Weight loss tips -- #1
Do not eat late at night. Dinner should be light and eaten as early as possible, preferably at least 3 hours before bedtime. You will sleep easier and your body will be re-energizing itself rather than digesting a meal.

Weight loss tips -- #2
Never under eat (less than 1200 calories per day). Eating less than is required to support your basal metabolism will slow your metabolism down!

Weight loss tips -- #3
Eat small, frequent meals and snacks (5 or 6 a day). This pattern of eating has been shown to raise metabolism and keep blood sugar levels stable. It also helps to prevent binging because you never feel famished.

Weight loss tips -- #4
Do 5 minutes more activity than the day before. It does not have to be an exercise session. Walking to the shops, mowing the lawn, taking the stairs at work all count and it should be spread throughout the day. After a week or two you'll have to get creative!

Weight loss tips -- #5
Train with weights 2 or 3 times per week. Because muscle tissue requires more calories than fat tissue your metabolism will increase. Don't worry... you don't have to become big and bulky for this to have an effect.

Weight loss tips -- #6
Drink 10 eight ounce glasses of water a day. Carry a bottle of water with you and drink frequently throughout the day.

Weight loss tips -- #7
Avoid so called diet products that may be higher in carbs than protein.  Carbs and Protein have the same calorie count, choose Protein for more permanent weight loss.

Weight loss tips -- #8
Steam your vegetables rather than frying them in butter or oil.

Weight loss tips -- #9
Cut right down on alcohol. A gram of alcohol contains 7 calories or 150 calories in a bottle of beer. Instead of a glass of wine with every evening meal go for flavored sparkling water.

Weight loss tips -- #10
Replace sweet snacks like candy bars with dried fruit or tropical mixes.

Weight loss tips -- #11
Replace all full fat milk with low fat milk.

Weight loss tips -- #12
Drink a glass of water before you eat. It will fill you up.

Weight loss tips -- #13
Keep a food diary. This is one of the best ways to "interrupt" habitual binging and food addictions. Try it for a week.

Weight loss tips -- #14
Don't shop when you're hungry. You'll end up buying all kinds of things you know you shouldn't.

Weight loss tips -- #15
Make a shopping list before you go and stick to it.

Weight loss tips -- #16
Chew your food 10-20 times. You feel more full with less food and it aids digestion.

Weight loss tips -- #17
Do not get weighed without also taking the time for body measurements. Lean muscle weighs more than fat, but aids in burning fat.

Weight loss tips -- #18
Write down tomorrow's meals the night before and the times you plan to eat. That way you are eating "matter-of-factly" rather than on impulse.

Weight loss tips -- #19
If you binge eat during the week write down precisely what you did and how you felt just before you did. After a few weeks you should find out what triggers that behavior. If you are stressed for example may be you could go for a walk, do some deep breathing exercises or listen to your favorite CD.

Weight loss tips -- #20
Exercise first thing in the morning. There is more chance of you putting it off, or something getting in the way if you exercise later on.