Most people fail at diet and lifestyle resolutions because they associate “a diet” with deprivation and take an all-or-nothing approach. Adopting a healthier lifestyle doesn’t have to mean deprivation or struggle — not if you take the right approach. Accentuate the positive. Give yourself credit for positive health behaviors. Overeating at one meal doesn’t translate into “diet failure.” If you eat three meals every day, that’s 21 meals a week, right? So if you have a dietary “indiscretion” at one or two of those meals, that still translates into 19 or 20 meals that were balanced and healthy. That’s a …