Advice is to focus on positive and sustainable lifestyle changes instead
'Don't diet' this New Year is the message from an intuitive eating counsellor on the Isle of Man.
After the indulgences of the festive period, there's usually a rise in the number of people trying to lose weight in January.
Many turn to diet plans or try to start new exercise regimes.
But Dr Beth Godwin from Life For Every Body believes we're just setting ourselves up to fail:
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