Let me make this clear right off the bat: you're not going to
lose more than 3 to 8 pounds in in this time frame, unless maybe you're
obese. So if you're looking to lose something like 10 or 20 pounds,
you'd better be prepared for at least a few weeks or even months of
dieting. What that said, here is what you can do to lose as much weight
as possible in a week.
As this is quite a restrictive time frame we are working with, your best bet is to focus most of your efforts on getting rid of as much excess water as possible. To do that, you'll have to completely erase salt from your menu for that entire week. The sodium contained in salt leads to water retention, which is something you're definitely trying to avoid right now.
Make sure to consume a lot of watery vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and brussels sprouts. Bananas are also a good idea. The reason for this is that all of these foods contain high amounts of Sodium, which substantially helps your body regulate water fluid levels. They also contain quite a bit of fiber, which will get your intestines working and help you lose even some more extra weight through the process of defecation.
On a side note, you should make sure you drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. Contrary to what you might think, this will not elevate your water retention levels and will actually help reduce it!
The next thing I want you to do is to make sure that you jog lightly for around 30 to 40 minutes a day for the duration of that week. If you cannot jog for some reason, take a brisk walk. Other than helping you lose some extra fat and thereby reducing your weight, doing so will also force your body to get rid of any excess fluids it might be holding on to- you'll pee and sweat tons of it out.
You'll obviously also want to keep good track of how many calories you are consuming per day. If you don't do that, chances are you'll even gain weight if something goes really bad!
Simply use one of my other articles to calculate your daily calorie requirement, and do your best to eat approximately 1,000 calories below that for the duration of the week. Please be advised, however, that this kind of calorie deficit should not be sustained for longer than a week - doing so would be detrimental to your health and will cause you to lose a lot of muscle mass, as well as make you feel generally under the weather. For only one week though, it will be OK.
If you're wondering how much weight you can lose in a week if you follow everything I just said, I honestly don't know, and to be honest no one else will be able to tell you. The human body is an extremely complex organism, and one week is simply not enough of a time frame for anyone to be able to make any kind of predictions.
However, assuming that you haven't been on any diet for the past few months, and particularly if you are overweight or even obese, you can expect to lose a minimum of 3 pounds. 5 pounds would not be surprising at all, and 7 would be a good result.
If you lose 8 pounds or more, consider yourself lucky!
As this is quite a restrictive time frame we are working with, your best bet is to focus most of your efforts on getting rid of as much excess water as possible. To do that, you'll have to completely erase salt from your menu for that entire week. The sodium contained in salt leads to water retention, which is something you're definitely trying to avoid right now.
Make sure to consume a lot of watery vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and brussels sprouts. Bananas are also a good idea. The reason for this is that all of these foods contain high amounts of Sodium, which substantially helps your body regulate water fluid levels. They also contain quite a bit of fiber, which will get your intestines working and help you lose even some more extra weight through the process of defecation.
On a side note, you should make sure you drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. Contrary to what you might think, this will not elevate your water retention levels and will actually help reduce it!
The next thing I want you to do is to make sure that you jog lightly for around 30 to 40 minutes a day for the duration of that week. If you cannot jog for some reason, take a brisk walk. Other than helping you lose some extra fat and thereby reducing your weight, doing so will also force your body to get rid of any excess fluids it might be holding on to- you'll pee and sweat tons of it out.
You'll obviously also want to keep good track of how many calories you are consuming per day. If you don't do that, chances are you'll even gain weight if something goes really bad!
Simply use one of my other articles to calculate your daily calorie requirement, and do your best to eat approximately 1,000 calories below that for the duration of the week. Please be advised, however, that this kind of calorie deficit should not be sustained for longer than a week - doing so would be detrimental to your health and will cause you to lose a lot of muscle mass, as well as make you feel generally under the weather. For only one week though, it will be OK.
If you're wondering how much weight you can lose in a week if you follow everything I just said, I honestly don't know, and to be honest no one else will be able to tell you. The human body is an extremely complex organism, and one week is simply not enough of a time frame for anyone to be able to make any kind of predictions.
However, assuming that you haven't been on any diet for the past few months, and particularly if you are overweight or even obese, you can expect to lose a minimum of 3 pounds. 5 pounds would not be surprising at all, and 7 would be a good result.
If you lose 8 pounds or more, consider yourself lucky!
About the author: Mark Nazzal specializes in 1 on 1 online weight
loss and fitness coaching. You can contact him for help with your
specific dieting or exercising issue through his website, where a large
number of helpful articles are also available: Help Me Lose Weight
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