Drop 10 Pounds

Set small goals for yourself, like losing five pounds at a time. Take it one day at a time and then treat yourself with a new pair or shoes or clothes when you achieve your goal.
Laura Wilman, 34, lost 20 lbs

Track what you eat for one week and when you eat it. When I did, I realized I wasn’t eating breakfast every day and I was eating dinner at eight o’clock at night. Now I eat breakfast and have meals at regular times. If your body is aware it’s going to be fed regularly, it’s doesn’t store fat for lean times.
Gail Mikkelsen, 60, lost 10 lbs

Listen to your body. I think it was Oprah’s trainer who said women stop listening to their bodies when they tell them that they’re full. I’d always ignored my body and I’d keep eating because I wanted to taste the food. Start paying attention to your body and as soon as you feel full, push the food away.
Georgie Binks, 50, lost 15lbs

Eat your meals with chopsticks. It’s amazing how long it takes to eat a salad when you’re using chopsticks. You pay attention to what you’re eating and because you eat slower, you’ll get full and won’t overeat.
Beth Coleman, 45, lost 22 lbs

Drop 25 Pounds

Brush your teeth after dinner. It’s the best way to stop snacking in front of the TV because nothing tastes good once you brush.
Shirley Forsyth, 41, lost 27 lbs

Develop a no-fail environment. Stop hiding what you’re doing and start letting people know that you have a problem with overeating. Once they know about it you can’t hide from it anywhere. You can always mess up if no one knows you’re dieting. You have to be honest with other people and yourself.
Christell Romanuk, 44, lost 30 lbs

I started weighing my food and now I know what a good-sized portion is. My plate is now half full of vegetables when it used to be half full of meat.
Joan Woollam, 60, lost 45 lbs

Be aware of everything you put in your mouth. If you’re standing by a bowl of peanuts at a party, you pop them in your mouth without thinking about it. You don’t realize how fast all the little bits and pieces add up.
Debby Blyth, 50, lost 40 lbs