If you are overweight, you should watch your diet carefully in order to keep fit. The best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while you are on a diet. a good rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty.

Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your weight.

When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid items such as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.

Keep busy! This way you will not be likely to go off the diet. Make full use of chances to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!

Giving advice is not one of the easiest tasks.【小题1】With these tips, you'll be expert at giving advice in no time!

Don't judge them. The first, most basic step in giving good advice is to not judge the other person.【小题2】We're all playing with a different set of cards and what you have in your hand and what you managed to do with it doesn't have anything to do with what someone else has.

Ask if they even want advice! One good habit is to ask them if they even want advice.【小题3】If you feel they really need to hear your advice, however, let them know it's just a suggestion, and you don't expect them to do it. If they say that they would like advice, give it. If they say no, then just say something like, "Well, if you keep having problems I'm here and happy to help you through it."

【小题4】Sometimes people can't, as they say, see the forest for the trees. They have a hard time seeing the entirety of their situation or even possible solutions because they're so fixed on a few small problems. Help them take a step back by going over the big picture, from your outsider's perspective.

Express confidence in them. Sometimes all someone needs to make the right decision is to know that someone believes in them and that someone thinks that they can do the right thing.【小题5】Tell them something like, "This is a really tough decision, but I know you will do the right thing."