Simple Action Steps to Lose 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks
If you want to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, know that your work cut out for you. It's not easy but with some determination and commitment it can be done. However, the real challenge is to avoid gaining it all back in a short time. The statistics show that 95% of people fail to maintain their weight loss. In fact, the chances of your success depend on the weight loss method that you choose.
When I wanted to lose ten pounds in two weeks, I imagined that it was easy to lose weight and that the weight was coming off. I imagined that I was eating less and was getting thinner and... it started to happen to me. I started to lose weight without even really trying. I was actually thinking myself thin.
You can lose 10 pounds in two weeks by eating a reduced carb diet and doing intensive aerobic excercises each day. However, it will not be easy to maintain this rate of excercise once the two weeks are done and you will also experience fatigue and lack of energy. Once you stop excercising you may gain some of the weight back.
Don't ban any foods outright. If you are a lover of chocolate cake for example, it's going to be tough to get thinner by eating it all the time, but if you cut it out of your diet altogether you will crave it all the time, making things 10 times tougher. The answer? Only give yourself chocolate cake as a reward when you hit one of your weight loss goals - if you are trying to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, why not reward yourself with a slice of cake after the first week?
Be persistent. Trying to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks is a huge task, and to be honest it's not altogether healthy to be losing such an amount of weight in a short time. A more healthy time frame would be 4 or 5 weeks, which would give your body time to adjust to the changes it is experiencing. If you don't manage to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, don't worry, just keep going. You should have seen some great results by then which will give you the motivation to continue.
