Did we just spend the entire (almost) February feasting and celebrating with utter disregard for the weighing scale? If your 2022 New Year’s resolution was to lose weight, are you further or closer to that seemingly unachievable goal?

Fret not because I’m with you on this! In fact, here are 5 tips that you can adopt to bring you out of the self-guilt. Spill tea: these tips are truly for the lazy-to-exercise city dweller

#1: Sleep Early Skip Supper

Obviously if you hit the sheets two-hours earlier, you avoid the temptation of late-night snacking. No brainer for doing the math; less intake equals less gains. Not only that, we all remember our mothers’ nagging at us to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep each night, right? Sufficient sleep helps reset the body and keeps our cortisol levels in check. So, if you don’t intend to exercise for calorie burn, try reducing the calories by sleeping earlier!

#2: Drink More Water

Aim for at least 8 cups of water daily. Drinking water increases the amount of calories you burn, this is known as resting energy expenditure[1]. Some people also claim that drinking water before a meal reduces appetite. So indirectly, you end up eating less and hence absorb less calories. Again, a matter of math!

#3: Black Coffee

“Coffee increases metabolism because its main component, caffeine, is a stimulant that enhances your metabolic thermogenesis, which is the process by which the body generates heat from digested food substances,” says Daniel Boyer, MD, a medical researcher in Des Moines, Iowa, who focuses on molecular biology and pharmacology[2]. Some research also suggest that caffeine is a stimulant that gets your bowels moving, which in turn leads to a flatter belly.

#4: Sit Upright

A good sitting posture means that you’re engaging and toning your stomach muscles. Putting your muscles to work while you’re at the desk doesn’t sound like that bad an idea right?

#5: Exercise!

As much as you try to avoid it, a good balance of diet and exercise is the true recipe for weight loss and health. Pick a routine that you enjoy, it can be HIIT exercises, running along your neighborhood or even 10 minutes of jumping rope at home while watching Netflix. So long as your output is greater than your input, you’ll definitely see the scales drop in no time!