Writing the Castro Valley Fitness Diet Book

Someone once asked me if I’ve written a book. I can’t tell you how good that made me feel.

It meant they felt what I wrote. It helped them. They could relate to it. That’s special to me.

It’s special because my beliefs on fitness and nutrition are simple. As a matter of fact, one of those beliefs is that fitness and nutrition SHOULD be simple.

When I look around a bookstore and see “The Blood Type Diet” or the “Drop 20 Pounds in A Month Diet” or the “Grapefruit Diet” my heart sinks.

There are lots of people who try very hard to make this stuff seem complicated. They do that because they want you to believe:

1.    You can’t do it without them, and most importantly

2.    If it doesn’t work for you, it’s your fault.

Imagine if your doctor told you to get a surgery that didn’t work 95% of the time and they’d blame you if it failed. That’s the weight loss industry. So, with all that being said..

Here’s an exclusive look at my diet book before it's officially released:

The Castro Valley Fitness Diet Book

“Eat good protein, plenty of fruits, vegetables, and water, some healthy fats, and a good amount of carbohydrates to support your activity, energy, and brain function. 

Eat snacks when you want (ice cream is delicious!) and don’t stress over the details. 

If the above is difficult, and it may be if you’ve spent a lot of time overthinking your food choices and dieting, work with someone who can help you rediscover what your body really feels like and do your best to improve your thought process and values around food and body image.”

That’s it! What do you think? It’s a good read, huh? Do you think it’ll be an Amazon best seller?

Do you think Dr. Oz will invite me to his show? Yeah…probably not.

I know I’m being silly, but that’s the point because the book’s first two paragraphs are just about everything you need to know about nutrition.

I’m not kidding.

The third paragraph is what really matters, though. We’re so emotionally messed up over food that we don’t trust ourselves. You know this applies to you if the second paragraph caused you to shudder a little.

I believe, and there’s lots of research backing me up, that by letting go of the overthinking and stressing we begin to allow ourselves to feel what our body really wants and needs, and therefore start to actually trust ourselves around food again.

In other words, by letting go we actually gain more control. I’d love to hear your thoughts.