Weight loss is a simple equation...Eat less calories that your body consumes every day. But even though it's such a simple equation, why is it so hard to shed pounds and keep them off for good? The answer is your mindset. Unless you go into your weight loss plan with the right mindset, you'll never come out the other side with results.

Your mind is a very powerful thing. In it lies the strength to help you start and commit to a weight loss plan that will really burn the fat and keep it off for good. But how do you unleash that strength and use it to your advantage?

Here's 3 tricks that will get you in the weight loss mindset and help you finally succeed where you've failed before.

Keep Motivated With Goal Setting

It's hard to stay motivated and keep doing something that doesn't show results. It's no different with weight loss. Just because you heard on TV that a certain diet works, it may not.

The only way to be sure is by keeping goals and tracking your progress. When you find a plan that helps you lose weight you'll notice it in your tracking logs and be greatly encouraged to keep going.

Get An Accountability Partner

It's extremely hard to lose weight on your own. If you don't feel like exercising one day, or just decide to give up 3 weeks in, an accountability partner can really help you stick with it and make sure you're on track.

Be Prepared and Have a Plan

To lose weight permanently, you're going to have to change some things for the rest of your life. I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's the truth. You have to be mentally prepared to stick with it for the long haul and never give up.

It's important to learn about eating healthy and exercising so you don't end up following a plan that is going to fail you. Knowing how your body works is the only way that you won't be fooled by "diet plans" that don't deliver.