One of the biggest and most common mistake people make everyday, making weight less harder than it has to be, is mistaking thirst for hunger. Naturally, our brain assumes that whenever we feel there is extra space, it must be filled with food. When in actually, drinks do the trick just as well if not better. This is why my favorite weight loss tip is drinking more water everyday. If a person drinks one cup of cold water before snacking or eating a meal, they tend to eat less because their brain is signaling the fullness quicker. As should in this study on CNN, people who drank 16 ounces of water before eating lost an average of 15.5 lbs as opposed to the control group that lost 11. This is considered one of the safest ways to encourage weight loss. So be sure to eat healthy and drink plenty of water before every meal and throughout the day.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/23/drink.water.lose.weight/index.html
This is a great topic to write about, and it's not mentioned enough in health blogging: mistaking thirst for hunger. I definitely think you should broaden and continue this discussion, though: there isn't much of your writing or analysis here quite yet. For example, who was the study group? How long was the study? (15 lbs seems like a lot, so I wonder if the study was a few months to a year long?). Maybe synthesize this CNN text with other articles/blogs/book chapters that highlight this point. Show consensus?
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