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One thing people should do when trying to lose weight is to banish the word "diet" from their vocabulary.

"Diet" implies a temporary way of eating, a quick fix that, once your weight-loss goals are reached, can be abandoned.

Never skip meals in your quest to lose as much weight as you possibly can. Skipping meals can starve your body of the nutrients that you need, which can actually harm your body and hurt your chances of losing weight.

When trying to lose weight it is important to avoid or cut down on alcohol.
Drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages adds empty calories that add to weight gain and make it harder to lose weight.

A great way to help you lose weight is to stop eating potato or tortilla chips and start eating pretzels or pita chips instead.

Pita chips are made with all natural ingredients and pretzels are very healthy, as well.

Eating only the egg whites and throwing away the yolk of the egg is a great way to drop a few pounds.
While yolks have benefits, they also contain a lot of fat and cholesterol. Egg whites can give you the protein you need.

If you can, try to avoid purchasing those gimmicky cookbooks out there and stick with looking up free recipes or even creating your own. Being on a diet is hard enough as it is.

Hunger is a problem for people trying to lose weight.
Next time you are hungry, pause and think: is it true hunger or am I eating for non-food-related reasons? Many times we eat to satisfy emotional needs, or because we're tired, or need comfort.