So. Would You Like to Makeover Yourself?

Discovery Health is an awesome channel or so I just found out. Like every other American, I've immersed myself in this crazy fad: makeover-ing myself. Insane, I know. Why would anyone makeover him/herself? But if you're interested in the concept, let me affirm that the Discovery Health channel is imho the best makeover teacher on TV.

Out of all different healthy-living/fitness/etc makeover shows available on this channel, the one that stood out the most to mes the Dan Ho show. A successful immigrant (he's originally from Guam. He lived the "perfect" life until one day, he's had a seizure that opened up his eyes and prompted him to change his life).

His motto (to be healthy, happy, simple and sane) is what hooks me to the show despite the fact that I secretly think he's a little too eccentric for my taste. But he's right up my alley though. All I want in life is to be healthy, happy, simple and sane. Sure, his tv show may not be the best makeover, nor the prettiest looking show on TV (As a girl, "pretty" tv show is mostly appealing to me), but he makes me feel that me, myself is ENOUGH as I am.

Creepy how a show can actually affirm my self-worth. But yeah, to enlighten thee who may not believe me, I'm presenting from his website (http://health.discovery.com/fansites/danho_fansite/danho_fansite.html), this lovely segment called:

Ho'ism (Dan Ho manifesto):

1. The Mind-Body-Health Connection is nothing more than style.

2. Style is not visual—it comes from the inside. So it doesn't matter what things look like. If you're not feeling it, we're not tasting it, we're not smelling it, and it definitely won't look good.

3. If you have self-respect, you will be healthy.

4. Color, texture and pattern are meaningless without heart.

5. Healthy eating isn't deliberately low fat—it just happens to be low fat.

6. Your level of fitness isn't how much you work out, it's how willing you are to take the stairs instead of the elevator.

7. Live with your silver and crystal—what are you saving it for?

8. Entertaining isn't in your table settings, wine and candlelight—it's rolling up your rug and dancing.

9. The soul of the home isn't in the kitchen—it's within its inhabitants.

10. If you have a garlic press, you're wasting time.


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Thank you for being patient. I haven't been feeling up to par these days. I promise to return to my witty and write-y self in the next week or so.

Love,
Tracy