How to Lose in Excess of 10 Pounds

Ten pounds of excess weight is fairly easy to lose. You can go on a water fast for a week and exercise every day. This is by far the quickest way. Or you can simply cut your calories in addition to exercising at least four times a week. This approach will take longer, but you are more likely to maintain your weight loss. It is the best method.

Things You'll Need

• Workout gear

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Instructions

Losing It

• 1

  Make sure you have appropriate workout gear, such as good cross-training athletic shoes, a pair of athletic pants, a sports bra if you are a woman, and a comfortable T-shirt or sweater.

• 2

  Find a Web site on which you can calculate your daily caloric needs. Establish how many calories you need per day to maintain your current weight.

• 3

  Subtract 500 calories from the amount of daily calories your body needs to stay the same. Decide on a form of exercise that enables you to burn 500 calories a day. If you exercise four days a week while consuming 500 fewer calories each day, you should lose a pound or two each week.

• 4

  Keep track of the calories you consume and the ones you burn through exercise each day. Make sure you account for every calorie.

• 5

  Weigh yourself once a week to check your progress. If you have not lost any weight after the first week, increase your exercise by 200-700 calories a day or cut your daily consumption by 200 calories.