How is the True Lemon Healthy New Year Challenge different from just going on a diet?

The True Lemon Healthy New Year Challenge is not a diet and, in fact, as a Registered Dietitian, I never recommend going on a diet. If you want to lose weight permanently, the True Lemon Healthy New Year Challenge is a great place to start. You will be adding three very important healthy lifestyle choices to your daily routine. By the end of the three months, these three choices will now be healthy habits. You will lose weight, experience a surge in your energy level and be a healthier person. You will feel good, not deprived and frustrated. Once you have adopted these three healthy lifestyle choices into your daily routine, you can add three more healthy choices (such as eating fewer fried foods, decreasing fat intake, deep breathing, adding breakfast, etc.) until they become habits. The key to permanent weight loss is to make the lifestyle changes permanent. If you go on a diet, you will lose weight due to the calorie-deficit. In all likelihood, you will then gain the weight back ...  more