Diet and exercise are always the focus of weight loss, but sleep is just as important. You eat more when tired and won’t burn calories as effectively when you exercise. Aim for 8 hours a night and stick to it before you do anything else.

Relax

Stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental ailments cause comfort eating and make your whole system less effective. Start setting aside time to unwind so that you’re in good mental shape for other rigors.

Drink Black or Green Tea

Oolong and green tea have both been tied to increased weight loss with some studies suggesting that by incorporating one of these teas into your daily diet could remove a pound a week, even if you change nothing else.

Switch to Water

Wetter truly is better. Water helps you feel full, reducing the amount you want to eat and it helps your body metabolize and flush waste. Also, by adding a lot of water (a gallon or more) each day, you can then rapidly lose weight by drinking much less.

Cool Down

Our body seeks equilibrium, which is a constant state. When we are too hot, our body sweats to cool us down. When too cool, our body burns calories to warm us up. Some ad hoc studies have revealed that by packing ice around fatty cells, or by spending time in cold temperatures, we can force our frame to shed pounds without extra energy on our part.