Yes, losing 6 pounds in a week is possible. You will have to follow some guidelines and this article will explain in 6 doable steps.
First, let’s get our numbers straight. To lose 6 pounds in one week you have to burn an extra 3000 calories than what you take in. This amounts to burning an additional 475 calories a day. You can get rid of this 475 calories by taking it out of your diet. You can exercise it off as well. The best is to combine both diet and exercse.
Heres how moving will get you burning those calories:
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 just sit the day away. Unfortunately, many of us sit in an office chair most of our work days, often in front of the computer. But realize we have options. Sit up or stand every 15 minutes to stretch. When you make a phone call, stand up and walk around. Not only will this make you more convincing over the phone, youll also be burning calories. And don’t just send an email, walk over to your co workers cubicle if you have something to say. Fidgety at the desk? Don’t let anyone stop you. This burns calories too. While these kind of strategies wont help you in one week, they will be effective over the long run.
Now that weve discussed ways to lose 6 pounds through exercise, well look at ways to lose through reducing food:
4. Try the Cabbage Soup Diet. Most people can lose 6 pounds or more in a week on this special diet menu. You can have all of the cabbage soup you want each day along with a specified group of secondary foods. The cabbage soup is clear broth or V8 Juice, lots of cabbage, and your own choice of non-starchy vegetables.
5. Try the Grapefruit Diet. On this diet, you eat no starchy food. Its also called the grapefruit diet because you have to eat a half grapefruit at every meal. At breakfast you have bacon, eggs and coffee; at lunch you have salad and meat; and at dinner you have meat and non-starchy vegetables. To cap every meal you have to eat some grapefruit. Right before bed 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.
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.
So if you have the will and just one week… you can lose those extra 6 pounds you’re carrying around.
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