"The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan is one of those books that makes you think - reconsider what you feed your body. This is a 2006 New York Times Best Seller that was not brought to my attention by such prestige, but by the constant quoting from my boyfriend. My curiosity peaked, so I borrowed the book. There are statistics and research on the farms our foods come from that made me not eat meat for about two months. Let's just say organic does not necessarily mean it's been raised well.

It's a fairly long book. For all those with short attention spans, you are in luck! This past Sunday in the Times Magazine, he has an essay, "Unhappy Meals" that touches upon the basics of his book. But really, his essay talks about health and nutrition as common sense. He ends his essay, with a "few (flagrantly unscientific) rules of thumb," and goes on in his sarcastic manner to reiterate what you have read in every magazine, heard on every TV show from all the experts.

His essay comes at the end of the first month of 2007 when the motivation saunters off to old habits. I notice the gym is not as upbeat, the snacks are coming back out at work and even I have slipped a few treats in. Hunger with a whisper of indulgence tells me to eat a whole bag of cookies but common sense tells me to have two, maybe three...have a glass of water, and make sure I do my exercises. It's just common sense. Or maybe what we're lacking is just motivation.