Whether you’re squeezing in a workout before heading to the office, counting calories, or skipping happy hour, shedding pounds takes time and extra effort. And while patience and perseverance are essential virtues when it comes to losing weight, there are a few easy ways to reach your goal weight quick. With our 5 Crazy-Easy Ways To Lose Weight, you’ll notice a lower number on your scale—without even trying! Yeah, seriously. 

Sunlight isn’t only effective in waking you up, it can also help you slim down! A study published in PLOS ONE journal discovered that people who exposed themselves to bright daylight early in the day weighed less than those who got their sun fix later on. So crack open the blinds, enjoy your cup o’ Joe outdoors, or better yet, take a walk bright and early if you have a few minutes to spare.

Switching your dinner plates for smaller salad plates can help you control your portions and consume less calories. Plus, when the smaller plates are filled up, you’ll trick your brain into thinking you’re eating more and therefore feel more satiated. And according to a study published in the journal Appetite, people ate less food when it was served on red plates. Lesson of the day? Red salad plates are the way to go for weight loss!

Torching fat is as effortless as turning up your AC before hit the hay. A study in the journal Diabetes found that people who slept in colder rooms that were set to 66 degrees increased their levels of brown fat—the type of fat that burns fat—by 42 percent!

According to a study published in the journal Obesity, folks who chugged about 17 ounces of water before sitting down to a meal lost more weight than their non-hydrating counterparts. While filling up your glass twice may not take too much effort, you should also make sure you’re sipping optimally by avoiding these 16 Ways You’re Drinking Water Wrong.

Catching your zzz’s may be more essential to losing your love handles than you think. “I tell all of my celebrity and professional-athlete clients to get between 6 and 8 hours of sleep per night,” says Jay Cardiello, celebrity fitness and nutrition expert. “Everyone is overly focused on food, water and exercise, all of which are extremely imperative to weight loss and optimal health. However, without proper sleep, all of these the other factors are null and void. When you don’t get enough sleep, levels of the hormone leptin drop, which increases appetite. This surge in appetite makes comfort food more appealing, which can derail weight loss efforts.” Climbing into bed has got to be the easiest way to ditch the spare tire.