Anyone who’s ever struggled with weight knows how challenging it can be to find a diet that works, especially with so many options.  

Well, here’s the thing. While selecting a healthy, well-rounded diet that works for you is essential, changing your mindset to focus on changing your overall lifestyle is even more critical. By approaching your weight loss plan to improve your health and overall wellness, you’re much more likely to find success.

But how do you do that?

Many of us pursue healthy eating in an effort to lose weight. While that is essential, consistently eating meals that are balanced for nutrition can also help with many common ailments we face throughout our lifetimes.

Read on for a list of expert and science-backed health issues that eating right can help reduce, tame, and support, so you can live life to the fullest!

You know eating a healthier diet is vital to losing weight. You know that it means you’ll have to make some real changes, and you’re ready.

So you research online, you check out the article about the best new diets, you talk with your friend about the plan she's been trying...

But here’s the thing: Losing weight isn’t about trying the latest and greatest thing. It’s finding what works for you and setting yourself up for success by ensuring your weight loss journey won’t be a wash. We've come up with a few ways for you to do exactly that.

There’s nothing quite like a day outside enjoying the trees, grass and flowers while soaking in the sunshine and smelling the clean, fresh air.

We found a whole host of reasons why you should incorporate time outdoors into your weekly activities, particularly during the warm summer days. If you're at a loss for some new unique ideas for a summer outing, the kinds of things that will make the experience memorable and enjoyable for you and your loved ones... we've come up with some fun things to try!

If you’re living with Type 2 diabetes, you know how challenging it can be to simultaneously manage your blood sugar while striving to meet your everyday demands. It’s easy to feel frustrated, overwhelmed, defeated, tired and stressed as you try to remember to do things like take medication, make your regular check-ups and deal with the everyday ups and downs.

We have a few lifestyle tips that may help make managing your health and your diabetes just a little easier.

Think about what you do on the weekends. If you’re like most, there’s probably at least one or two outings that involve people in your social circles. And what do those outings involve? Food? Alcohol? When you’re trying to lead to a healthy lifestyle, maintaining friendships while sticking with your goals can be one heck of a problem. Or, your could try a few things to turn those friends into a resource!

Exercise is often top-of-mind when you set out to boost the quality of your cardiac health.. While it’s true that burning calories by engaging in something like walking or cycling can help with weight-loss, the real cornerstone of any successful "heart-healthy" plan is rooted in a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

So before you put all of your focus on physical exercises, let's see what other steps you can take to keep your heart pumping, and possibly add years to your life!

Feeling uncomfortable in our skin is a common thread shared by women and men alike, particularly those of us who are trying to lose weight.

Thankfully, there are steps you can take to turn your state of mind around and start to feel positive about yourself. Read on for five ways to fall in love with the person in the mirror.

Our bodies are fortresses, chock full of defense systems that work constantly to keep the germs all around us from getting in and attacking. These systems are powerful and experienced — but, unfortunately, they can be overwhelmed, resulting in fatigue, sleep loss, even sickness.

Thankfully, however, we can do our part to support our built-in defense system with simple things that include nutrition, cleanliness, and self-care.

If you’re living with hypertension — also known as high blood pressure — you likely know how critical it is to manage it. And while doctors may prescribe you medications to treat high blood pressure, there are unfortunately instances where even those don’t fully work.

Thankfully, new research supports the fact that something else can: lifestyle changes.

With expert advice in mind, you can easily start as soon as today to work towards managing your high blood pressure.

You may have heard of the Mediterranean Diet. It’s been growing in popularity for some time now — and for good reason.

The diet revolves around eating meals created with healthy, wholesome ingredients and avoiding things like sugar and refined fats. Meals should be rich in vegetables, legumes, nuts, lean protein and whole grains — all of which go a long way towards keeping you full, satisfied and energetic.

But, it's also about more than just what you eat. It’s about creating a lifestyle that revolves around several key elements that are as much a part of the culture it came from as the food itself.

It’s the new year, and many of us have started out with our usual resolution: lose weight.

weight loss-related goals are always at the top of people’s lists — but, unfortunately, very few actually succeed. Studies show that 80% of resolutions fail within the first year.

So, where are we going wrong? And what can we do to be among the successful 20%?

One of the most important things you can do to ensure your wellness is to get a good night’s sleep. Getting at least six hours a night is especially important for adults over age 50. A recent study actually found that those who got less, had an increased risk of developing dementia! Woah.

While there are a lot of issues that could cause you to struggle with sleep... there are also a number of ways to help ensure you have the best chance to catch those Zs and continue to thrive as you age.

You’ve heard about the keto diet. You’ve thought about the keto diet. Now you’re at a point where you’re ready to actually try the keto diet. Hold up. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. Before you go all-in, make sure you’re setting yourself up for success by taking the right steps.

There are times when self-doubt, insecurity and negative thoughts creep into our minds. But here’s the thing, our thoughts don’t have to define us. Are they going to be there? Sure. But do they have to make us miserable? Absolutely not.

We all have a critical voice — that nagging internal dialog and pattern of negative thoughts that can bring down our self esteem. It’s important to learn how to counter your critical voice to put a positive spin on things and look at life in a more optimistic way.

We have some tips on how to reframe your inner dialog to achieve those weight loss goals and gain a happier lease on life.

Diabetes is a condition that effects over 32-million Americans, with an added 88-million adults suffering from pre-diabetes. Both can be scary diseases, but both can also be at least partially controlled through diet.

Research has shown that eating a plant-based diet that’s low in processed foods and high in whole unprocessed grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes can reduce the risk for diabetes and pre-diabetes.

Getting started on a vegetarian diet is one of the areas that Diet-to-Go can help you with! With two diets specifically designed to help people with Type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes we're here to help you eat right, learn about proper portion size, get balanced nutrition, and even lose weight.*

The only person’s opinion that truly matters is your own. And knowing your own opinion of yourself — inside and out — plays a big role in how others see you, and how capable you are of finding happiness and achieving success with your goals.

It’s all well and good to set a goal, stop procrastinating and start it, use your time effectively and harness self-control, but one of the most critical steps to making your goal a reality is to find your motivation. Motivation can come from two places: within yourself, or from external factors. It doesn’t matter where you find it, the key is to do just that — find it.

We put together a list of 9 powerful ways to find your motivation, a mix of internal and external things you can do to find the enthusiasm necessary to carry on and make that goal a reality.

One of the most difficult things to conquer in life is mastering self-control. Self-control ultimately means being in charge of your own choices, both physically and mentally. Why learn self-control? Because it will make you happier — and able to achieve your goals better and get the most out of life. People who have more self-control are able to deal with conflict better and have less stress in their lives. And, an additional added benefit; mastering self-control can make a difference in achieving your weight lose goals!

That’s why we've got 9 tried-and-true ways to master self-control — and get all the happiness and improvement that goes with it.