I need ideas from you so I can lose a few pounds. (update)

First of all, I would suggest that you visit www.mypyramid.gov You can create a menu on there for free, it is the actual US government food pyramid site. It will tell you everything you need to know, there are countless resources including weight loss tips, foods to eat, healthy eating tips, eating plans, trackers, planners... it's a really great site, and like I said, it's all for free.

Running - that's my weight loss "secret." I don't eat "crap" per se, but I can't count calories (didn't like it too much), and naturally, if I can't have something, I'll just want it. So I didn't tweak my diet too much. I just ate more often and ran harder. I can lose 2 pounds in one week just running hard. Good luck!

Hello royal,My Mom gave my wife a wii for Christmas. She got the wii fit board and a couple of fitness games. My wife has lost 35 lbs. since then. I even get on the board and play some balancing, strength, and yoga games. But as always, you must eat right and drink lots of fluids. Peace, Totty

find a friend and set up a time to walk together. Gradually pick up the distance of your walks. This is great exercise and when walking with a friend...you'll be talking and it won't feel like work. Dance......put on some good news and just dance. Hula hoop....really good for the waist area and even if you aren't good at it...it is exercise. And as with the dancing....put on tunes. Jump rope. oh and hide the scales. It's not about weight so much as being in shape...fit and toned. People get obsessed with weight and being skinny. Don't know how old you are but the older we get the less attractive "skinny" really is. Good luck royal.

Are you there yet? Seriously the only thing that worked for me was walking and counting my calories. good luck!

Walk, drink plenty of water and eat a lot of vegetables. If you can manage to exercise a bit each week that would help to tone specific areas.

Drinking lots of water and getting in some much needed exercise are the key things to do. Also maybe check out the Tae Bo work out tapes or the Hip Hop Abs. They both seem to be good work out videos and the Tae Bo offers an 8-minute work out which is great for busy people. Although it is a short work out you will still feel the benefits of it. Also stay away from sugar as much as possible. They say having too much sugar puts weight on the stomach area. Be sure to eat your fruits and vegetables and a nice portion of protein. Good luck with losing the weight. You may also want to check out obesityhelp. com. It is mostly used by those who have had some form of weight loss surgery but is also for those who have not.