A lot of people are struggling to lose weight, and finally a real solution that have worked for me might work for you to have a healthier weight and have a healthier lifestyle. So are you ready to lose that weight?

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[edit] Steps

Do at least 20-50 jumping jacks or star jumps everyday this will also help burn some calories that you want to get rid of. Do not do more than 50 jumping jacks, it will make you tired and your body will ache before doing the next exercise. This exercise only takes about 1-3 minutes.
Do 10-20 push-ups and sit-ups everyday, it helps your bones get stronger and build muscles (it also burns fat). These exercises takes about 3-5 minutes. Do not do more than 20 push-ups and sit-ups.
Jog in place for about 4-5 minutes tops without stopping. Then breathe in with your nose and out with your mouth 5 times. It helps your heartbeat go back to normal.
If you work, walk to your work, carpooling is nice too but make sure you walk for atleast half a mile three times a week. (Burns a LOT of fat) Also if you are a student, you can walk to school or ride a bike instead of getting a ride, saves money, keeps our air clean and burns calories.
If you take naps everyday, you can become overly tired and it helps you gain more weight. It will make you sleep soundly at night if you do not take naps.
Don't just have 3 meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner... eat up to 6 portioned meals/snacks a day. By eating 6 times a day you give your metabolism a constant need to be working. Snacks should be healthy foods like vegetables, fruit, or whole grains NO JUNK CHIPS, SNACK CAKES, ETC!!! The key is portion reduction. If you eat 5 pancakes for breakfast, cut back to 2 pancakes. Make sure you cut back little by little on what you eat. Generally making conversation while eating allows your body the time to recognize if you are full or not. Do not be tempted to eat the food because you are not satisfied yet. Once you are full, that's enough.
Check the Nutrition Facts every time you eat, and record it to a notebook. Look at the serving size and how much calories it has. For a day, a normal person eats 2,000 calories a day. Make sure you only go to 1,500-2,500 calories a day.
Play sports for 30 minutes, playing basketball with a friend will help a lot for a short amount of time.
If you always pass by a court, any sport court, run across the court and back twice. Simple exercises helps too.
Lift weights for 5-10 minutes. Helps you burn calories and have stronger muscles.
Get friends with you and dance, dance your heart out without alcohol and drugs. Keep safe and healthy. Dance for at least 30-40 minutes.
Make sure you keep the Five-A-Day. Five a day means, five servings of vegetables and fruits.
Bicycling for about 30 minutes to an hour a day helps. It helps you burn for about 200-250 calories. Try jogging/running for the same amount of time because it helps you burn for about 400-500 calories.
Swimming helps a lot too! Swimming freestyle and swimming 3-4 laps really helps. Make sure you didn't exercise/walk for a long time or run before going to the pool because you might get a cramp and will have a hard time getting out of the pool.
Jogging one mile in the morning and one mile at night helps. Make sure you do this every other day, and when jogging at night, be in a group or have a companion or two so that you're safe.
Remember incidental activity is also extremly handy. This includes walking up your steps and walking the dog.
Always always drink lots of water to stay hydrated. Dehydration is a leading cause of fatigue, muscle aches, and can be mistaken for hunger. A good judge of whether or not you are hydrated is the color of your urine. The clearer it is, the more hydrated you are.

[edit] Tips

Exercising with music is good.
Exercising with a friend/s is more fun than doing it by yourself.
If you're not comfortable doing some of the exercises, join an exercise program, and make sure you stick to your goal.
If you can't do anything at home, clean the house, water the plants, walk the dog. It helps you to not take naps, and saving it for night.
Drink a lot of water.
Avoid oily and fatty foods such as fried chicken, french fries, hamburger, soda, chips, and fast food. They are not healthy for you, you can eat them occasionally like twice a month, but never eat too much, once you feel you're full, that's enough for the day.
When exercising for 1-2 hours. Have water breaks and rest for 5 minutes.
If you're bored, stressed or angry, do not eat and try to make it go away. If exersise is an option, see if it improves your mood.
Give yourself a pat on the shoulder everytime you do that exercise completely, it helps you keep up the work and be proud of yourself.
Believe in yourself. Anyone can be fit with the right mindset.
Set small goals. If you are a long way from your goal, you may feel guilty about where you are now (This is not good as it lowers your confidence).
Learn to love healthy food and exersise. Once you get used to them they are enjoyable.
Take exersise seriously. Serious exersise means serious results.
Guilt is the enemy of willpower. The more guilty you are the less willpower you will have and vice versa.
Muscle is your friend when trying to lose fat. See article on muscle gain.

[edit] Warnings

Never over-do exercises, it will give you a lot of body ache and will not help you lose pounds.
Going over 1-2 hours of exercise is bad for people who are not used to doing this everyday, so for your first to second month you should be doing 45 minutes - an hour exercise ONLY.
Don't eat an hour before and after exercising.
Once you have reached your goal, checking your BMI is good because you may never know if you're underweight, healthy weight, at risk, or overweight.
Being too skinny or too fat is bad, it doesn't help you to become healthy.
Do not get frustrated. Be patient.
Make sure your goal weight is within the ideal range for your gender, height, and age. Consult your doctor, personal trainer, or dietician for your specific needs.
Don't go overboard. Your health is so important. :)

[edit] Things You'll Need

A notebook to write down how many calories you had for the day, all the exercises you did, and also to express your feelings on your eating and the exercises.

Comfortable clothes to wear while working out. This can include properly fitted athletic shoes, a supportive sports bra for women, cushioned socks, sweatbands or a small towel, reflective gear if you intend to exercize at night, and a way to carry necessary items such as a house key, identification, etc.

A portable music player or reading material if you find that you get bored easily while exercizing, especially on stationary devices.

A healthy selection of foods and snacks in your home and at your work to keep you motivated to eat properly and remove the temptation to give in to cravings.