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Hi friends/family/clients/randoms!

Before I start posting any entries, I just want to run over a few things. Mainly what you can expect to find on this blog, and what my nutrition philosophy is. First of all, no I am not a "dork" for starting a blog. If trying to motivate people is "dorky," then call me a huge nerd. Second of all, if eating healthy and living well doesn't make you happy then what's the point? That's why you will see me encouraging eating foods that give you energy while avoiding foods that don't make you feel good and give you zero energy (most of the time). I think you and I both know we don't have time to feel tired now-a-days. But I also think you and I both know that a life without ice cream and wine is a sad one!

I also think that nutrition can be more of a lesson then a deprivation. For example, what foods make you feel great vs. what foods make you feel lethargic? What makes you eat well? What makes you not eat so well? Once you discover these things, it is much easier to fit proper nutrition into your life. This is something that I can not stress enough how individualized it is. Do you eat poorly out of stress? Boredom? Why do you do these things? Once you figure out the "real" issue, it's much easier to live a healthy lifestyle.

Lastly, I just want to talk a little bit about motivation. If you don't have the motivation to start, then why bother reading this blog? If you know me, you know it will be entertaining, but it may also be a waste of your time if you have zero desire to start exercising and/or eating well.

So let's find out what motivates you. And feel free to take some time to really think about this. WHY do you want to reach your desired goal? WHEN do you want to reach it by? HOW will you FEEL when you reach that goal? Are you going after your goal for the right reasons? It's a nice thought wanting to look good for your spouse, but what's going to keep you going when you don't want to exercise that day? Trust me, I'm pretty religious with my workouts, but 60% of the time I have to talk myself into doing it. Right now this half marathon in 11 days keeps me pretty motivated to run since I don't want to pass out and/or embarrass myself during the race. But I think you and I both know that "with the you spent thinking about running, you could have been done by now." So why do you keep thinking about doing it when you could just do it and get it over with? GO! GO NOW! : ) And speaking of working out, stay tuned for some exericse tunes to get you moving. No pun intended...