Tips & Tricks: Don't Call It A Diet

To be ON something implies that you'll eventually be OFF it, which is why I never refer to this new and improved way of eating as being on a diet. The very words make it all seem so transient...optional even. For me, that's almost always the kiss of death, because it immediately sets me up for failure before I even get started.

In reality, I'm changing my diet to a healthier one. The obvious benefit will be that I feel better. The added benefit will be that I will lose weight. If I want to continue benefiting myself, I'll need to maintain this healthier lifestyle for the rest of my life.

So don't sabotage yourself by using the kiss-of-death "D" word, and don't let other people force the word on you either (which they'll sometimes do in one breath while snickering in another breath that you won't stick to it). This is a change of life, our new eating habits, and we have to look at it like that if we want to truly be successful.