Now I’m not saying these things will work for you, they’re just some things I’m accustomed to doing or things I have come across and wanted to try.

So I have been meaning to write this post for a while now, but I decided not to until I could honestly say that I no longer do the things I am about to list out within this post. I have come across many people during my weight loss journey that claim they want to lose weight. Keyword: CLAIM.

I came across this list a few months ago when I was tired of being my own worst enemy. Instead I wanted to to become my own best friend or at the very least build up my self-esteem. I hope some of you can benefit from it as much as I did.

It's a sweet recipe for self-love that you can indulge in everyday of your life.

I lost over forty pounds in just under a year doing these small tricks and basically eating what I wanted, so I thought I would share them with you! Here are some little ways to lose weight without really feeling like you're on a diet.

1. Don't drink calories.

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While it may be invigorating to retire your winter jackets and heavy sweaters in preparation for summer, let's be honest summer means showing more skin. Sleeveless shirts, bikinis, and summer dresses leave little wiggle room for jiggly arms. Get your arms toned before they're tanned with these fantastic arm workouts! 

We may not all be blessed with JLo's backside but that doesn't mean your booty can't look great in that teeny bikini. We asked our fitness expert, Jen, to give us the 5 best exercises to get our butt's looking beautiful this summer. The best part is that all of these can be done at home. 

Part of looking like a bikini goddess is having a good set of abs. Check out these four exercises that will definitely have your abs looking amazing!  

We've already given you some great diet advice for getting that perfect bikini body. You know what foods to eat and which to avoid but we thought it'd be useful to give you ladies a sample meal plan for a day so we enlisted one of our fitness expert's Brooke Mora to help us out.

Bikini Bootcamp Day 13. Ok, so the gym is definitely not a runway show. We can all agree on that. But that doesn't mean its an excuse to hit up in the sweats you just rolled out of bed in. Especially when there are so many fabulous work-out clothes out there. On the other hand, trying too hard at the gym is just as bad. You aren't going to the club girl!