav Maga Martial Arts as well as experience in kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Jiujitsu. He has high level instructor certifications from BBSI, IKMF, and KMG and has been featured in numerous Martial Arts publications and also Success magazine. He was a competitive sport karate and American Kickboxing instructor until he enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he won an Army Green to Gold scholarship and proceeded to ROTC and the University of Tampa. He was commissioned in 1992 and went on to serve in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division and then in several other posts in the US until he left military service to pursue his dream of creating KMMA in 2000.
The Krav MagaMartial Arts Headquarters is in Lutz, FL at 1900 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., 33549. Krav Maga Martial Arts serves Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, and surrounding areas.
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