You can start – and stop! – a new diet plan for weight loss every week, month, or year, and still not feel great about yourself, or feel healthy.

That’s because a diet plan for weight loss isn’t necessarily going to make you healthy, though it might make you skinny. Instead, you need to focus less on a strict diet and more on a lifestyle change.

Consuming whole, natural foods, with no preservatives in moderate quantities is truly how you should be eating, if your goal isn’t just weight loss but health. Natural fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and no added sugar is the key to waking up feeling good until you go to bed, no doubt about it.