Exercising more but still gaining weight? Take this quiz

By K. Aleisha Fetters for Life by DailyBurn

Updated 2206 GMT (0606 HKT) February 28, 2018

Cutting back on your portions is one easy way to drop excess pounds. Click through our gallery to see other quick tips.
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Cutting back on your portions is one easy way to drop excess pounds. Click through our gallery to see other quick tips.
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If you skip a meal, you're likely to overindulge later. Take a snack break or even have mini meals.
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Don't skip meals – If you skip a meal, you're likely to overindulge later. Take a snack break or even have mini meals.
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A few extra steps each day can really give you a boost. If you can't fit in 30 minutes of exercise each day, try for ten minute bursts of activity three times a day.
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Squeeze in more movement – A few extra steps each day can really give you a boost. If you can't fit in 30 minutes of exercise each day, try for ten minute bursts of activity three times a day.
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Simple food swaps, like seltzer water rather than soda, could help you keep off several pounds a year.
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Practice simple food swaps – Simple food swaps, like seltzer water rather than soda, could help you keep off several pounds a year.
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Turning the amount of time that you sit into more standing time is a great way to burn calories.
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Don't sit when you can stand – Turning the amount of time that you sit into more standing time is a great way to burn calories.
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