sofia’s top three tips:

* “In my experience, the best way to lose a few pounds is to calculate your daily calorie burn [BMR] and make sure you eat less calories than you burn naturally, plus your workouts. And focus on cardio exercises that burn the most calories.” * “Our thoughts are very powerful. If you keep thinking, ‘I can’t do it’ or ‘It’s too hard,’ you surround yourself with negative energy and make it so much harder. Switch your mindset to thinking positive thoughts and you’ll attract positive results. You got this!” * “Make a vision board. Put together a collage of pictures from magazines or the Internet that motivate you toward your fitness and diet goals, and put it somewhere visible. It doesn’t have to be pictures of your dream body, it could be pictures of a beach or travel destination you want to go to, an outfit you want to rock or pictures that resemble a reward you’re going to give yourself when you reach your goal.”