I am not a fan of the phrase “I am on a diet”.  A diet is temporary.  Temporary weight loss and temporary healthy food habits means temporarily reaching your goals.  What happens if the diet is too hard?  Or When you cave and eat something you weren’t suppose to?  It probably is an easy time to throw in the towel and say “I’ll try it again another time”.  This is where making a lifestyle change comes in.  It starts with small steps and set backs are part of the process.  It can be a slow process, but a well worth it process.  Pick a simple change, (like adding 1 piece of fruit every day or park at the back of the parking lot or instead of drinking diet pop (or regular pop) several times a day try once a day or only special occasions) work on that and once you are ready…