How To Lose 10 Lbs In 2 Weeks

I've followed this diet to lose 10 lbs. in 2 weeks and it really does work, but the trick is keeping the weight off. Before going on vacations I would follow this diet to lose weight before the trip, but if you really want to keep the weight off, the trick is to keep eating healthy after the 2 weeks so you don't quickly gain it all back. Just to warn you, there's a lot of eggs involved, so if you don't like eggs, this may not be your kind of diet.

Your normal diet is supposed to consist of 30% protein, 30% healthy fat (such as avacados, etc.) and 40% carbs. Unlike the Atkins diet, this diet doesn't restrict carbs from your diet, It allows you to eat bread and salad, just without the fatty dressing or butter on them, and it's smaller portions so that your stomach will shrink.

During these 2 weeks, don't drink anything with calories with your meals. I'd suggest water, flavored water, diet iced tea, etc. Also, all meat must be grilled, not fried.

Day 1:

Breakfast- 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast (preferably wheat, since white turns into fat) and a grapefruit

Lunch: Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and carrots) with no dressing (I sometimes cheat and sprinkle a little vinegar on it for taste)

Dinner: 3 eggs with two pieces of dry toast and salad

Day 2:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit

Lunch: 3 eggs and one piece of dry toast

Dinner: Grilled chicken and salad

Day 3:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit

Lunch: Salad

Dinner: Fish (of your choice) and salad

Day 4:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit

Lunch: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit

Dinner: Steak tips and salad

Day 5:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit.

Lunch: Salad

Dinner: 3 eggs, 2 pieces of dry toast and salad

Day 6:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit

Lunch: Grilled chicken salad

Dinner: Chicken and Vegetable soup (mix fat free chicken broth with grilled chicken, sliced carrots, chopped celery and beans if you desire)

Day 7:

Breakfast: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit.

Lunch: 3 eggs, one piece of dry toast and a grapefruit.

Dinner: Fish and salad

Repeat for one week.

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Easy Ways to Lose Weight: What You Eat

Losing weight is not easy. You will never hear me say that it is. It takes dedication, motivation and hard work. But by making a few easy changes you can get the ball rolling on losing weight.

If you're serious about changing your lifestyle, these steps help get you there. The key is to dedicate yourself to these changes and do them consistently.

No, losing weight isn't a walk in the park. But by following these steps ... you may find it's a little easier than you think!

Popular Diet Plans: From Atkins to Weight Watchers

By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com Guide to Weight Loss

If you are interested in going on a diet, start your research here. These resources provide details on some of the more popular diets out there, including the Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers, the South Beach Diet, and many more. This information will help you make a decision about the diet that is right for you.

1. The Atkins Diet
2. The South Beach Diet
3. Weight Watchers
4. More Popular Diet Plans
5. Lose Weight Without Dieting

Calorie content of food stuffs

Beverage	Calories (KCal) /100g
Apple Juice	55
Grape Juice	55
Mango Juice	58
Orange Juice	44
Pineapple juice	52
Sugar Cane juice	36
Tomato Juice	17
Coconut Milk	76
Coconut water	24
Coffee (per cup)	98
Tea (per cup)	79
Cocoa (per cup)	213
Milk (cow's)	65
Skimmed milk	35
Curds	51

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Fruit	Amount	Calories
Apple	medium	60
Apricot	3 medium	50
Banana	medium	80
Cherries	cup	90
Dates	4 oz	214
Figs	4 oz	214
Gooseberries	4 oz	13
Grapefruit	half	40
Grapes	cup	90
Guava	4 oz	57
Honeydew Melon	half	39
Lemon	medium	15
Mango	4 oz	75
Mulberries	4 oz	35
Olives	4 oz	85
Orange	medium	50
Papaya	4 oz	45
Pineapple	4 oz	46
Plums	medium	20
Strawberries	4 oz	26
Watermelon	4 oz	54

