Follow the Rules of Weight Loss

Looking to Shrink a Size in 2009? Look no farther than these five rules for weight loss.

Losing weight is hard work, but it's not complicated. Filling your belly with nutritious, low-calorie foods and being more active will help you whittle away at that extra weight in a healthy way.

Still, little tricks here and there can make weight loss eaiser ... and maybe even a little faster. Over at AOL Health, they've got five interesting diet tricks for weight loss:

• Snack on almonds.
• Eat more fiber.
• Fill up on protein.
• Skip the artificial sweetener.
• Dump one high-cal treat from your diet.

Visit AOL Health to learn more, and don't forget to join us for our America Takes it Off challenge!