When it comes to losing weight, many women struggle with finding the right combination of diet and exercise, and then end up getting frustrated and quitting. This is unfortunate, because slimming doesn’t have to be hard! By following just a few of these tried and true weight loss tips, you will quickly be on your way to discovering a new you.

Tip #1: Follow your grandma’s old rule about drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day. Not only is water essential to a healthy body, but with all that water in your stomach, your appetite naturally decreases!

Tip #2: Save big meals for breakfast and lunch. Most people eat their biggest meal of the day at dinnertime, leaving just a few hours for burning off calories – which generally isn’t enough time. So eat large breakfasts and lunches, and have light dinners.

Tip #3: If you are the type who works out, cut down on the strength training. This is a simple one: muscle is heavier than fat, and too much strength training will build lots of muscles. More muscle equals more weight!

Tip #4: Splurge once or twice a week. It’s hard to strictly follow a diet, and many women find the temptation to cheat too great. But by allowing yourself one or two “cheater” meals a week, that temptation is removed.

Tip #5: Just say no. If you are following tip #4, then you’re going to have to choose which cravings to follow. When you get the urge to splurge, give yourself fifteen minutes. You’ll be surprised at how quickly those urges disappear. This is a good strategy for when you want to eat between meals also.

Tip #6: Exercise in the morning. This one is easy too: if you start out your day exercising, you give your metabolism a kick in the butt that will last all day.

Tip #7: Exercise every day. Every single day, engage is some form of cardio, strength training, or both. Enough said.

Tip #8: When you get bucked off, get right back on that horse. You are human, and you will make mistakes, like eating a whole pizza right before bed. The trick is to forgive yourself, and keep trying.

Tip #9: Eat four to six small meals a day. Eating small meals encourages your metabolism to burn calories faster!

Tip #10: Before giving into those late night snack attacks, have a cup of tea. A nice, hot cup of tea will ward off those feelings of hunger.