Drop 6 Pounds in One Week
Are you trying to lose 6 pounds? It is actually possible to meet this goal in one week. There are several strategies to follow. In this article, I am going to show you 6 ways to lose 6 pounds in just one week.
First, let's make the calorie formula clear. To lose 6 pounds in a week you must burn 3000 more calories than you eat. The math says you have to burn about 475 extra calories a day to achieve this. You can burn the calories through diet or exercise. The best approach, of course is still a combination of both.
Now onto those 6 steps that will help you lose 6 pounds in one week:
1. Get busy spring cleaning. You won't just get a clean house, you will burn some serious calories in the process. Clean the house intensely for some five hours and you can burn up to 575 calories . At this rate, a little over 5 hours of cleaning will allow you to burn all the calories needed - and some extra. But, beware that you dont want to compensate by eating more. Like we already said, the calories expended have to exceed the amount eaten.
2. Hit the slopes. Skiing is a great winter sport that also burns major calories. A 165-pound person can burn more than 12 calories per minute. Four hours of actual ski time will help you lose 6 pounds in a week. Another great reason for a ski holiday!
3. Dont be desk-bound. Many Americans sit in front of a computer to do their work. This doesn't have to be the case all the time. For example, when you are making phone calls, stand up and walk around. And walk over to your co-workers office instead of sending an email. Fidgeting at the desk burns calories too. While these kind of strategies wont help you in one week, they will be effective over the long run. Every little calorie burned counts.
The above examples cover activities, now let's go on to how you can effectively cut calories from food:
4. Try the Cabbage Soup Diet. On this diet, many people have lost up to at least 6 pounds in a week. You won't go hungry for it though. You can have all of the cabbage soup you want each day and a specified group of secondary foods. The cabbage soup staple is made of clear broth or V8 Juice, lots of cabbage, and your own choice of non-starchy vegetables.
5. Try the Grapefruit Diet. Starchy foods and carbohydrates are also banned on this diet. Its also called the grapefruit diet because each meal ends with "desert" of half a grape fruit. At breakfast you can have some bacon, eggs and coffee; at lunch you have salad and meat; and at dinner you have meat and non-starchy vegetables. Right before sleeping you should drink 8 ounces of milk or tomato juice. You can eat until you are satisfied. The diet is supposed to run for 12 days and most people lose 10 pounds or more. However, seven days into it, you should have lost your 6 pounds already.
6. Be a vegetarian for a week. Skip all kinds of meat and animal fat and you will lose weight quickly. Instead of meat, you can get protein from legumes or beans. You can eat as much fruits and vegetables as you can. Starchy food like pasta, rice, and bread you can enjoy but control portions.
Now go ahead and try to lose those 6 pounds in one week. It can be done! - 17273
First, let's make the calorie formula clear. To lose 6 pounds in a week you must burn 3000 more calories than you eat. The math says you have to burn about 475 extra calories a day to achieve this. You can burn the calories through diet or exercise. The best approach, of course is still a combination of both.
Now onto those 6 steps that will help you lose 6 pounds in one week:
1. Get busy spring cleaning. You won't just get a clean house, you will burn some serious calories in the process. Clean the house intensely for some five hours and you can burn up to 575 calories . At this rate, a little over 5 hours of cleaning will allow you to burn all the calories needed - and some extra. But, beware that you dont want to compensate by eating more. Like we already said, the calories expended have to exceed the amount eaten.
2. Hit the slopes. Skiing is a great winter sport that also burns major calories. A 165-pound person can burn more than 12 calories per minute. Four hours of actual ski time will help you lose 6 pounds in a week. Another great reason for a ski holiday!
3. Dont be desk-bound. Many Americans sit in front of a computer to do their work. This doesn't have to be the case all the time. For example, when you are making phone calls, stand up and walk around. And walk over to your co-workers office instead of sending an email. Fidgeting at the desk burns calories too. While these kind of strategies wont help you in one week, they will be effective over the long run. Every little calorie burned counts.
The above examples cover activities, now let's go on to how you can effectively cut calories from food:
4. Try the Cabbage Soup Diet. On this diet, many people have lost up to at least 6 pounds in a week. You won't go hungry for it though. You can have all of the cabbage soup you want each day and a specified group of secondary foods. The cabbage soup staple is made of clear broth or V8 Juice, lots of cabbage, and your own choice of non-starchy vegetables.
5. Try the Grapefruit Diet. Starchy foods and carbohydrates are also banned on this diet. Its also called the grapefruit diet because each meal ends with "desert" of half a grape fruit. At breakfast you can have some bacon, eggs and coffee; at lunch you have salad and meat; and at dinner you have meat and non-starchy vegetables. Right before sleeping you should drink 8 ounces of milk or tomato juice. You can eat until you are satisfied. The diet is supposed to run for 12 days and most people lose 10 pounds or more. However, seven days into it, you should have lost your 6 pounds already.
6. Be a vegetarian for a week. Skip all kinds of meat and animal fat and you will lose weight quickly. Instead of meat, you can get protein from legumes or beans. You can eat as much fruits and vegetables as you can. Starchy food like pasta, rice, and bread you can enjoy but control portions.
Now go ahead and try to lose those 6 pounds in one week. It can be done! - 17273
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