Baby Steps for Lasting Change

I cut out a couple of desserts one week, added a couple of vegetables the next, and…well, you get the picture. But every now and then, we’ll meet a Lee—a person who has somehow managed to translate a goal into lasting change (or who at least seems to be on the path to doing so). Avoid Yo-Yo and Fad DietingRead this over and over until it sinks in: The on-again, off-again, diet-of-the-month lifestyle actively works against your efforts to create lasting change. A nutritionist or dietitian can help you formulate a plan to get you—and keep you—on the road to healthy eating. (Baby steps don’t get much more baby-steppy than making a simple phone call.)