Tummy Troubles and Nutrition

This Saturday finds me up at an early hour... probably earlier than I have been up in awhile. Although my eyes are begging to shut and my brain is slow to function this morning, I can't help but notice the spring morning burgeouning over the horizon. The birds are singing and I can smell the green and fresh air coming through the window. I have found that fresh air is key to happiness. Whenever I am feeling stifled if I can just get outside and enjoy the day my mood increases ten-fold.

Anyways, this morning I thought I would talk about the epidemic of tummy troubles in the United States. Our society not only has troubles with obesity but this also brings about the all too often presence of tummy troubles. And let's face it, no one likes them! Tummy troubles are one of the most annoying and irritating problems there are out there! How can you feel good when you are stuck running to the bathroom frequently?

I feel that a lot of these troubles come from the way that we eat. It is not normal to have the amount of stomach troubles that we in America have. I would say that a big reason for this is our diet and the amount of processed food that we eat. It is crazy that we in America no longer know how to eat. Something that is so basic to our lives we are not in control of. We are now at the mercy of all the big food companies and random pundits who are telling us what to eat and why. We can't tell anymore! Because of this I encourage you to take control of your life and your health and do some research to empower yourself!

To get you pumped and motivated, here is a small segment from the Today Show on how to prevent the tummy troubles!

Take control of your life and get educated! You will be amazed at what you find!

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Have a great day everyone! Eat to your health!

Spring and Leaping in Small Bounds

Today was one of those days where you can start to actually feel summer descending slowly on the people around you. In Wisconsin it is hard not to notice when the weather starts to warm up and when things start to get really nice.

When I woke up this morning I was ready to go. But my body started to rebel shortly thereafter. I spent the next 5 hours in bed sleeping... because my body insisted on it. When I woke up from my unanticipated super nap I thought it was over. I thought for sure it would be another day of saying "maybe tomorrow". But as I sat on the couch with my spaghetti noodles and Diet Coke I started to think. Every time we say "maybe tomorrow" we are hurting ourselves, because instead of saying "maybe tomorrow" we could be doing it today.

I think we pressure ourselves too much to be perfect right away. Getting healthy is a process, so don't feel bad if you can't step out the door and run a mile straight or for 30 minutes without stopping. That is just not going to happen, and chances are if you try to do that you will defeat yourself before you have even had a chance to try. Remember that when you step foot out the door and start on that journey we call "getting healthy", first and foremost you are doing it for you. Not for your coworkers, not for that guy at the corner, not for those people who you think are looking at you as you exercise, but for you. For YOU! It doesn't matter how long it takes or how little you can do at first, what matters is that you persevere and continue. Then when you look back a year from now you will say wow, I did this, and I did it for me!

So do it for you. Not for anyone else. Don't worry about getting it all perfect at once! Time and perseverance will show just how strong you can be!

This is the Plump Trainer, signing off for the evening!