The best way to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight is by making a commitment in changing your eating habits and exercising regularly. Here are some tips:

1. Choose whole grains.
2. Drink plenty of water.
3. Choose lean meats and fish.
4. Know the portion sizes for your calorie target.
5. Limit fats to an average of 15 grams per meal.
6. Choose fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible.
7. Work out for no less that 45 minutes, 4-5 days a week.
8. Select foods with less than 3 grams of fat per 100 calories.
9. Choose pretzels, baked chips, fat-free popcorn instead of fries and chips.
10. Avoid foods with partially hydrogenated oils, trans-fats and high-fructose corn syrup.
11. Choose cereal, bread, crackers or chips that contain 2 or more grams of fiber per 100 calories.
12. Choose fat-free or low-fat variety of foods especially when it comes to dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt).

Another healthy way of eating while you lose weight, is to try a product called HERBALIFE. They have shakes and herbal tea concentrates that help you safely lose weight, and they are not a binge diet, its a lifestyle product line for everyone. At 16 yrs old, even though you are almost of age to be considered an adult, they have herbalife shakes for kids which is a delicious alternative for 1 meal during the day. You should not at your age be substituting 2 meals a day with shakes just yet unless speaking to a doctor first.

Although it may seem like an advertisement, I am only suggesting all the methods including herbalife, and I do sell the product if interested. But overall, with or without herbalife shakes or products, the above 12 tips will ensure you of losing the weight SAFELY.

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I am attaching a link that helped me lose my excess weight. It was a baby boomer site, but the principles are the same and there is a terrific video explaining the process.

1. Drink a glass of water before your meals, this will help you feel full, the result: you will tend to eat less.

2. Drink cold water during cold days: your body will work hard and burn lots of calories trying to regulate your body’s temperature, and

3. To counteract a binge, keep your body’s fat-burning furnace running on full blast by drinking Green Tea.

Green Tea contains caffeine and the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) , which is proven to boost metabolic rate. In fact, in a recent 3 month study, participants who took Green Tea extract lost 4.6% of their body weight without changing their diet. To get the benefit, drink at least 3 cups a day.

Drink oolong tea. The proof: Women in a Chinese study who drank 32 oz. of oolong tea daily (four large mugs) lost three pounds a week.

4. Feel full on less food.

Apples are rich in pectin, a soluble fiber that slows the digestive process, so you’ll feel full on less food.The result: You’ll eat just enough food to make you happy, reducing calorie intake.

5. Fill up on Fiber - Foods rich in fiber will make you feel satisfied and help curb your appetite, helping you to lose weight fast and safely - so make sure to pack your diet with fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

For even faster fat loss, place one bag of oolong tea and one bag of green tea in a mug of hot water. The epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in green tea revs metabolism, so the body burns two-and-a-half times more calories per day.

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