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Losing 5 pounds

Chew Gum:

Chewing gum twice for 15 minutes a pop between lunch and an afternoon snack helped people consume 36 fewer calories per day.
Do this every day, and in one week, you could scrub a total of 252 calories from your diet.

Drink Green Tea:

One study found that men who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract (GTE) every day for three months lost more body fat than men who drank tea without GTE. To get the benefits, drink several cups of green tea each day.

Eat Small Portions

Using small salad plates and bowls can help you eat 30 percent fewer calories at meals. Likewise, drink out of skinny glasses (versus short, wide glasses), and you'll serve yourself 28 percent less.

Fidget:

One study found that doing mundane activities throughout the day like fidgeting during meetings and getting up to change TV channels separated lean individuals from obese ones. Slimmer people moved at least two hours more a day with these activities, burning 350 calories a day without working up a sweat.

Nosh Grapefruit:

Grapefruit could be a weight loss aid. People who ate half a grapefruit three times a day (before each meal) lost an average of 3.6 pounds. Researchers believe grapefruit may lower insulin, a fat storage hormone.

Take Small Naps:

Women who slept less than seven hours on average per night put on more weight during middle age than women who slept more. In fact, women who slept only five hours a night were one-third more likely to gain weight (33 pounds or more) during the 16-year study.

Slow Down:

When women took more time to eat, they consumed 70 fewer calories than women who ate more quickly. If you eat three meals a day, that could mean slashing 210 calories just by eating slower.