13 Ways to Lose Weight Without Working Out

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9. Add more protein to your diet. 

Sources of protein range from meats to eggs to beans to nuts. The wide variety of sources mean protein can be added to a diet in many places, and that even those with dietary restrictions will be able to squeeze more in. This essential nutrient should not be ignored, and filling up on it will leave less room for more empty calories.

For more information about protein, check out these 20 Must-Try Protein Shake Recipes.

10. Try clean eating.

Processed foods can be filled with extra calories and preservatives that can inhibit weight loss. Clean eating cuts out processed ingredients where possible, making for a simpler, and thus healthier, diet.

Check out these low-calorie clean-eating recipes for examples and ideas of how to start.

11. Brush your teeth.

Especially at night, the minty-fresh feeling of clean teeth is a strong deterrent against eating more food. Take advantage of the ingrained taboo in order to make eating at night harder.

12. Get enough sleep. 

A proper sleep schedule is essential to being healthy and can also help keep off the pounds. As examined here, sleeping regularly keeps a body functioning regularly, and a body clinging to fat out of tiredness will have a harder time losing weight than a properly-rested body.

13. Grow a garden.

Trying to get fresh produce can be hard, and what better way to guarantee its freshness than by pulling it up out of the ground? A garden requires a yard or a planter, so it isn’t for everyone, but maintaining a garden helps with weight loss by producing the very food we eat, and also tricking us into moving around outside to maintain it.

 

For more exercise-free ways to lose weight, check out these super simple ways to lose weight. For more general tips on weight loss, try these 50 healthy ways to lose weight.

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