If you've ever tried to lose weight, you know that it can be very difficult to actually lose and maintain your weight loss. This is because you are used to eating the way that you normally do, and when you try to diet, you feel very hungry. In order to trick your body and keep from feeling hungry, you need to start snacking and moving more. You also need to develop the right mind set so that you will continue to eat the right snacks and keep moving. Here are some tips to help you snack well and move more.

Begin by planning where you will be during the day and thinking about when you get hungry. If you are at work, hopefully you have a refrigerator where you can store some fresh fruit and cut up vegetables. If this is not the case, but an inexpensive insulated bag with some blue ice and keep your fruits and vegetables with you. When you feel your energy drop and want candy, eat a piece of fruit. Don't wait too long to do this or your blood sugar may become too low or you will get too hungry. If you are getting a salt craving, grab some vegetables and dip them in low calorie salad dressing or yogurt. The fruits and vegetables are full of fiber and fiber helps you to feel full. This is one of the many reasons that they are emphasized so much in terms of healthy eating. In addition to healthy eating, you will have more energy and be able to adhere to your healthy eating plan more easily if you get moving.

By fitting in lots of movement during the day, you will rev up your metabolism and lose more weight then if you just watch how you eat. In addition, exercise will improve your health a great deal even if you don't lose weight. The more often you move, the more you increase your metabolism. If you are sedentary, get up once per hour and walk around, walk or march in place or stretch for 5-10 minutes. This small increment of movement done hourly will help you to lose weight without you having to officially exercise. You'll be suprised at how much your body responds to this small bit of movement if you haven't been active lately. However, you need to get it into your head that you are actually going to move around more and eat fruits and vegetables as snacks. You can do this by really making up your mind to do so.

Every morning as you get ready to leave the house and every evening before you go to bed, focus and quiet down your mind. With a clear head, affirm your healthy habits and your commitment to losing weight. Where the mind goes the body follows. So make up your mind to do this and get ready for lots of healthy body fat loss.