Cut back on cheese and red meats. The key concept here is aerobic exercise. Anything that gets your heart pumping will burn away your blubber. Hit it three days a week for 20- 30 minutes to start. And if you can, work out before the dinner bell.
Research suggests that a pre-dinner workout is an excellent appetite suppressor.
Relax When stress hits, one of the first things your body does is crank up its production of adrenaline. This causes fat cells from all over your body to release their stored fat into your bloodstream, so you can burn it and use the calories to ecscape or fight off whatever it is that's giving you the heebee-jeebies. But your stress is probably caused by your boss, your kids or the IRS, so all that newly-released fat goes unused. So do whatever you can to de-stress. Take up a hobby that will help you unwind.