Choose a diet plan or diet program that incorporates MODERATE activity, 3 meals per day and at least 1 snack. Taxing your body with a kick-butt, lose-weight-fast plan is just setting yourself up for a) physical exhaustion, b) potential health risks, c) body circuit overload, d) weight loss set back, e) a Twinkie binge and yes, f) even weight loss failure.

By choosing a weight loss plan that doesn't throw your body into shock, you'll be setting yourself up for weight loss success - which is much happier than that failure thing. Your body will also love you for it!  

Find a diet buddy; don't count out an online diet buddy.  Changing ideas and emails is a definite diet motivator that can lead to weight loss success. Some of the things to share include: emotions surrounding dieting, favorite diet-wise snacks, favorite exercise tips, and weight loss pitfalls that you've experienced.

An online weight loss buddy works well because you are communicating with someone who is experiencing the same 'life event', and many times, it's much easier to talk to a stranger than someone very close. Of course, exercise Internet Safety!

There are also many Weight Loss Forums where you can pick up dieting ideas, as well as meet a weight loss buddy safely. There is also the added benefit of group support.

Extracts for Diet Beverages - Extract the extracts from your pantry and add a few drops to your diet soda.  Vanilla in diet cola, rum in diet cola, vanilla in diet cream soda - ooh, so many possibilities.

Adding Bacon for Tasty Goodness - Spruce up your scrambled eggs by adding a bit of REAL bacon bits before pouring them in the pan.  As little as 1/2 teaspoon will add that 'bacon and egg' taste to your breakfast for minimal calories.

If you order something on a bun, set the top or bottom of the bun to one side and don't eat it.  

Watch the yellow butter which will not only clog your veins and arteries, but also sabotage your darling diet.  

There is a connection between milk and weight loss based on 3 glasses of skim milk per day; calcium supplements didn't cut the Diet Rug in the study.  

If you suddenly discover that you are dropping weight without trying, please see your doctor immediately.   There are many underlying health factors that could put you at risk, such as diabetes.  

Carrot Cake - You would think that anything made with healthy carrots would be light on the waistline. Not at 650 calories per slice. The cream cheese and butter in the icing is a Diet Killer. Grab the carrot instead!  

Cheesecake - A good alternative is to substitute light cream cheese or the fat-free cream cheese (which normally tastes TERRIBLE on its own, but it bakes up very tasty!). Bonus: You can use any leftover fat-free cream cheese to paint your living room or den.  

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