1. Sip green tea three times a day.
2. Use interval training to rev up your workout.
3. Fidget.
4. Keep a small squeeze ball with you and work out your hands frequently during the day.
5. Don't starve yourself.
6. Put five rubber bands around your wrist every morning. That's how many 16-ounce bottles of water you should drink during the day to rev your metabolism, helping burn more calories.
7. Exercise outside.
8. Turn up the heat with hot peppers.
9. Eat five small meals throughout the day instead of three large meals.
10. Sip a couple of cups of coffee throughout the day.
11. Don't get discouraged because you've been yo-yo dieting.
12. Walk with intent -- and intensity.
13. Bump up the protein in your diet.
Read the details on why each tip works here.

Of all the tips, I like 1, 2, 6, 9 and 13 the most. I'm not a coffee drinker so that's out. Hot and spicy foods drain my sinuses so that's out too. But I can find a way to incorporate the rest. I am relieved to read #11 and learn that:

Don't get discouraged because you've been yo-yo dieting. Somehow the myth got started that if you've spent your life losing and gaining the same 10 or 20 pounds, your metabolism gets out of whack and winds up slower than an airport security line. Don't believe it. When researchers reviewed 43 studies on the topic, they found no difference in the metabolic rates of yo-yo dieters versus those of everyone else

There's hope yet