Use Your Common Sense to Loss Weight Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight doesn't have to be a struggle. And it certainly doesn't mean denying your body the nutrients it needs to keep you feeling strong and healthy. Even small changes of habit can make a real and lasting impact over time. Set a reasonable weight goal. Losing weight at a slow steady pace can help ensure that the weight loss is permanent. Flip flopping back and forth is unhealthy for you, and causes you to fall off the wagon more often. If you loss the weight too fast it could come back, and That's Very Unhealthy Think healthier, and the health benefits could be a lower blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease