How Can I Lose My Double Chin?

While it's not particularly easy to target fat loss in a specific area, the best way to get rid of the double chin and the rest of your extra weight is to eat healthier and exercise. Stay away from fad diets that promise lots of weight loss in a short period of time, as this weight tends to be water weight only. Diet and exercise are the key to looking your best and feeling great about your body.

Lift Weights

• One of the best things to do when attempting to lose weight is to start a weight lifting routine. Some people are afraid of the weight room, intimidated by the bulky guys or afraid of looking a little too butch. If the weight room intimidates you, start with a personal trainer who can show you the ropes and help you feel comfortable, developing a routine specifically for you. For the women afraid of losing their womanly slender, there is nothing to worry about. Light weight lifting will only tone your body: You really have to go out of your way to gain the physique of a female bodybuilder. Muscle burns calories better than fat, so the less body fat you have, the easier it will be to keep it off.

Eat Healthy

• Weight loss really follows the 80/20 rule where 80 percent of your weight loss is a direct result of diet and proper nutrition, with the last 20 percent is from exercise. Focus on wholesome, unprocessed foods and lean meats. Determine your maintenance calories (amount of calories expending if you were to literally do nothing all day) and subtract 500 calories from that. That will help you steadily and healthily loose weight at about one pound per week.

Eat Six Meals

• Keep your metabolism raised and your body properly fueled through out the day with six smaller meals rather than three large ones. Not only will you stay satiated, but this will help your body to continue to burn calories throughout the day (a long length of time in between meals can slow your metabolism down).

High Intensity Cardio

• Focusing on cardio with shorter durations and higher intensity is shown to dramatically increase your metabolism and keep it raised for the entire workout in comparison to slow, long cardio. High-intensity cardio is usually 20 minutes or less and alternates between really high intensity for about one minute and then a slower rest period for a couple minutes, repeating.

Track Progress

• One of the best ways to stay on track is to track your progress. Be it in a small notebook or using one of the many online services that have popped up, it's a great motivational factor to see your progress and keeps you honest about your food intake.