Diet and weight loss are two words that I hope can be dropped from your vocabulary - for good. But no worries, I have two new words that you can replace them with. Here they are: Nurturing and Ownership. Now, I know that doesn't make sense. The words are not synonyms. But, they are powerful and meaningful and carry absolutely no guilt! Think of this compelling statement, "If you don't take care of...

your body where will you live?" Your body was and is your very first house and all other dwellings are secondary. Just like a piece of real estate, if you don't keep up with house repairs your house begins to lose value and probably looks worn out too. Ownership of your body needs house repairs also. These repairs come out of the nurturing tool box of health. Take ownership of your body and nurture it with fruits and vegetables, nuts and grains, quality protein and hydrate with water. Take a 10 minute walk or ten minutes to breathe deep and stretch. Get quality sleep - you do shut lights off in your secondary home so do the same in your first home. Move away from the computer and do 8 squats or some wall push ups...but don't leave your computer until AFTER you finish reading my post!

If you do a little bit of this everyday your first house will have the best curb appeal on the block!

I want to leave you with a fascinating nutrition fact:

1 pound of Oreos = 2200 calories
1 pound of peanut butter = 2650 calories
1 pound of Lay's potato chips = 2400 calories

BUT....
Munch on this..... 1 pound of 1% cottage cheese + 1 pound of kale + 1 pound of apples + 1 pound of tofu + 1 pound of lettuce + 1 pound of carrots + 1 pound of papaya + 1 pound of onions + 2 pounds of cantaloupe + 2 pounds of celery + 2 pounds of cucumber ==========EQUALS 2225 Calories!!

Holy math equation!