As you know there is tons of weight loss plans out there to choose from some good and some not so good. Always proceed with caution when anything is directly related to your health. The worst kind of programs offer almost immediate success. As they say "if it is too good to be true then it probably is".

One thing you always need to apply is plain and simple common sense. The first thing you can do is make small changes rather than a dramatic shift in lifestyle. While taking these small practical steps understand what you need to do in order to achieve the most success.

Do simple things like cutting out cream in your coffee this is easy and effective. Try and exchange sugar for honey in your coffee or if that does not work for you try to replace the sugar with something you are comfortable with. Remember it's what you do every day that counts.

Tip number two is easy also. In the morning eat fresh fruit. By the way vary your fruit. Cut up some grapefruit. Before you eat it - drink warm water with lemon. Then eat some whole bran cereal and have whole wheat toast with honey. You can also eat porridge as this will help fill you up. As they say "breakfast is the most important meal of the day".

As for your main meal eat more veggies and good starch like from sweat potatoes and Yams. Stay away from heavily processed foods and cut down on dairy.

Tip number three is this. Do exercise that you enjoy. I like to golf for example. Choose activities that you enjoy this way you will want to do it. At the gym vary your exercise routines and do scissor kicks and crunches to specifically target that area.