subject: Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle [print this page] What people need to realize is that working out and eating right isn't hard. When people think of diets and exercise, generally what comes to mind is going from eating ice cream and pizza to eating salads and drinking water. They think of going from the couch to running a few miles a day. This type of mental attitude is what scares off hundreds of thousands of people from living a healthy lifestyle. Consistency and moderation is an easy way to get you started on the road to living a better life. You can still eat what you want, sit around as much as you want, but the key is to just do it less. Change your mental attitude and your approach to getting in shape. Start small and build up and you will be much more successful and will actually enjoy the process.