Whether you’ve just spent the past three weeks on the South Beach Diet or are currently taking pure raspberry ketone supplements every day with your morning breakfast, if you’re serious about weight loss, chances are you’ve gone to great lengths to shed some pounds. But the thing that most people don’t understand about dieting is that it’s not as simple as quitting cake after dinner and eating only two meals a day.

Of course, that might work for some people, but dieting, much like eating habits in general, is highly specific to each individual person. That means you can’t just quit eating carbs and expect to lose inches on your waist. It’s just not that simple. What you can try, however, is switching up your lifestyle a bit.

And we’ve got just the right places to start.

Ditching your screen-staring patterns.

Quick, name what you did last night after getting home from work. If you’re like the average American adult, you plopped down in front of the TV and vegged out for at least a few hours. But couch-sitting and other general sedentary habits tend to lead us down dangerous paths of late-night snacking. Instead of spacing out and letting the TV entertain you, try going for an evening walk or bike ride. It might help stave off the habitual snacking.

Giving into snacking — the right way.

Recent studies have shown that smaller meals may be better for digestion, and certain people need to snack throughout the day in order to keep up a healthy blood sugar level. But cramming in potato chips or candy bars isn’t the way to go about it. Try keeping bags of unsalted nuts (peanuts, pistachios, almonds, anything) at your desk next to a fresh fruit stash of bananas and already sliced apples. It’s important to snack sensibly, meaning not just filling up on empty calories.

Trying raspberry ketone diet supplements.

Any diet supplement is a risky endeavor because you’re never entirely sure whether or not it’ll actually work until you give it a go. But if you believe what Dr. Oz about raspberry ketones — namely, that they’re “miracles” — you might just find success with them. Pure raspberry ketones can be found inside raspberries, blackberries and other fruits as the compound that gives them their fresh, sweet smell. And preliminary studies have shown they may be able to help with human weight loss.

For more information on pure raspberry ketones, any kind of diet supplement or just dieting in general, always consult your physician. He or she will always know better than you do.