Dee’s back!

So after a wonderful family vacation in Italy for 10 days, I am back and am irritated and embarrassed!

If you remember a awhile back on one of my posts, I shared my frustration with you about the sad state of America and our obesity problem that exists. I reported the latest numbers that said that 40% of Americans are now overweight and 20% are now considered obese. That is a whopping total of 60% of American adults!

Well, if any of you have been to Italy, you know that the populous as a whole is not overweight and consume large amounts of oils, fats, fish, wine and carbs.

But here’s the deal, they walk everywhere and consume food that is as natural as possible! Most all their foods are fresh and not processed like ours!

I did a personal experiment. For 10 days, I enjoyed wine, olive oil, pasta, meat, yummy coffee and of course, gelato every night! I did approx 2-3 miles of walking to all of the fabulous sites, about 50 push ups everyday, and I honestly can say I didn’t gain any weight!

Now, don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait to get back to the gym right after I post this, but my over all point is that “fat” isn’t our problem! It’s lack of protein in our diets, over loading on the white foods/ fast foods/ dairy products/ sugar and not enough exercise that is our problem!

My proof? Besides all of the research I have that backs it up…it was the airport, yes the airport!

Seeing otherwise “fit and healthy” Italians all week and not very many Americans made it exceptionally shocking to stand in line at our US Airways ticket counter and see nothing but overweight and obese Americans…seriously…like 95% of the entire line (and it was long!) was this way! It was sad and frustrating, BUT, it made me more vigilant to speak the truth to you our loyal readers, the young people and golfers across this great country.

That is why we frequently use the phrase, “Golf Fitness is Life Fitness.” Not only will your game improve if you exercise regularly, but you will do your country a favor by staying one of the 40% who aren’t overweight or obese and you will also tend toward promoting a healthy lifestyle to your kids and grandkids, and that, my friends, is how we change golf and lives forever!