Although some people find themselves dealing with more serious weight problems, most people who want to lose a little weight are relatively healthy. If you want to lose 10 pounds, theres a good chance that those pounds were gained very slowly of the course of many months - the weight doesnt represent a problem as much as a few times during the past year where you overindulged (usually the holidays) and failed to make up for it.

Here are some tips to lose those 10 pounds:

Pick Your Time Weight loss involves very personal issues for most people, and is closely related to their self esteem. It is crucial that you attempt to lose 10 pounds at the appropriate time - at a time where, you otherwise feel good and satisfied with your life.

If you try and lose 10 pounds during a period of time in your life where you have a lot of stress or other distracting things going on, you drastically increase your chances of failure, which will only make things worse.

Change Your Diet

Try as much as possible to balance your diet. This doesnt mean that you have to starve yourself -- rather make a point of getting no more the 30 of your calories from fat. Eat more fruits and vegetables and try to add as much variety to your diet as possible. Try new things, and new meal ideas.

Keep Track Of Your Progress

The problem with dieting for many people, especially in the early stages, is that even if the diet is working they cant see any results. Its hard to really notice if you lose 1 pound. For this reason its important that your track your progress, so you can have a good sense of the accomplishments youve made.

By calculating how many calories youve eaten and how much youve burned through exercise each and every day, you can track how many calories (and ultimately how much weight) you are losing.