Tips to Stick to a Low-Fat Diet

Dieting isn’t always easy, but these tips will help you stay on the low-fat track when you find yourself wavering.

By Lori Brookhart-Schervish
Reviewed by Ruth Ann Carpenter, M.S., R.D., L.D., 2008

Staying realistic is the best road to successful long-term low-fat eating, says Ruth Ann Carpenter, M.S., R.D., L.D., a health promotion consultant in Dallas. Extreme measures get you nowhere, except hungry and primed for a rebound into your old ways.

Carpenter lays out some important building blocks to setting realistic goals for healthy eating and weight loss: Prepare, be aware, pick a strategy, problem-solve, and if you fall down, get back up.

We’ll help you meet those goals with our real-life tips.