10 pounds in 6 weeks...how do I do it?

Yep - that is the reality unfortunately - most people successfull people on here does it slow and steady...... you can have bigger losses - but those are normally people (like myself when I started) that have 150lbs etc to loose.....

How do you keep yourself motivated? I suppose the question is how bad do you want it - for me I want it bad enough, so you just keep being as good as you can be - while still making sure to fuel your body properly - and the results at the end is the reward.......

You are absolutely right about fluctuations - this is a blog I wrote last week to show exactly how the scale can fluctuate from day to day..... remember - I still have around 50 lbs to lose - so I am getting bigger numbers each week....

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Elleinnz

1. Alcohol on 2 nights maximum per week. 4 drinks maximum when out.
2. Sleep for 8 hours per night 6 nights per week.
3. Up water intake to minimum 2litres per day (do at work, then drinking at home = bonus)
4. No eating after 9pm. Brush teeth straight after dinner so its not an issue.
5. 1 coffee per day maximum. No cups of tea after 3pm.
6. Americano rather than Cappucino
7. No sugar in coffee, no sugar on oatmeal
8. No cheese (cheddar/cream/cottage/swiss)
9. Whole foods only (no snack bars, chips, cakes, sweets, biscuits)
10. Exercise 5 days per week minimum. Stretch after each session so no pain.

If you're that desperate then I suggest:

1. No alcohol. Waters and unsweetened tea only. Four drinks twice a week is a lot of extra pointless calories.
2. Yes, but every night.
3. Yes.
4. Just no eating after dinner is fine, all this common myth does is stop late-night snacking.
5. WHY? That's ridiculous. You can drink as much unsweetened tea as you like, especially if it's low caffeine.
6. Yes
7. Yes (try sweetener in the short term if you get desperate)
8. Yes but generally limit all dairy.
9. Fine but really weight loss is about calories, not nutritional content - it's great to eat healthy but don't kid yourself that will make you lose weight unless you are also consuming fewer calories.
10. Yes, but be careful if you're not used to it.


All you actually need to do is
1. figure out how many calories you need to limit yourself by to drop 10lbs (approx. 35,000 - 3,500 per lb).
2. Divide by weeks (5,833) and that's how many calories you need to go under your maintenance by per week
3. In your case that would be 833 per day.
3. In your position I would eat at a deficit of 500 and exercise 333 per day.

Technically that should do it, although everyone is different. Also WATCH YOUR SODIUM! You might be holding a lot of water weight if you aren't careful about sodium levels.

I've been dieting every day for 7 years. And I'm still nowhere near where I want to be...

The honestly what are the chances you'll drop 10lb in 6 weeks? Is there a medical reason or do you just not have the willpower?

It can be done.
Change the way you talk to yourself. (I can't lose wt) rather say I can lose weight.
Your 1st order of business is to clean out you house of the foods that are not on your program. (if this can be done)
start by making a plan of what you eat & drink.
Write it down. This takes some practices but it realy pays off. Write everything. Even the foods that are off your program.
after a few days look over your logs and you might see a pattern that is not letting you lose the wt.

Make your mind up today that your going to think of this as a way of life. Lean for Life.
good luck.