Do you really want to lose 10 lbs a week?

Or would you rather get healthy, fit, toned and in shape for the rest of your life?

To lose 10 lbs a week sounds like it would be perfect - the quick fix. The reality is that this is exactly what could start you on yo yo dieting.

Yo yo dieting is where you try one thing, you get a quick fix you lose 10lbs a week for a week and then it's just too hard to keep up this severe diet and you slip off the bandwagon.

As soon as you go back to your usual foods, boom, back comes the weight and fat.

Why?

Well, quite simply these "diets" that say you can lose 10lbs a week are causing your body to go into a kind of survival mode. Most of your weight loss in the first week or so is water.

Then what happens when you eat again is that your body is confused and not sure if it will have to go into survival mode again so it stores whatever comes its way as - you guessed it - fat reserves.

So these quick fix lose 10lbs in a week diets can actually cause you to put on more fat.

You could turn this around though and use the way your body works to your advantage. Bodies are amazing things and I guess we never bothered to read the instruction manual!

According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, author of "Chasing Life" and CNN's Senior Medical Corespondent, the real quest is an exceptional life. Would an exceptional life include what I said at the beginning? A life of health, fitness and energy to keep up and really enjoy your limited time on this planet?

While interviewing the foremost authorities on anti-aging and life extension, Dr. Gupta discovered three principles that each researcher deemed critical to extending our lives naturally and empowering us to live exceptionally. They are in no particular order:

1. Positive thinking and having purpose
2. Weight training
3. Good nutrition

Jon Benson, author of "Fit Over 40", explores each of these in great detail, as well as asking 52 men and women how they have managed to slow the hands of time down to a crawl. Benson does not waste time with hype and hypothesis. He focuses on real-world examples and applications we can all use to slow down the aging process and help prevent and reverse the conditions that can lead to disease.

Discover more today at www.fitover40.com

You too can live a longer, more exceptional life by simply adopting a smart, realistic and enjoyable lifestyle fitness plan rather than a yo yo diet. And if science just happens to catch up with Father Time, you'll be many steps ahead of the curve.

Your choice - Lose 10 lbs a week or really get in shape for the rest of your life.