Jumping rope is a good way to burn calories. But be careful. It could cause strain on your ankles if you do too much too quickly.

I say get an app myfitnesspal to log in all your food consumption. They have a large database of food and it's nutritional value, and you can enter how much weight you want to lose and how fast and they'll tell you how many calories you consume a day.

Then get endomondo. It will track down your exercise routines, and then it's linked to myfitnesspal so it will then show you the net effect of your exercise and food intake.

Hope that helps. The first 2 weeks are probably the most difficult. But when you have a routine going on it's fun getting fit.

I lose 20 pounds, just by not taking soda or any sugared juice. I just drink water. When I drink a tea or a coffee, I drink it without sugar.

I don't know how the diet is in your country, but here in Chile, bread is very popular. I don't eat bread like I used to it, like one piece in week, or none. I replaced with some fiber cookies, I don't know how they called there, And also, I put limits to the junk food, to things with high calories, and that's it.

I eat sometimes at McDonalds, , for give an example, but not as often as before. If I do exercise, I'll probably lose some 10 pounds more, but I'm to lazy.

So, more fiber, more water and less unnecessary calories. And if you're not lazy, exercise gradually. Exercise is always good, and I plan to start doing it more often.

Good luck. :*

Drink 1 liter of green tea with honey and at least 1 liter water.Eat on 4 hours,dont eat after 6 pm.Sleep at least 8 hours.Less sugar and junk food and u won't even need working out to loose much weight!

I feel your pain! After being skinny for a long time, I put on a bit of weight over Christmas (nearly 1 stone!)

However, I've nearly lost it all now

People always say "this diet works" or "this eating plan works", I just did it the good old fashioned way. Cut my calorie in take down quite a lot, and learnt the difference between being genuinely hungry, and just feeling nourish. Here's some tips...

-Avoid snacking (especially at night). If you are genuinely hungry in between meals, eat something light like a piece of fruit or cracker.
- Drink tons of water (and I literally mean tons). Not only does it speed up your metabolism, but thirst if often mistaken for hunger.
- Chug back a big glass of water before you eat (or whenever you feel hungry), as this can curb your appetite, which means eating less.
- Avoid any junk food like the plague. Although I love chocolate, I've had to cut it out completely at the moment. And trust me, it sounds painful, but once you actually see a difference with weight, you're never tempted to eat bad foods.
- Cut down (or cut out!) caffeine. Instead of tea/coffee, I've been drinking green tea. Which is not only great for your diet, but great for your skin. Win.

Good luck! Just be sensible and the weight will soon fall off you.

I recently lost 85 lbs or 38 kgs. My tip for you is running, it works like magic.

Not necessarily eat less, but cut out certain food products that are harmful. Don't eat after 5-6 PM. Maybe stop going to fast food places. Exercise/go jogging a bit. Drink water when you're thirsty.

Weight loss is very simple, calories in and calories out. If you burn more than your intake then you will lose weight.

Cut out processed foods, soda, sugar and limit your alcohol intake while increasing your intake of fresh produce, lean protein, water, exercise and the results will speak for themselves

Drink Green Tea all day everyday it works

Skip soda and drink water. That's one if the biggest weight loss tips.

My problem is that i love carbs, carbs encapsulates so many food items, bread, rice, potatoes, etc. I. Never consider a meal complete without one or the other. If i could cut carbs out completely i would be really thin but it sounds miserable having to give those up

drinking lot's of water & green tea, also stop drinking soda/alcohol or eating junk food (it might be hard for most people but really worth it)