Nutritionists, and twin sisters, Tammy and Lyssie Lakatos have quite a bit of experience in helping folks get on track with a healthy diet. And now they are here to help brides-to-be learn how to lose weight safely and effectively. Here are their top 10 nutrition tips:

10. The Relationship Mistake: When women get involved in a relationship, what do they do? They enjoy romantic dinners, picnics in the park and long lazy breakfasts. In other words, they eat more. Men, darn them, can get away with it because they generally have more muscle mass than women and therefore burn more calories. Women, however, have to demonstrate self-restraint — always hard when the love of your life has come along.
Tammy and Lyssie say: If you want to lose weight, don't indulge in the same portion size as your significant other.

9. It's the Little Things That Count: Still in love with that $10 cactus he gave you on your first date? Little things mean a lot in life and small dietary changes reap big results that can last a lifetime.
Tammy and Lyssie say: Get in the habit of using nonfat dairy cream instead of half-and-half in your coffee.

8. Slowly Does It: How many women do you know who, when they decide to lose weight, launch into a diet of starvation proportions — all in the first week? Chances are, they won't stay on the diet for long.
Tammy and Lyssie say: Take it slow. A safe and healthy weight loss is no more than one to two pounds per week.

7. Dressing Down Your Salad: Lettuce looks healthy, but be careful when eating from salad bars. Salad dressings, including vinaigrettes, can add 500 extra calories to your vegetable salad.
Tammy and Lyssie say: Stay away from pre-made salads such as tuna and macaroni salad; the mayonnaise cranks up the fat content.

6. Snack Attack: Ever go to the grocery store and buy armfuls of vegetables, only to get home hungry and polish off that last piece of carrot cake? Yes, you can make a case that you're creating more room in your refrigerator, but ...
Tammy and Lyssie say: When you get home from grocery shopping, wash and cut your vegetables right away and store them in plastic containers on the top shelf of your refrigerator. This will make vegetables your No. 1 snack choice. And don't go to the store hungry.