Maintain a daily record of the type of food you eat and the amount of exercise you have put yourself through. Note down your current vital statistics and take down your current weight and set goals of the ideal physical measurements that you plan to achieve.

Keep a running log of these measurements by having a check on them every week and noting them down. This gives you a complete picture of your progress in achieving your fitness goals.

Think of a reason to lose weight and get fit, that seems like something you want by hook or by crook. This will provide motivation to you whenever you tend to discourage yourself or tempt yourself into unhealthy habits.

Choose the kind of exercise that suits you. Exercising is good overall but not unless you like doing it. There are many forms of exercise for e.g. Aerobics that involves dance moves and music which provides burning of calories as well toning of the body. Add the extra zing to the mundane exercises to make it interesting. You can always take help of a trainer.

Ask yourself why you think exercise is necessary. There are ample of positive health benefits to exercise and they include strengthening of heart and lungs, lowering the risk of heart diseases, keeps high blood pressure and diabetes at bay, increases the good cholesterol in the blood, burns fats, strengthens bones, reduces osteoporosis, increases strength and flexibility, boosts your concentration and makes you alert, relaxes your body and is huge stress buster, enhances immunity and defenses against infections and diseases, improves digestion, circulation, muscle tone, libido, posture and so on. Just knowing these facts inspires you to exercise and gain these invaluable benefits.

Monitor your improvement in your own way so that you know how well your hard work is being paid off.

Eat your meals at appropriate times. Do not skip any meal.

Do not go for crash diets. The more you starve yourself the body stores every bite you eat as fat and attains carbohydrates from muscles thus making them weak.

Do not snack in between. Incorporate fiber-rich foods of natural origin in to your diet. Eat just enough quantities to satisfy your hunger. Avoid stale food and prefer fresh foods.

Eat dinner three hours before you sleep so that you digest your meal properly.

Take plenty of water in a day. About 8-10 glasses of water are recommended to be consumed on a regular basis. It helps flushing out toxins from your body.

Include more and more physical activities in your lifestyle that helps you burn calories even when you are not exercising. These activities are usually fun and could be in the form of dancing, walking, cycling, climbing, hiking, stair climbing (avoiding elevators), team sports, stretching, Yoga, Tai Chi, ballet, swimming, jumping rope, skating etc.

Always remember to warm your body up before you exercise. This reduces the chances of unnecessary muscle cramps or other injuries.

You could try weight lifting in order to build muscles because muscles are the calorie burners even when you are not working out.

You can always join some sports club in the vicinity that not only makes you fit but also adds on to your sporting skills and is a great source of entertainment and mood enhancer.