Trying to lose some weight?

I know that I am. Runner's World has ten things to help you out with your goal. Here are four that I find particularly helpful and I will let you know how I am doing down the road.

1. To lose 10 pounds of body fat a year, you need to eat 100 calories less per day. Cutting too many calories from your daily intake will sap your energy level and increase your hunger, making you more susceptible to splurging on high-calorie foods.

2. Don't skip breakfast. Eat within two hours of waking.

3. In fact, eat more breakfast than you think you should. Trade in some of your dinner calories for more calories at breakfast.

4. Don't allow yourself to get hungry. Eat at least every four hours, and split a meal in half to make sure you properly fuel up pre- and postrun. For example, eat part of your breakfast before your morning run (a banana) and the rest of your breakfast afterward (a bagel with peanut butter).

Breakfast is a big deal. It gets your metabolism going at the beginning of the day and you keep it going by eating healthy snacks throughout the day. Follow these four and I am sure you will begin seeing results. The bottom line though is it takes work but you can do it!