tip 1: (obviously) Join MiniMins!
tip 2: repeated but worth noting, be prepared to get in touch with your feelings and emotions towards eating - the whole "I'm a man, it's nothing to do with emotion" isn't going to fly, we all know that men feel just as much as women even if we won't admit it.
tip 3: your LLC is (almost) always right. Don't think that you know better, and be prepared to learn and accept what they say
tip 4: if you mess up (lapse) and try to make an excuse, you are only fooling yourself. If you cheat, your LLC will know, either by the less loss, or your ketostix, he/she will be able to tell. If you do lapse, accept that you made a mistake, and move on.
tip 5: don't compare yourself to other guys in the group. Some weeks, some people will lose more than you, quicker than you. It just happens.