You can look and feel 10 years younger just by tweaking your diet and regular daily routine. How are you going to do this? First, I want you to keep a record for three days of everything you eat along with what you do for exercise or activity. Include one weekend day. How? Just use a note pad or your blackberry or a word document…whatever works for you. If you swallow it, I want you to write it down. Make note of what you eat, how much of it you eat and what time you eat it. You can even note how you're feeling emotionally in case you're stress eating. Do this for three days. If you're honest with yourself and accurately record your habits, I promise it will be very eye opening. This is all about you and all for you. No one else needs to see this three day record. I also want you to keep track of your exercise and physical activities for these same three days. Did you walk the dog this morning? How long? Make a note of it. Did you mow the yard on Saturday? Wash the car? Walk the mall looking for shoes for an upcoming wedding? If you're moving, write it down.

After three days, take an up close and personal look at your record. Are there any trends you notice for the three days? Maybe you skip breakfast or reach for chocolate at two o'clock each afternoon. Are you drinking several beers before dinner and then not hungry for food? Are you stress-eating? Maybe you didn't move off the couch all day on Sunday. When you write down what and when you eat and how active you are, it's easy to see patterns…patterns of the positive things you do each day and the patterns that could use some tweaking. Highlight all the great things you are eating and doing and pat yourself on the back. Way to go! Now, think about one or two areas where you could jump start your health and how you might do just that.