10 Simple Weight Loss Tricks from AARP

From reducing higher calorie drinks and serving water in larger glasses to downsizing your dinner plates, AARP has ten tips on losing weight with (perhaps) a little less mental anguish than otherwise: AARP: Fool Yourself into Weight Loss

Also important are recent studies indicating that exercise may be more important in the weight loss equation than cutting calories. One explanation for this is that that calorie cutting may "stress" your system and decrease your metabolism - essentially allowing you to get by on fewer calories and therefore preventing as much weight loss as if you exercise vigorously several times per week.