Forget Calories—Count These Instead to Lose Weight Fast

Calorie counting may immediately come to mind if you're trying to downsize—but cals aren't the only things you should be tracking to promote weight loss. "People are so focused on calories, but it's not just calories in, calories out," says weight-loss expert and Women's Health contributor Keri Glassman, R.D. "There are other important things that help you lose weight from a behavioral and physiological perspective, from exercising, to drinking water, to sleeping."

Here are five stats Glassman says are more important to keep tabs on than the number of calories you've consumed:

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