10 weight loss tips that make you look slimmer, feel stronger!

Weight loss is more about getting fit and remaining healthy than about creating an hour-glass figure. Why? Because that's what will give you a long, disease-free life. It is pretty well known that extra pounds spell disaster in the long run.

Here is a list of 10 tips for losing weight. They focus more on diet than on exercise, although I'll be the first to say that you need a combination of both. Some of these tips may be familiar to you. Others may not be. Check them out. I hope you use some of them and see a slimmer, younger-looking you!

Tip 1:
Drink plenty of water. The body needs a lot of water. And water is not just a way to flush out toxins - it is needed for many other body processes as well. If you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. And it will reduce that tendency to stuff yourself full at mealtimes.

Tip 2:
Consume foods that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. They contain 90 to 95 % water so you don't gain unwanted calories by feasting on them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.

Tip 3:
Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened while fresh fruits have natural sugars. Fruit gives you plenty of fiber, which is needed by the body. Plus, fruits are an excellent source of vitamins.

Tip 4:
Eat only when you are hungry. Some of us have the tendency to eat whenever we see food. We use parties as an excuse to stuff our selves. Keep in mind that the effect of a whole week of dieting can be wasted by just one day's party food. Whenever you are offered something to eat do not decline it completely bit just break off a nibble so that you can keep the hostess happy while watching your diet.

Tip 5:
Quit snacking in between meals. This is especially true for those who have to travel a lot. They feel that they only have time for snacks and junk food and not regular, healthy meals. Well, junk food is just empty calories, as you know. French fries are the classic example…very tasty, high on calories but low on nutrition.

Tip 6:
Do not skip meals. The worst thing you can do while watching you diet is to skip a meal. The effect may be just the opposite of what you want. You need to have at least three regular meals every day.

Tip 7:
Fresh vegetables are better than cooked or canned vegetables. Try to eat your vegetables raw. When you cook them, you are in fact taking away nearly half the vitamins in them. And canned vegetables too are processed and are not nearly half as good as fresh vegetables. When you buy your vegetables it would be a good thing to see if the label says that it is pesticide free.

Tip 8:
No more than an egg a day. Eggs are not such a bright idea. It would be best to reduce your intake of eggs to maybe three in a week. But for those of you die hard egg fans, you may have up to one egg a day but nothing more than that.

Tip 9:
Try to have breakfast within one hour of waking. It's always best to have breakfast within an hour of waking so that your body can charge itself with the energy it needs for the day. The idea is not to wait for your self to get really hungry. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but that does not mean that it should be the most filling meal of the day.

Tip 10:
Graze 5 to 6 times a day. Instead of sticking to just three meals a day, try grazing. Grazing means try having 5 or 6 smaller meals instead of three king sized meals. It is an excellent way of having smaller quantities of food.