If your New Year's resolution was to lose weight, there are countless books and Internet websites that you can go to. You'll find popular diets, and diets you've probably never heard of. The simple fact remains that if you stick to almost any diet that is healthy and cuts down your caloric intake, you are going to lose weight. However, the following advice can be applied with any healthy diet, and your changes of success are far greater.

1.Don't ever go shopping on an empty stomach. You'll want to buy everything you see, and you'll probably snack on junk food while you're doing it. Eat something healthy like a carrot before you go shopping and you'll lose your craving for junk food.

2.Leave snack food on store shelves and not in your kitchen cabinets. If you have a craving for junk, and it's not in your house, the craving will pass.

3.When you have your meals, heat off a smaller plate. If you use a smaller plate, you're more likely to put less on it; therefore, you'll get less.

4.Try to understand what triggers your cravings. For example, if you eat junk when you are stressed, instead of going for a bag of chips, go for a walk.

Finally, stick to one plan, and give it time to work. Be true to the plan and avoid snacking at any cost. Snack food contains extra calories that you don't need. And above all, exercise, walk instead of ride, climb stairs instead of taking the elevator and count miles instead of calories.