Perhaps, you are already aware how diet plays a crucial role in maintaining or reducing weight. Along with exercise, dieting can make you shed pounds effectively. However, we are also aware that it takes a lot of work and determination to help you control your diet. But did you know that aside from diet and exercise, there are also several ways to lose weight that are not related totally related to your diet or workout?

If you already have an active lifestyle and you are watching your diet, these non-diet tips can help you lose weight a lot faster.

Step 1: Time Your Meals

Eating slow is one habit you can develop that can help you slim down. Time your meals for at least 20 minutes and savor each bite. This will trigger your body’s fullness hormone which can help you avoid overeating. When you are in hurry to finish you food, you don’t give enough time for your body to tell your brain that you are full and this can eventually make you eat more.

Step 2: Hang Skinny Clothes

You might wonder why you need to hang your skinny clothes in places where you can easily see them. Well, this is to remind you of your goal. Your “little black dress” represents your goal and your reward. It can also motivate you to achieve your weight loss goals. If you really want to wear that dress for homecoming, you’ll work hard for it, right?

Step 3: Use Small Plates

Instead of using 12 inch dinner plate, switch to using 10-inch dinner plates. Using a smaller plate can make you eat less than using larger dishes. Eating in a smaller plate can help you lose about 200 calories a day without you noticing it and it can help you lose about 20 pounds a year.

Step 4: Try the "hara Hachi Bu"

The hara hachi bu is a Japanese term for the 80-20 rule in eating. People in Okinawa have these slimming habits of eating until they are 80% full. By adopting this habit, we can avoid eating until we are stuffed. You can dish out 20% of the amount of food you usually eat to reduce your calorie intake.

Step 5: Use Tall Thin Glass

Visual cues can make you eat less or more. To cut out calories of liquid food, use tall, thin glasses instead of short wide tumbler. This can trick your eye that tall glasses have more content than short tumblers. You may not notice this, but you can drink 25%-30% less beverage when using tall thin glasses.

Step 6: Eat at Home

Eating home-cooked meals can help you achieve you fitness goals. Restaurants are notorious in using ingredients that can be fattening. It is better that you cook your own meals, that way you can control the ingredients you use for you meal and you will be able to use ingredients that a less fattening than what restaurants use.

It takes a lot of will power to focus in your diet just to lose weight. A lot of people fail to stick with their diet and it is no surprise because there are a lot of temptations around. But making a few lifestyle changes can help you focus in your weight loss goals. Along with a proper nutrition habits and personal training, you will be able to achieve your weight-loss goals in fast and most effective ways.