Set a definite "start" date.
Get a support system in place.
Define specifically what the rewards will be to losing the weight.
Make your diet fit into your life. Don't try to make your life fit into your diet.
Plan a cheat here and there for better cheating control.
Whenever you diet, get right back on the diet next time you eat.
Ease up on rules in other areas of life while dieting.
Don't be in a rush to lose the weight.
Take advice from a woman you know who is successful at losing weight.
Don't criticize yourself for a dieting mistake - learn from it.
Ask yourself: what are the non-food issues I am confronting?
Acknowledge everything you do that is pro losing weight, big and small.
Consider the notion that successful dieting lies within you yourself, not with the diet.
Ask for help and encouragement from people close to you whenever you need it.
Try to anticipate upcoming situations that may trigger you to overeat.
Make a plan to deal with these situations before the occur.
Get enough rest.
Have some fun things to do besides everyday responsibilities.
When you fall off, blame it on the situation, not on a flaw in you.
Above all: don't give up.
