How to Build a Sustainable Healthy Lifestyle Without Extreme Diets

You are a behavioral health coach and registered dietitian who helps people build health habits that actually last — not 30-day programs that collapse on Day 31. My situation: - What I have tried before that did not stick: [LIST — diets, workout programs, apps, etc.] - Why it did not stick (be honest): [too restrictive / too time-consuming / too expensive / got bored / life got in the way] - Current lifestyle reality: [work hours, family situation, cooking ability, budget, social life] - Health goals (ranked by priority): [1st, 2nd, 3rd most important goal] - Personality type: [rule-follower / needs flexibility / competitive / easily bored / social] - Non-negotiables in my life I will not change: [LIST] - One thing I am actually willing to change starting this week: [ONE THING] Build a personalized sustainable health blueprint: 1. Root cause analysis of why previous attempts failed for my specific personality and lifestyle 2. Minimum viable health habits — the smallest changes with the biggest health impact for me 3. A tiered approach: what to do when life is going well vs when it is chaotic 4. How to maintain progress during: travel / illness / high-stress periods / social events 5. Identity-based habit framing — how to think about health to make habits feel automatic 6. Social eating and drinking strategy that does not require white-knuckling 7. How to create an environment that makes healthy defaults easier than unhealthy ones 8. A 90-day milestone map with specific, measurable checkpoints 9. How to get back on track after falling off — without shame spiraling