New Year Nutrition: Why Diets Fail and How to Succeed
Sat Feb 07 2026
In this episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast, we sit down again with Christelle Bashi, clinical dietitian and founder of Yes You Can Clinic in Lebanon, for an honest and practical conversation about New Year’s resolutions, nutrition, and long-term lifestyle change. Why do 80% of people abandon their health goals within weeks? How do stress, economic pressure, culture, and unrealistic expectations sabotage progress? And what actually works when it comes to weight loss, nutrition, and habit change? We discuss:
1. Why New Year’s resolutions often fail
2. The difference between motivation and sustainability
3. SMART goals for real-life nutrition
4. Weight loss vs fat loss
5. The impact of stress, sleep, and lifestyle
6. Affordable and traditional Lebanese healthy meals
7. Supplements: when they help and when they harm
8. Small, realistic changes that actually last This episode is about building a healthier lifestyle without guilt, extremes, or burnout — one step at a time.
#NewYearGoals #SustainableHealth #NutritionScience #WeightLossJourney #HealthyLifestyle #LebanesePhysiciansPodcast #YesYouCanClinic #MindsetMatters #FatLossNotWeightLoss #WellnessWithoutBurnout #HealthEducation #LifestyleMedicine
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In this episode of The Lebanese Physicians Podcast, we sit down again with Christelle Bashi, clinical dietitian and founder of Yes You Can Clinic in Lebanon, for an honest and practical conversation about New Year’s resolutions, nutrition, and long-term lifestyle change. Why do 80% of people abandon their health goals within weeks? How do stress, economic pressure, culture, and unrealistic expectations sabotage progress? And what actually works when it comes to weight loss, nutrition, and habit change? We discuss: 1. Why New Year’s resolutions often fail 2. The difference between motivation and sustainability 3. SMART goals for real-life nutrition 4. Weight loss vs fat loss 5. The impact of stress, sleep, and lifestyle 6. Affordable and traditional Lebanese healthy meals 7. Supplements: when they help and when they harm 8. Small, realistic changes that actually last This episode is about building a healthier lifestyle without guilt, extremes, or burnout — one step at a time. #NewYearGoals #SustainableHealth #NutritionScience #WeightLossJourney #HealthyLifestyle #LebanesePhysiciansPodcast #YesYouCanClinic #MindsetMatters #FatLossNotWeightLoss #WellnessWithoutBurnout #HealthEducation #LifestyleMedicine