Being fidgety can help you lose weight - really! Keep yourself moving even when you are sitting. Try tapping your foot; doing muscle exercises - tense metaboost connection different muscles and hold for a few seconds, then release and repeat; or drumming your fingers. If anyone asks what you're doing, just tell them. You might start a trend!

You should consider using a monitor for your heart rate if you want to lose weight. You need to know what your resting heart rate is in order to know what heart rate you should aim for during exercise. With a monitor, you will know you are working out effectively.

You must give your permission to break the rules once a day so that your weight-loss plans don't feel like a jail sentence. One way to do this is to allow yourself one small, indulgent treat per day. Depending on what you crave, this may be a small piece of rich cheese, nuts, chocolate or some other small treat that will make you feel you've "earned" it by being virtuous the rest of the day. The key, of course, is to do it only once a day.