Normally I wouldn't work a book review into Fit Beauty, but this is just too perfect. I recently read Nina Garcia's The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own, and just like watching an inspirational sports movie makes me want to hit the gym, this book made me want to shop. But with a purpose.

It seems like each season, I look in my closet and think, "Holy crap, I have nothing to wear." I know that's completely untrue, but I also know I'm not alone. And while that might not seem like a big deal, it really can take a toll on you emotionally when you can't find anything to wear, and you know you spent a bit of cash on clothes just a year ago.

With some help from this book, I now feel confident that I can shop in a way that will be productive and stay relevant from season to season, year after year. Let me explain.

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Don't lie! Everybody wants to look like a celebrity. Well, maybe not exactly like a celebrity, but fit and beautiful in your own skin is pretty fair to say. I'm not a celebrity, so I really don't know how easy or difficult their lives are, but I do think it's easier for them to eat healthy and stay in shape with personal chefs and personal trainers at their beck and call. Sometimes they even get several months allotted before a movie just to get as buff as possible...

Must be rough.

So just what are those celebrity personal trainers teaching people like Oprah, Elle McPherson, and Madonna? Everything from focusing on health instead of appearance, to finding activities you like, to being realistic about just how much hard work it takes to get in (and stay in) shape.

Good to know they have to work hard at it, because I sure do!

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