Understandably, however, some things cannot be eliminated from your life. Chances are good that you're going to have to still go to work every day, and you'll probably still have family members to deal with. However, there are probably a few things that can either be ignored or viewed differently.

Relaxation is something that you should add to your schedule on a regular basis. There are few things that reduce your overall stress level like a good time spent relaxing. Therefore, you should set aside a period everyday to relax - and make sure that it's actually scheduled, after all, you're doing it for your health.

Exercise is another excellent way to combat stress, it will make you feel better and more confident. It is particularly good because it will make you fitter also, so your health will benefit doubly.

If you start working on stress reduction, you should start seeing improvements in your health right away. Also, even if you are not noticing that your health is improving right away, you should still feel confident that it is - more relaxed you are, better you should feel. Start working on stress reduction today, and have a healthier life tomorrow!

Peter Sachford is webmaster and operator of FP Health Inc, which is a popular and extensive resource for health information. For more information, plus Health links, articles and newsletter go to: http://www.fphealth.com

Another problem is that depending on where you live, some diets might call for you to eat a particular food that is difficult or even impossible to find. They might also require you to eat foods that are out of season or more expensive to buy in your location than others. If this is case, you should change your diet to include foods that are easier to come by, but that also work in your diet.

In end you will only see benefits of a diet if you stick with it, this however is easier said than done. In order to stick with your diet you need to be realistic and know your limitations. It will be extremely difficult to totally stop eating junk food overnight, particularly if you eat a lot of junk food at moment. Your personalized diet should allow you to ease into your new eating pattern and diet, there shouldn't be an abrupt change.

Avoid a diet that requires you to abruptly change your eating habits, forcing you to stop eating your favourite foods for example. Changes like that will cause temptation and make you cheta on your diet. A diet like this will rarely last long enough to have any meaningful effect on your health or weight.

An excellent way to boost your confidence as you diet is to able to see change in your body. However initially change might not be so obvious visually, a good way to gauge your progress then is to make a progress chart. On this chart record your weight or blood pressure. That way laid out in front of you you will have a map showing how far you've come and how much closer to your goals you are. This will give your diet momentum to really work and you confidence to carry on and stick with it.

Andrew Banderman is webmaster of RC Diet Inc -- a premier source of information on diet. Free newsletter. For more diet information, go to: http://www.rcdiet.com