Yes you can, the question is would you want to?

Ask yourself, can you take the trash every day or two to the city dump?, of course you could, but it may not be convenient or practical, so you pay city taxes and they do it for you or if you live in say an apartment complex you pay a fee and they take care of it.

We will give you tips on how to create a healthy diet and you will see what we mean.

Nutrition is defined as giving your body all the macronutrients you need, those are proteins, carbs and fat and getting them from all food groups, fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, poultry and dairy for example.

There are different opinions as to what amounts you need of each macronutrient every day and they do depend on factors like age, gender, body type and others but for this exercise let's take a common average: You need 2 ounces of protein, 10 ounces of carbohydrates and 2.5 ounces of fat every day.

There are different tools that can give you an idea of how many calories you need to maintain your weight and anything below that level will make you lose weight, here at Yoyobelly we have for example your 'Daily Calorie Requirement' tool and the 'Diet Profile' which give you a clear idea for setting your daily calorie goals.

Here starts the tricky and laborious part.

You now have to select healthy foods that amount to your macronutrient amounts and your goal calories, and foods do not contain only one element, they are complex often containing several different amounts of different nutrients.

It can be done, you select what you want, weight it, look-up for the nutrients it contains and start your math in a list.

After and/or during your food selection you have to be thinking on combinations to make meals, you can look-up for recipes on how to make your meals with the contents you have selected and they are plentiful on books and the internet for example, but as we said, it is a laborious and arduous task.

As a component of healthy eating you have to include water to stay hydrated evenly during the day.

After a while add variety selecting new foods and recipes and you are all set.

So you see, the science is to a certain extent simple, the problem is on the execution, it takes time and work, but it can definetely be done.

So the 'diets people' do all the work for us plus give us healthy tips and support for a fee that may be more convenient to pay.

An approach that is also advisable is to select a commercial healthy diet for a period of time, learn from it, learn what you like and don't, taste and cooking wise, and then start from it your own.

To select a diet that works for you we have included tools here at Yoyobelly that can help you on your selection like the 'Diet Categories' section and the 'Diet Selector', check to see if you find the right one for you!