For most people, New Year's resolutions become New Year's delusions by the end of February, especially the one about losing weight. 

As a registered dietitian Jeanne Struve says there's a very basic rule to follow to help us keep our New Year's resolution to lose weight.  She says it starts with making your resolution more manageable.  So, instead of saying your going to lose 50 pounds for the year - make your goal to lose 1 pound a week.   "If your goal was to lose a pound this week and your looking at the cookies, well then you know, well if I start on those cookies I'm not going to make that goal of one pound."

And don't try and make the weight come off too fast. Kelly Stewart knows about successful weight loss and she says it takes time, work and dedication. "I've lost 80 pounds and I feel great. I feel a lot more healthier."

Jeanne tells us, "You want to make sure you're not just losing water or you're not doing something kind of crazy. You want to lose slow enough so that you have time to change a habit."

Jeanne also says being successful at losing weight is really about turning your resolutions into "healthy habits."  "Pick one thing and work on it and once it becomes a habit pick your second habit and work on it until it becomes a habit. And if you have a lots of bad habits, don't try and change them all, pick one thing."

Jeanne adds that losing weight isn't just about what you eat; you also have to put some physical work into your lifestyle.  "You can eat perfectly, and if you don't get out there and move your body, exercise is every bit, if not in some ways more important, than eating.  Get out there and move your body, whatever it is."

Great advice for many people to be successful in losing weight and being healthier for 2007.

Talk to your doctor about how much exercise is right for you. A good goal for many people is to work up to exercising 4 to 6 times a week for 30 to 60 minutes at a time.