Weight-loss Tip: Do not slouch in your chair, but try to maintain a straight posture and activate your abdominal muscles so that your tummy is tucked in.

Weight-loss Tip: Eat spicy foods. Spices such as cayenne pepper contains capsaicin, a compound that can boost metabolism and reduce your appetite slightly.

Weight-loss Tip: Avoid refined carbohydrates. Refined carbs are usually sugar or grains that’ve been stripped of their fibrous, nutritious parts, such as pasta.

Weight-loss Tip: Daily servings of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils will keep you fuller for longer and promote long-term weight loss.

Weight-loss Tip: Use a printed out calendar to track your good and bad days. Use this to motivate you to improve and keep going.