Are you tired of being overweight? Tired of breathing heavy, not being able to participate in events because of your weight? Then you have a weight problem. This is nothing to be ashamed of, it is a problem that a lot of Americans have. Are you doomed for life? No! You can get in shape, and with the help of the following dieting and exercising tips you can feel better, live longer, and wear your clothes with pride.

Before you being your journey to the land of fitness you need to know that there is no such thing as a miracle pill that will make you lose weight while you sleep without doing any form of exercise or healthy eating.

The only way you are going to lose weight is cutting out all unnecessary foods and a rigorous exercise program. If you can cope with that, read on!

The first thing you want to do is to weigh yourself, take a picture of you naked in front of the mirror, and write down your waist size. When you are all done you can use all of the above as a comparison.

Next step is to evaluate your eating schedule. Do you eat breakfast, lunch and supper? Do you eat all of them and more? Do you eat non-stop? What you want to do is limit yourself to eating a decent size breakfast, this will give you more energy for your body to burn throughout the day. After breakfast you want to eat a small lunch, nothing huge, just a sandwich or a couple pieces of fruit. For supper you do not want to pack it all in. Your body burns calories while you sleep, if you do not eat a lot before bed, your will lose weight while you sleep. If you pack it in before bed you will not lose anything, but gain weight.

Make sure you eat your dinner at least two hours before bed, this ensures your body to properly digest the food so that when you go into fat burning mode you will efficient.

Cut out all unnecessary foods that you currently consume, this includes chips, soda and sweets. If you are hungry for a snack eat some fruit or vegetables.

Make sure you drink at least one gallon of water a day, the more water you faster your bodys metabolism will burn that fat off.

Exercise is very important, I recommend walking 3-5 times a weeks. If you can follow the above, you will lose weight. Stop procrastinating and start losing weight today!