1. Control your portions! There's absolutely no reason to eat everything that you've piled on your plate. Just take a reasonable amount and enjoy it! One of the biggest problems we as Americans face is that we just don't seem to know when to stop!

2. Slow down! I know that when you're famished you feel the need to inhale everything on your plate, but if you take the time to chew everything slowly than you'll be less likely to overeat. It's pretty simple in principle.

3. Eat what you like! Don't eat something that you don't like just because it's there! We tend to eat everything and everything we have in front of us just for the sake of eating everything. So don't eat the things that you don't like and you'll cut back on some calories. It's as simple as that!

4. Don't park so close to the store! I know everyone wants the prime parking places near the front of the store but it's not really going to kill you if you walk a couple extra dozen feet from the store to your automobile.

5. Switch it up! Variety is the spice of life, so don't go and eat spaghetti for dinner every single night. There's no need to! When you try new things it is also great for your digestive health so get out there and sample new stuff!

6. Eat fresh! Although it's sometimes hard both financially and subconsciously to eat all fresh foods it will benefit you greatly in the long run. Pre packaged foods have much higher calories and sodium and all of the other things that are bad for you.