It's all the rage these days ... low fat this, no fat that, 1/2 the calories that ... With all this emphasis being placed on FAT -- the great villain -- its easy to think that if you just cut it out you'll be model thin in no time.

But before we look at the folly of this concept (and it is folly), let's step back and ask ourselves, what is a diet? According to Webster (I'm going to paraphrase the guy who knows it all) a diet is an activity regulate one's food order to improve one's physical condition.

Interestingly, most of us think of a diet as something we do to lose weight. WRONG! Literally a diet is what you eat. You can have a good diet or a bad diet. But everything you eat is part of your diet. When you start to limit your intake to improve your health you need to look at the total picture.

A good diet should be a way of life. But it's merely a complement to an active lifestyle. It is not about starvation to avoid being overweight. Your body needs fuel.



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only have one body and one life so why not take care of it? No matter what you are accomplishing in life a healthy diet will help you succeed. If you want to live a long time ... Guess what, a healthy diet prevents long term illnesses and diseases. If you work long hours and are constantly under stress, a healthy diet will clear your mind and save you from diet related ailments.

Of course a healthy diet will help you shed fat and stay healthy. But it won't last without some sort of physical activity.



Fitness success is about longevity. Fat free isn't a way of life. You can't sustain it. You shouldn't. Your brain, muscles and joints need some of the nutrients from healthy fat. No matter what your passion to succeed, feed your body, move your body and you will be strong and live long.