Contained in this book are simple and basic guidelines for improving your health and making you feel happier and more confident. So why live a healthy lifestyle? Here's a start. How about self-confidence, more energy, fewer illnesses, and looking and feeling great. Sounds hard to achieve doesn't it? Read on...you'll see.

Short, Simple and Forever

With all the confusion in the "diet" marketplace, it's easy to understand why Americans continually fail at being healthy or losing weight. That's because we are misinformed about what really matters when we strive to be healthy. There seems to be all types of hard-to-swallow recipes for the sake of losing weight. Well, this book is NOT about losing weight, although it will happen if you follow the guidelines in this book. This book is really about changing your lifestyle to live a healthier life...for the rest of your life, not for a week or a month like fad diets prescribe.

Many books you may read on losing weight are confusing, technical and long...not exactly fun to read or easy to understand. This book is short, simple and easy. It provides the building blocks that allow you to learn how to start and how to maintain a significantly healthier life. After all, if the advice isn't simple, you won't make any changes to your lifestyle. And that's the goal.

There are two main sections in this book:

• What you eat
• What you do

As you read further, you will realize that these two activities work together to determine how you look and feel.

You will find Quick Tips designated by the symbol in the margin throughout this book. The Quick Tips summarize what you need to remember at the end of each section and will help you remember how easy it really is to take control of your health. Have fun and work hard! Let's get started!

Life is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Ask anyone successful in life and they will tell you this: it's not what you do today that matters, it's the cumulative effect of what you do every day. Consistency! Look at Cal Ripken who plays baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. He has played baseball without missing a single game for 12 seasons (and counting).