From a purely mathematical perspective, if you consume more calories than you expend through your regular metabolism and exercise, you'll gain weight. Alternately, if you use up more calories than you drink or eat, you'll lose weight.

So many of the members in our community are focused on losing weight (it's one of the most commonly listed items in our "declare" section), but I encourage you to think about the process from a "gaining" perspective. By focusing on a more fit, healthier you, you gain peace of mind. You gain an active, lithe, flexible, wellness-focused lifestyle. You gain the ability to have lots of energy. You gain years of enjoyment, vitality, and positive living.

I like to talk about success habits and tools, and in this post I'd like to go over our physical health as a part of our daily success practice. Our health and wellness, along with nutrition, whole foods, exercise and relaxation, are so important for our perception of our daily life.

Every day let's find something to celebrate in our own bodies and in our lives. One thing that I've found in my monthly cycle is I need to be aware of when I need extra care and stress reduction: while I don't like to think I'm at the mercy of my hormones, at certain points I definitely can feel the effects of being a woman of childbearing age.