This time I'm really going to get in shape. Do those words sound familiar? Yeah, we thought so. It's easy to make big promises as we start the new year. But actually staying with the program? Not so much.
All that changes now. We've put together a real-world guide to keeping your willpower up and the number on the scale down. These tactics, pulled from the latest research, give you everyday methods to avoid gain and even shed a few pounds. (If you have real weight to lose, you'll find the guidance you need, thanks to ourBiggest Loser diet plan and toning moves from cover star Jen Widerstrom.) From timing your calories to doing a fridge re-org, these tricks will help you forge healthy habits that stick.