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Vegetables		Amount	Calories
Asparagus		4 oz	10
Bamboo Shoots - canned		4 oz	18
Beans - green		4 oz	20
Broccoli		4 oz	15
Cabbage - raw		cup	25
Carrots		4 oz	22
Cauliflower - raw		cup	30
Celery		stalk/rib	5
Chicory		4 oz	9
Chilies - dried		4 oz	338
Chilies - fresh		4 oz	21
Cucumber		8"	15
Eggplant/Aubergine		cup	26
Fennel		4 oz	11
Mushrooms		cup	18
Okra		cup	50
Onions		4 oz	40
Parsley - raw		4 oz	21
Peas		cup	125
Pepper - red		medium	25
Pepper - green		medium	20

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Cereals	Amount	Calories
Barley	1 oz	88
Cornflakes, plain	1 oz	87
Flour, plain	1 oz	88
Oatmeal	1 oz	108
Noodles, rice	4 oz	361
Rice, brown	1/2 cup	350
Rice, basmati	1/2 cup	330

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Fish & Meat	Calories/100g
Mackerel	93
Prawn	89
Sardine (low fat)	101
Sardine (High fat)	211
Beef	114
Chicken	109
Duck	130
Mutton	194
Pork	114
Egg (Duck's)	180
Egg (hen's)	173
Sheep Liver	150

Calorie needs to Lose/gain weight

Having more calories from food, than you need to maintain your weight can lead to obesity. If food is consumed in excess of requirements, the excess is converted into fat and stored in the adipose tissues. Normally adipose tissues constitutes about 10 to 15% of the body weight. In obese people, it increases upto 30%.

One can assess if one is over weight, by knowing yourrequired body weight and estimation of the total body fat. If your body weight is 40- 50 % in excess of the required weight you are severely obese. Your total body fat should be less and no more than 30% of the overall diet and about 50% of that fat itself should be vegetable oils rich in Essential fatty acids (EFA).

Obesity can lead to several complications - metabolic disorders such as Diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiac disorders; low life expectancy, physical disability etc.

In order to loose weight you need to reduce your calorie intake but only slightly below your maintenance level. Alternatively, You can keep your calorie - intake the usual and increase your activity level. You can raise your metabolic rate (the basic rate at which you burn calories) by increasing your exercise. So if you want tolose fat, maintain your energy level and improve health, get active and take regular exercise. Aerobic exercise burns a lot of calories. Exercise combined with eating fewer calories promotes weight loss.

A reducing diet should normally provide only about half the daily calorie requirements. But remember that a minimum amount of at least 1200 calories of nutritious food is needed for an adult. Fewer than that would lower iron level and actually slow down metabolism. The goal is to get maximum nutrition with minimum calories. So increase your intake of low calorie, health enhancing fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans etc and avoid excessive and frequent eating of foods rich in calories and poor in nutrients like fried and fatty foods, sweets and nuts. Eat fish and poultry instead of red meat, limit your egg intake to four per week, include adequate fiber in your diet. Use unsaturated oils such as corn, sunflower, safflower etc as the cooking medium and cut down on your overall salt intake. Take a multivitamin tablet along with your reduced diet

The rule should be to maintain your body weight constant at the normal level by adjusting the calorie intake. Here is the distribution of food stuff in two calorie reducing diets.

Calorie Reducing Diets
Food /day	1100 K Calories		1300K Calories
	(Vegetarian)	(Non- Vegetarian)	(Vegetarian)	(Non- Vegetarian)
Cereals	80g	80g	100g	100g
Legumes	50g	50g	60g	60g
Skim milk	1000	500	1000	500
Cheese	50g	-	50g	-
Eggs	-	One	-	One
Meat and Fish		100g	-	100g
Green Leafy Vegetables	200g	200g	200g	200g
Other Vegetables	200g	200g	200g	200g
Roots and Tubers	50g	50g	50g	50g
Fruits	50g	50g	50g	50g
Fats and Oils	15g	15g	20g	20g
Cane Sugar	15g	15g	20g	20g
Multivitamin tablet	one	one	one	one

Similarly, in order to gain weight, You should increase your calorie intake above your weight maintenance level. To gain body weight, you must consume more calories than you burn.