Helpful Tips for Losing Weight

It's no fun being on a weight-loss diet, is it?. With 66% of Americans being overweight or obese, I think most of us have been on a weight-loss diet at one time or another and felt the misery of feeling deprived and the painstakingly slow way the numbers move down on the bathroom scale. And it's a bummer to watch your friends continue to eat their sugary greasy snacks while you sip your diet soda or glass of water.

But you know what? It's really worth the effort in the long run. If you're overweight or obese, just decreasing your weight by 10% is enough to reduce your risk for diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease. If you plan your diet and stick with it, you'll lose the excess fat and get healthier and learn to love your scale instead of hate it.

But when it's time to lose weight, do it the right way. Think of your diet as a life-long commitment and not some kind of a way to lose 35 pounds quickly. It just doesn't work that way. Crash diets are a waste of time - they don't teach you how to eat healthy and the weight loss is rarely permanent. The key to successful weight loss is eating foods that are good for you and in the right amounts, not starving yourself or following fad diets.

Want to know how to lose weight? Here's help:

• How to Lose Weight
• Healthy Foods Instead of a Diet
• Six Weeks to a Healthy Diet