Don't go on a diet to lose weight, they are mostly short-term solutions to a long-term problem. Truly most types of diets are doom to fail, and the worst part is you will most likely gain more weight after you stop dieting.

If you would just learn how to make some simple lifestyle changes you would find that this is the best way to healthy weight loss. If done correctly this will get easier, because as you start to build muscle and eat healthier you end up raising your body's metabolism which will actually burn more calories. Once you get your metabolism up, you will find out that your exercise program will kick the fat burning process into the next gear, and you burn fat even after you are finished working out.

It's pretty simple to increase your metabolism: You need to add more activity in the form of exercise and eat more often, but smaller meals during the day.

Once you decide to work this plan, you need to see it as a lifestyle change, not a diet. Following this plan will give you long-term results and it's okay to start this slowly and work into what will become a healthier way to live.

When it comes to exercise we tend to make this harder than it needs to be. People often say they don't have time, or they can't stick to a plan. The truth is just change something that you are doing like riding the elevator to walking the steps will help. Take advantage of your breaks at work and just walk around your building or take a short walk outside.

If you need a secret to think your getting something special here it is. Eating smaller meals six times a day is better for you than eating three times a day, and much better than eating one large meal per day like most people do. The real secret here is the body likes the smaller doses of food more often, it is easier to digest and the body can burn the calories along the way and does not have to store excess which could turn to fat.

When we eat three large meals per day, what the body is doing is taking extra calories and storing them in the form of fat, so that it has a reserve for when it needs more calories than you are providing. The way we are use to eating three or worst yet one large meal per day, makes our bodies' metabolism hit too many lows and highs thought the day. The six smaller meals give us a more even and higher metabolism.

Once you get serious about this, your going to find out it's not that hard to find some healthy snacks to keep on hand. You could also just take the lunch you usually pack and break it into two meals to give you a steady intake of calories that the body will love.

Depending on how many calories you're planning to eat per day, you could simply need to divide that up into the six meals you plan on eating for the day. If your goal is a 400 calorie meal, then that could be a half of a healthy sandwich and some fruit. Don't worry as you get into your lifestyle change, you will be able to treat yourself in moderation.

Don't forget this is not one of those fly by night crash diets, so there is really no foods that you can't eat. There is no reason you can't have a quality piece of chocolate during one of your six meals. This will make up a large portion of that meals calories, but it will also make staying on tract easier and won't hurt you a bit.

Being okay with yourself when occasionally eating your favorite not so healthy foods, this is the only way you will stay with your plan long term weight loss plan.