Be the biggest loser step by step

1. Relieve bloating: Eating salty foods like hot dogs and chips can make you look and feel puffy, but you can trick your body into letting go of excess liquid by noshing on natural diuretics. For a triple dose, try tossing half of a sliced cucumber with ¼ cup parsley and 1 Tbsp lemon juice, says Jackie Keller, a celebrity nutrition expert who has worked with stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Angelina Jolie, and Charlize Theron.
   
2. Eat fish to burn fat: Put more fish on your dish to get more out of your next sweat session. Astaxanthin, a powerful antioxidant that gives salmon, shrimp, and other seafood its pink color, may boost fat burning and exercise endurance. In fact, mice who ran on a treadmill lasted 20 percent longer and burned about 7 percent more fat when taking an astaxanthin supplement compared to those who didn't, discovered researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan. It wards off oxidation in the cell's energy powerhouse, known as the mitochondria, to increase endurance and fat burning, speculates Susan Kleiner, PhD, RD, author of The Good Mood Diet. Kleiner says to eat 6 ounces of wild salmon at least three times a week to max out your exercise.
   
3. Divide and conquer: A stay-slim trick may be as simple as dividing food into smaller packages. Study participants who were given 24 individually wrapped cookies ate them in an average of 24 days, while those who received a box of 24 without the partitions polished them off in just 6 days, according to the Journal of Marketing Research. “Partitioning food prevents you from eating larger portions because stopping to open another package forces you to pay attention to how much you’re actually consuming,” says Amar Cheema, study co-author and associate professor, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. But before you stock up on bulk boxes of 100-calorie pack treats, know that partitions may lose their effect over time if ripping into another package becomes a routine task. Instead, try switching it up by using plastic bags as well as different types and colors of containers.
   
4.  Limit your food choices: If you want to ward off overeating, stock your cupboards and lunch bag with a smaller variety of healthy foods because having too many choices may actually sap your willpower. “The act of choosing requires energy, and that depletes your reserves to lower self control,” says Kathleen Vohs, PhD, from the University of Minnesota. So stay away from those all-you-can-eat buffets and stick to your go-to meal—you’ll conserve your willpower for those times when it really counts (like when your cubicle mate brings in her addictive brownies).
5. Get popping: Having good-for-you comfort food may help you drop weight. Popcorn eaters get a whopping 250 percent more whole grains and about 22 percent more fiber than those who don’t eat the fluffy white snack, reports the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Eating more whole grains and fiber keeps blood sugar from spiking and then crashing so you'll feel full longer than if you downed a bag of chips. Avoid soaking up extra fat from butter and oil by popping your own kernels rather than buying the ready-made kind.
   
6. Pinpoint your eating style: Despite the common notion that eating regularly helps you shed pounds, people having six mini-meals lose no more weight than those showing three regular ones, say researchers from the Dietitians Association of Australia. “It’s what—not when—you eat that matters, and making too many changes to your eating habits could actually sabotage your weight loss efforts,” says Judith C. Rodriguez, PhD, RD, author of The Diet Selector. “It’s best to stick to your normal eating schedule, but cut back on portions.” Whether you’are a grazer or prefer a substantial dinner, consume less overall by switching to smaller utensils and plates—it’ll trick you into feeling as if you ate more than you actually did.
7. Ward off dehydration: Sometimes hunger is triggered by thirst rather than your body needing more calories. Try filling up on low-calorie foods that keep you hydrated to keep hunger at bay. “Fruits and vegetables are natural hydrators since they’re 60 to 95 percent water,” says Keller. “Melons, papaya and mangos are especially good because they also contain potassium, which helps regulate your body’s balance of fluids and minerals.” Cut a cantaloupe in half, scoop out the seeds, and fill with sliced papaya or mango for a quenching treat.
   
8. Smile to lose more fat: Healthy eating and regular exercise are tried-and-true methods to melt fat, but feeling happy may also make it easier to slim down. Worms given a boost of serotonin, a chemical linked to improved mood, cut their fat levels by up to 50 percent, finds a study in Cell Metabolism. “Serotonin signals the brain to speed up metabolism, which hinders fat storage in both worms and humans,” says study author Kaveh Ashrafi, PhD, of the University California, San Francisco. Though there aren’t any studies proving that serotonin alone can blast a significant amount of fat in humans, recent studies have found that stress triggers changes in metabolism that increase your odds of obesity. A simple smile could do your body good.
   
9. Eat more mindfully: Studies show keeping a food diary helps you lose weight because it prevents mindless eating. Rather than carrying around a food diary, try texting or emailing yourself right after you nosh. “What’s even more important than having a solid journal is committing to yourself to recording what you’re eating,” says Molly Morgan, RD, owner of Creative Nutrition Solutions in Vestal, New York and author of The Skinny Rules (Harlequin Non-Fiction, 2011).  “Texting and e-mailing [yourself what you eat] increases accuracy,” she says. “If you immediately record what you ate, you’re less likely to forget and underestimate calories at the end of the day.