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A few tips for successful diet

• Exercise: Exercise is probably the most important predictor of whether you will succeed at long-term weight loss.
• Keep a diary: Keeping a food diary can be a huge asset in successful weight loss.
• Stay focused on healthy, not thin: It is important to try and look healthy, not anorexic.
• Don't eat your emotions: Learning to deal with emotions without food is a significant skill that will greatly serve long-term weight control.
• Get support: A big key in long-term weight control comes from receiving encouragement and support from others.
• Learn to pay attention to your hunger level and stop eating when you feel comfortably full, not stuffed.
• Lose weight slowly with small changes.
• Slow down: Take smaller bites and enjoy and savour every tasty morsel.
• Eat less fat, but do it wisely: It's important to watch your fat intake but don't over do it. Remember, excess of anything is never good.