are you feeling too flabby to face valentines day dont despair as you still have time to shed some of those kilos making tiny tweaks to your daily routine can make a huge difference to your waistline if you lose a kilo a week for the next seven weeks you could lose a stone by valentines day here are some easy and painless ways to get there on time swap white bread for wholemealthe calorie count is the same but white bread has much less fibre so youll feel hungrier much more quickly tweet what you eat its the new way to keep a food diary if you have to note it down chances are youll pay more attention to what you eat dont skip breakfast you are more likely to crave quick sugars such as cakes and sweets if you skip breakfast stay hydrated being thirsty can often be mistaken for feeling hungry sipping water between meals is ideal around 15 to two litres a day is a minimum for an averagesized person cut out sugar in tea five cups of tea can add up to almost 500 empty calories try to break the sweet habit altogether rather than swap for sweeteners since researchers now believe sweeteners may make the body crave extra food eat fruit dont drink it a small glass of orange juice counts as one of your five daily fruit and vegetables but it has 100 calories a few glasses really adds up but wont fill you youre better off eating the fruit stick to dark chocolateif you need some chocolate which is simply the case sometimes then stick to dark as most people need less of it to feel satisfied and it is only 60 calories for two squares compared with 265 calories for an average bar eat eggs in the morning research shows that they trigger a hormone that helps suppress hunger pangs in the brain and youll end up eating less for the rest of the day eat more meals eat five minimeals rather than three larger meals a day if you go too long without food your body will try to conserve more fat know your onions an onion a day boosts the function of your liver which is your main fatburning organ follow us on twitter for more stories