7 Steps to Healthy Weight Loss

One of the absolute worst things you can do when trying to lose weight is to skip meals. Nothing can trip up a diet faster. By skipping meals, you could force your body into "starvation mode", causing it to hang on to the weight you're trying lose. That's because your body reacts as if it is literally starving, retaining the fat as a protective measure. Another problem with skipping meals is that by the time you do get around to eating, you'll probably overeat, making up for the calories you skipped earlier, and then some.