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6 Simple Lifestyle Tweaks to Help You Lose Weight

Sometimes the simplest changes in lifestyle can make a big difference. Here are six easy lifestyle tweaks that make a big difference individually, but have synergistic effects when paired together.

Keep a Food Journal

Many times being overweight is a case of not realizing how much (or what) a person eats in a day. Writing down everything puts it in perspective. According to a recent study, people who kept a food journal lost twice as much weight as those who did not – on average 13 pounds in 6 months.

Exercise During TV Commercials your butt (and probably eating unhealthy food) do some exercising while the advertisements are running. Running up and down stairs, riding an exercise bike or treadmill, doing jumping jacks, skipping rope, etc. all burn calories. In fact, exercising during the commercials that run on a typical 2-hour night of watching TV burns an extra 270 calories per