The first step to take, is to have clearly defined goals. More specifically, you should already be clear about how many pounds you are going to lose, and how much time you give yourself. Set realistic goals.

Then start working backwards to determine how you can achieve those goals. It's a simple numbers game at this stage. If you burn more calories than you take in, you are going to lose weight. Continue to work hard and keep the pounds at bay. Always remember that.

Make up a list of foods that you like to take. Do whatever you can to find out the calories for each type of food on your list. Add up the numbers and find out how much calories you are taking in each day. It also make more sense to take smaller meals, but in higher frequency. As an illustration, take 5 meals per day instead of 3 big meals.

Make sure that you include lots of fruits, vegetables, and poultry in your diet list.

Your diet is central to your entire weight loss program. Many want to lose weight successfully, but they don't know what a good weight loss diet looks like. How about a low GI diet? Such questions are swimming in their head, and they have no idea what they should do.

First, I must mention that to choose the right weight loss diet, there are several issues that you must consider. Don't just consider the amount of calories in your diet. There is more. Different people need different diets, and here's why.

We all need different energy levels each day. For example, some people do not exercise at all. Then there are those who exercise once in a while. There are people who live a very active lifestyle. With different lifestyles come different diet plans. This is to cater to the diverse needs of various lifestyles.

You would be considered successful if you can work out what you need to eat to lose weight, while at the same time, stay healthy. Try to take in at least 2000 calories each day. Do not go below this number. Taking less than that will affect your health adversely. In other words, it's not a good diet plan.

Instead, it would be wise to plan based on your own daily needs. If you are taking 2000 calories a day, try aiming for 1900 calories a day. Still, nothing beats a good workout to burn off all those unwanted calories. This way, your muscles get a good workout, and you lose weight too.

Something interesting is happening here.

There are only so much calories you can scrap off your diet. In other words, you would be better off trying to burn off fats than to just cut away the intake.