Weight Loss Tip #13: Find Your RealAge

What does this have to do with weight loss? Well, most of us lose weight (whether we admit it or not!) because we want to look better. How we take care of our bodies, in addition to our weight, greatly influences how we look and feel. I saw a guy at the pool a few months ago who was probably 60, but had a better body than most 20 year olds. If his hair weren't gray, I'd say he looked about 30. I also saw a women today who was probably 30, but her hands, probably from sun damage, looked about 60. No joke. So, how can we figure out our “real age” based on behaviors and our health histories? At RealAge.com, of course!

Developed by Oprah's doctors Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen, the test, which takes about 20 minutes to complete, will tell you how old you really are. In addition, it gives suggestions to look and feel younger. Go ahead and take the test now.

The RealAge book, as well as the website, played an important role in my getting thin. I am a bit vain and want to look and feel my youngest so I saw the test as a bit of challenge when my realage wasn't has high as I would've liked. The test is concerned primarily with health and not weight loss, but the two go hand in hand. I followed the advice of the docs and lowered my realage by 10 years. It really is a great program and resource that I highly recommend.

Go ahead, look, feel, and be, in real terms, 10 years younger. It is possible.