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Both the quantity and quality of the food we eat should be regulated for optimum health and a decrease in bodyweight.

There are, however, a number of factors other than nutrition that are a great complement to any good nutrition plan and, if you get them right, will accelerate the rate at which you will get rid of the spare tyre.

Here are the top 5 ways to lose weight that are not diet-related:

1. Deal with your stress

This one is number 1 for a reason!

The chaotic world we live in has us all way too stressed out about everything from paying the bills to whether or not there will be electricity when we need to cook supper for the family.

Stress causes a hormonal reaction in your body which releases Cortisol, a storage hormone... Not good if you're trying to get your body to LET GO of excess weight.

So in order to lose weight we need to deal with stress. It's not necessarily possible to ELIMINATE stress from your life (you can't quit your job or fix Eskom), so how you cope with stress becomes the 'make-or-break' factor.

Find things that make you relax and do them as regularly as possible. Take a long, hot bath; read a good book; spend some time in nature.

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