When you talk about losing or gaining a few kilograms, it sounds like a marathon task, in the beginning. You can either drag on, postpone it to a later date, which will only make the task worse. The first step is to make up your mind, once and for all, set yourself a target and move ahead to achieve it. Scientific dieting is not just a matter of missing out on our regular meals or nibbling down anything that looks good enough to eat, or is edible. Whether you are on a diet to lose or gain weight, make sure you have balanced nutrition, a regular meal pattern, a daily program of exercise and a safe, slow loss or gain of weight. There are certain myths about dieting which have no scientific basis. Many are too fat or too thin because of these myths, attached to dieting.