7 Ways To Lose Weight Without Exercise

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Yes, exercise is better, but there are some tricks you can do that don't require breaking a sweat and can help melt away the pounds.

Surprising Weight Loss Tricks

Exercise is key to most weight loss plans because it helps you burn more calories, and more calories burned equals more pounds lost. But what if you hate exercise? Is it required to lose weight? It certainly helps you stay healthier (by revving your heart rate and building your muscles.) But it is not mandatory. There are ways to lose pounds without exercising.

Here’s how:

7 Ways To Lose Weight Without Exercise

7 Ways To Lose Weight Without Exercise

1 of 7 1. Dim The Lights And Lower The Noise In a study by Cornell researcher Brain Wansink, Ph.D., people who went to a fast food restaurant where the lighting was softer and the music was more soothing ate, on average, 175 fewer calories than those who ate in the same place with bright lights and blaring music. Wansink, the Dyson professor of consumer behavior and the author of the soon-to-be-published Slim By Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Every Day Life, says two things happen when you dim the lights: you tend to eat slower and your food cools off. That’s helpful because when you rush through your meals, you usually consume more calories. And hot food is more appealing than cold food. Soggy cold French fries, for example? No thank you!

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