Please please please can a lovely person give me some healthy meals ideas/weight loss tips?

Can I just say, a size 10 is viewed as the perfect size!? It's very slim yet healthy so don't beat yourself up about it. But here are some tips if are determined to drop a dress size:

Create a set goal for each month and keep it up. So you want to lose 14 pounds... My advice would be to aim to lose a pound a week which makes the situation seem less daunting. Therefore, this whole process will take 14 weeks (3 and a half months) provided that you stick with the plan.

Never try out some crazy fad diet or starve yourself. They never work and have never been proven to work. In fact, I'm against diets altogether- depriving yourself of a very balanced diet isn't healthy and the more hungry you are left, the more you want to consume calorific food. It's much better and more effective if you just aim to eat more healthily and cut down your portion sizes. I cannot stress this enough. It has been scientifically proven that the size of your plates often determines how much you eat for meals- people who eat from bigger plates tend to eat a lot more than people with smaller plates. Its psychological really, so if you've noticed that you eat from large plates, purchase some smaller ones and I can guarantee you that you will still feel satisfied with a full plate, despite the size difference.

Think about what you eat and what you CAN cut out- do you eat sugary snacks every day? Try and cut them out and switch to a less calorific, healthier option like a cereal bar, a bowl of raisins/dried fruit or a carrot. The energy lasts much longer, so you will feel more alert. However, don't cut out chocolate etc completely- you need some sugar so limit yourself to one bar a week.

Drinking 6 full glasses of water is essential. Start the day, before you even attempt to eat breakfast, with a glass of water. It kick starts your metabolism for the day so you will digest your meals better and flushes out any toxins. Absolutely no casual drinking of alcohol or fizzy drinks or energy drinks- stick to water ONLY. The health results are fantastic- clearer body and mind and the weight should begin to drop off. The smallest of changes matter the most.

As for exercise, just increase how much you do. You don't even need a fancy gym membership. You can create your own workout routine in your own home and the results are brilliant. Start out easy and increase the intensity of what you do.

Cardio is VERY important for burning calories- a light jog, run or brisk walk each day, depending on your ability, will improve your fitness. Find opportunities to burn calories- walk to school/work rather than by transport, take the stairs rather than the lift... I think you get the idea. Combine the cardio with toning exercises- this will help to tone your body and combined with cardio is more effective. Simply lying on the floor and performing sit ups/crunches will help with toning the abs. I recommend squats for a perky bum and toned, defined legs. As for your arms, you'll need some free-weights- don't go out and buy some if you don't have any. Simply a can of beans or similar in each hand will tone you up in no time when performing bicep curls. Aim for 30 of each of these exercises, every day. They aren't time consuming (at the most will take a mere 5 minutes out of your day!) and should really make a difference.

Keep a diary of your weight loss. Weigh yourself at the end of each week and if you haven't lost a pound, don't worry! Sometimes it takes a bit longer for it to drop off but just keep up the hard work and aim to lose two pounds the following week to make up for it. If you lose more, then that will be an excellent difference if the changes are kept up.

Picture how you WISH to look and keep reminding yourself of it. Maybe even print off a picture of a healthy bodied celebrity. Tell yourself that you won't look like it if you don't stick to your healthy new regime. This should motivate you to keep up the good work, as the end results will be so much better.

Remember, to lose weight you have to be disciplined and strict with yourself! Get into a routine and forget about your old eating habits. I promise that you will feel healthier and better about yourself and have a fantastic body/mind at the end of it all. And don't forget to stick to it after the process to keep the weight off!

Best of luck.

Just have a small lunch or a big dinner or big lunch and small dinner cut out bad fats and snack on low fat things like fruit inbetween meals don't skip breakfast as this meal is important have a egg on wholemeal toast or a few beans cut down on salt and sugar. You can do sit ups and crunches and weights to use your core strenght and will tone up stomach. If you do want something sweet have a currant bun rather then a cake and eat liqorice. Healthy things for lunch jacket potatoe with tuna or beans, low fat humouse on toast, soup, ideas for dinner fish potatoes and veg , nooodles with meat and veg , use small amounts of oils when cooking and grill instead of fry when you can. This has worked for me .

You don’t necessary need a particular diet plan. What you need is to switch your body from burning carbs as the main source of energy to burning fat. How do you do it? Simple. Cut out as many simple carbs out of your diet as you can and add a bit more protein and mono fats.. complex carbs are welcome, but preferable not at night.

Complex carbs – greens (broccoli, green beans, asparagus), sweet potato, berries (especially strawberries).

Protein – fish, red meat, chicken, turkey, soy milk.

Mono fats – avocado, extra virgin olive oil

these are just a few examples. Go online, find list of foods that are high in protein, low in simple carbs, have mono fats and based on your eating habbits and allergies, start eating healthier. By the way, if the picture in you profile is you.. you are a cutie.

Set performance-based goals. Always set yourself incrementally larger goals each week to ensure you’re engaged and have something to strive for. Each little achievement is also a reward that you’re going in the correct direction. From doing 10 more squats to mastering a fresh yoga pose, whatever floats the boat.

Chewing your food thoroughly will make digestion easier, but will allow your body time to recognise if it is actually full, thus preventing pigging out.

Choose spinach over another green veg: it packs in double the fibre that will help you process fat more quickly.

healthful ingesting assistance: -eat more beneficial commonly, yet eat smaller parts......this retains your metabolism up -Watch your energy.......people do not comprehend what percentage energy they're unquestionably taking in! -Drink a lot of WATER!! -close the kitchen after dinner......this can ward off late nighttime snacking -opt for healthful, low calorie, low fat, meal techniques -Protein/ fiber will keep you complete.

Pineapple: Nibble on there to break down the proteins inside your main meal and kick commence your metabolism.

drink 8 cups of water a day

Green tea: This powerful antioxidant can move fat and ramp up your metabolism by 20 percent.