Whether you have tried to lose weight on your own or with the help of a weight-loss program, the focus is too often on severely restrictive diets and unrealistic goals, nutrition experts say.

You can't walk across a room without huffing and puffing. Your arms get tired unpacking a bag of groceries. You're carrying more and more excess body weight. And you can't remember the last time you got any real exercise.

Whether you are just beginning to think about changing a habit, or you have already started but have hit a rough spot, family and friends can help.

Feeling stuffed? Maybe it's time to say no to super-sizing and yes to minimizing. In a super-sized world, we don't know how much we should eat when too much is put in front of us.