Just the Rules: Tosca's Guide to Eating Right

I must confess to devouring something without a care in the world. No, not chocolate or ice cream (surprise). Rather, it's a book. One that I had mentioned on my list of great gifts for fitness fanatics—clearly someone knows I'm a fitness fanatic! The book: Just the Rules: Tosca's Guide to Eating Right. It was an early Christmas present, and at the rate I'm going, I'll be done with it before Christmas actually hits.

If you don't know her, Tosca Reno is the queen of eating clean. What does it mean to eat clean? Well, for starters it isn't a diet. It's a way of life that centers around eating the way nature intended us to eat. Minus the processed stuff, and totally based on all the natural stuff. So this book I'm currently reading is like Cliff's Notes for all the rest of Tosca's Eat-Clean books, comprised of the 51 most important aspects (rules) of eating clean.

Tosca's goal is to "gently but firmly push you over the line to getting back the best version of you." And she does just that. Here, take a look:

And that's just the first section. While some of you may already be applying these pointers to your daily life, it never hurts to be reminded. And this book proves to be a good way to do just that. For starters, there are pictures in it. (Always cool.) But most importantly, it's very easy to read. And comprehend.

It's not an expensive book, either. So get readin' already!

Question: Rule #14 explains that a treat is not a cheat...it's a treat, one that's meant to be enjoyed. Within moderation, of course. So what's your treat of choice?