A healthy lifestyle is not about strict nutrition practices, staying unrealistically thin, exercising until  you drop or depriving yourself of foods you love.  Rather, it's about finding a balance in your everyday, walking-around life where you feel great, have more energy, and are as healthy as possible.  All of these things can be achieved by adopting some nutrition basics, incorporating more movement into your days and getting adequate rest.  The first step is to set yourself up for success by planning small, manageable steps rather than one big dramatic change.  By choosing just one change every couple of weeks, they will become habit and before you know it, you will have adopted a healthier lifestyle.