What in the hey is Kombucha?

Today my alarm seemed to have gone off a little too early for my liking...4:45 for boot camp definitely gets to me by the middle of the week, but it was definitely worth getting my butt out of bed.  Boot camp has been one of the best things I have done since beginning to lose weight.  It gives me the extra push I need a couple of times a week and keeps my workouts interesting.  We also are outside doing the exercises so it means you do NOT need a gym to work out, you can do it anywhere! No excuses.  We spend most of our time at a local park using the playground equipment, but today we switched it up and did cardio...my least favorite thing to do with the trainer.  I am not a speed racer when it comes to running and that is precisely what we worked on today.  We began the day doing some kickboxing type drills, then went outside to do some resisted sprints, sprints, and sprints up and down the main street stairs...let me tell you I'm definitely feeling it already.  As much of a challenge as these workouts are it is a time for me to clear my head and do something for myself.  I am so busy throughout the rest of my day with work, my second workout, and studying for my MTLE, I have no time to just veg out.  This has become that time. 

One of the things I have been working hard on this week is upping my fiber content in my foods and also increasing my water consumption. My trainer also suggested I try Kombucha tea, so me totally oblivious to what it was went and picked up a couple of bottles at the grocery store thinking it would be some delicious juice...yeah...not so much.  It is an interesting flavor, my best description is some really really bad wine without the alcohol.  So I did some research and this tea has a lot of antioxidants, vitamins, and healthy bacteria.  Today was my second day drinking it and it's actually not so bad if you drink it cold, REALLY COLD.  Another wonderful quality of this divine beverage is that it is made by fermented yeast cultures, so there are nice little clouds of stuff floating in it that you are supposed to drink.  I don't know about you, but where I come from there isn't stuff floating in my water so that is another thing I'll have to get accustomed to.  I am really interested to see if I can tell a difference in how I feel after drinking it, I'll keep you posted!

Here is a link to some more information about Kombucha and it's health benefits:
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/dietandnutrition/kombucha-tea

Until tomorrow :)
C