Weight-loss Tip: Get good sleep. Studies show that poor sleep is one of the strongest risk factors for obesity.

Weight-loss Tip: Using smaller plates has been shown to help people automatically eat fewer calories in some studies. Weird trick, but it seems to work.

Weight-loss Tip: Add 20 minutes of exercise per day. Even if you’re on a diet, you should exercise or do a little activity extra each day.

Weight-loss Tip: Fresh vegetables are better than cooked or canned vegetables. Try to eat your vegetables raw.

Weight-loss Tip: Do not skip meals. The worst thing you can do while watching your diet is skip a meal. It has just the opposite effect of what you want.