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What does a lifestyle change mean? One really does not know until they actually start some kind of action. It doesn't mean that your are instantly going to love vegetables and start hating chocolate. Much of the change comes from your mind, your eating habits and your perspective.
Diet or change??
Diet is all about numbers-lifestyle change is all about your eating, activity your goals.
Diet assumes that reaching a certain weight is the key to happiness. Mess up one day and all is a mess.
Lifestyle assumes that overweight is usually the result of other problems. Face these problems, and focus on some solutions.
Going on diet involves a external change in eating. You count, measure, stop eating, substitute based on whatever rules. Stop the rules and gradually the the weight comes back on.
Making a lifestyle change evolves internal permanent change with food, activity and the mindless eating that we sometimes give in to. The goal is to learn to take care of yourself, emotionally, physically and spiritually. IT involves constant change to your environment.
Many factors are out of your control-genes, age, medical issues. So one needs to focus on what is in your control and change you mental attitude to start the lifestyle change. This is your life.
Might also help with your happiness factor if you are joining me in this project.