Obesity, excessive weight and fat tummies can all denote health problems. It is estimated by experts that within the next two decades, the number of people who will suffer from obesity will explode to over 80% of the whole adult population. The figures are worrying as this might include any one of us, including you and anyone in your family. You might just be currently engaged in one of the many weight losing diets, the problem is you don't know how to optimise it to achieve better results. The following tips will help you effectively implement a weight loss diet.

1. Chew your food for twice as long as you normally do. You are not in a contest on who eats the fastest. Eat slowly and enjoy your meal. Chewing the food for twice as long has been proven by a group of researchers to naturally reduce the amount of calories obtained in each meal by 10%. By doing so, you are also allowing your digestive enzymes such as the mouth's saliva to perform their digestive functions. This results in a more satisfying meal and less desire to proceed with eating another course. You are therefore increasing your chances of losing weight.

2. Prepare the meals in your weight losing diets yourself. Refrain from eating foods which are readily prepared even if they come from a decent restaurant. While foods from a restaurant may also be healthy, it is proven by cooks that the chances of eating more than one course are decreased if you are cooking it yourself. This is because you taste the food as you are cooking to ensure that it is of the right flavour.

3. Increase and reduce. This means you have to increase foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates, fibre and protein and reduce foods that are high in cholesterol, fats, and sugar. Complex carbohydrates will help you manufacture enough energy without the need to eat another course of food that provides carbohydrates. Fibre in foods will help you feel fuller, thereby eliminating the need to frequently indulge in snacks and other small meals that can only increase the possibility of incurring more unwanted fats. Protein will help you build adequate body bulk as you eliminate the fats. Cholesterol, fats and sugar are known to led to the accumulation of unwanted body fat.

4. Water works! An important tip not to be left out in your weight losing diets is to drink sufficient amounts of water each day. The recommended intake of water for adults is from 6 to 8 glasses per day, although you may want to increase the amount if the weather is extremely hot in order to prevent dehydration. It is recommended you replace your coffee and carbonated soda consumption with a regular habit of drinking water.