Weight loss is a healthy goal. Don’t ruin it by fasting in hopes of losing a few extra pounds to look good. Weight loss tapers off to a trickle after that. Scientists have discovered that most of this initial weight loss is from water, not fat.

Instead of losing fat - which is the common goal for crash dieters - your body has exhausted its supply of glycogen, which is a type of carbohydrate. When this happens, water loss also occurs. Instead begin before you start trying for a baby by choosing low-fat, high-fibre foods.

The best route to success is to combine a balanced diet with an exercise programme, and aim to lose 1-2lbs / 0.45-0.91Kg a week, which is a safe rate of weight loss. Instead, sit down to a proper meal and fill yourself up with lots of good food.

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and avoid crash diets and foods and drinks high in calories, saturated fat, and added sugars. Find fun ways to stay active for 60 minutes a day, most days of the week.

Exercising while not having the proper diet will lead to inefficiency in weight loss, while diet without exercise will prevent you from gaining weight, but will not do as much in terms of losing it.

By integrating the benefits of both a healthy diet and exercise into your lifestyle, you will turn your body into a fat burning machine, allowing you to lose weight and keep it off. Exercise and eat healthfully, aiming to lose 1-2 pounds per week. Crash diets don’t work in the the long-term and they can rob you of energy.

Ask your family to lend help and support and to make dietary or lifestyle changes that will benefit the whole family, if possible. Teens who have the support of their families tend to have better results with their weight-management programs.

Eating small quantities of meals through the entire day is a good option that can help you shed your weight. Eat a healthy diet and getting plenty of regular exercise and you will be on your way to successful weight loss.