First Thoughts & Awesome Paleo Sweet Potato Smoothie

I descovered Paleo a few months ago and quickly fell in love with the idea of eating based on a diet of what our primal ancesters ate. As the title might suggest, I am gay. I'm passed the whole "We're Here, We're Queer" pride stage, but I am pretty damn proud of who I am, and also happy that I was blessed to be born like that. It is a strong part of my life, but it isn't my life. Until recently I've been reluctant to be associated with homosexuals, and my ties with homosexually were mainly sexual, because I felt I didn't want to be part of any of it.

I always viewed the whole gay community as shallow, narcissistic, superficial, and I could go on. But I learned to lock my judgements in a closet, and began to accept my own people. But who could have blamed me, gay people (and I mean this generally) have created their own world. I was born into a minority thats not like by a large percentage of world. We should see the world differently, and learn to respect one another, however we created a judgmental socity based on perfection. The point of being gay is about sex, however, it has turned it into something worthless that treats a sexual activity like a business transaction. Not to say that I'm perfect, but I also caught myself to be one of them. And still I realized I am not perfect, nor will I ever be or want to be, but I want to begin to start a trend of being a good human.

I like The Paleo Diet because it taught me to respect my body which helped me understand the notion of having respect for myself. In Paleo, you cut out all the shit (with a little cheating, because we're only human). This includes all grains, dairy, sugars, processed foods, and legumes. My diet mostly includes, meats, poultries, eggs, fish, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. And who doesn't like some meat in their mouth. This diet has changed my life style. I've learned that I needed more sleep in my life, which has given me energy to enjoy my time in the day. I started going to CrossFit a few times a week, and already seeing my body do things I'd never think would be possible for me. Cooking has become less of a chore and more of a daily activity because I took an interest in it. I now like to know what I put into my body, no ingredients that I can't pronounce. But most importantly, I haven't been insecure about my body and I've gained a new self confidence in everything I do. I used to think that my stomach wasn't flat enough or that it was oddly shaped. But now I look at it, as an important part of me. It is the system that keeps me alive, and I do my part in keeping it health and happy.

So what does being gay and Paleo have to do with one another? Being human. I am a homosexual, but I'm also a Homosapian. We forget that we are all the same and we all came from the same ancestors. We need to start acting like humans and respecting one another. Our job is to set an example for the rest of the world, not just the homos who live on it. We need to start respecting our bodies, and start focusing on what we eat. But most important respect your self. Your the most important person in your life, no one else, just you. Don't let anyone make you think otherwise. Show yourself that you love yourself. We are all humans, but its time that we start acting like true humans, we're not perfect and we make mistakes, but we should be happy with the lives given to us. Our life goals should be to push our abilities to the limit and try to be the best humans we can possibly, mentally, physically, emotionally, socially, ect. I'm not writing this blog for only gay people, or for Paleo freaks like myself, but this is meant for all of mankind to see, I hope to have a positive influence on people so they could spread a positive influence on others.

Here's a little about myself. I am a 21 year old student from the US, but I have been living in Israel for the past 3 years. I speak Hebrew. I love where I live and never want to leave. I might be preaching a strong message here, but a lot of this is new to me. I am still in a learning process with all of this, but my goal is to always remind myself to always be a good human being and give every person a chance.


I'm starting this blog for many reasons, but one is because I like to make new recipes and share it with everyone. So here is the second part of my post.

Awesome Paleo Sweet Potato Smoothie:

I love sweet things, especially after a hard work out.  Processed sugar was one of the hardest things for me to give up, so I always found Paleo solutions to satisfy my cravings.  I figured I celebrate my first post with something sweet and simple to make.

1/2 medium sweet potato, either boiled or baked

1 cup coconut milk

1 tablespoon maple syrup 

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 ripe large banana

a hand full of ice

Very simple recipe, place all the ingredients in the blender and enjoy.

Remember, respect your body, respect yourself, and respect everyone around.