There are a lot of different methods you can use to lose 10 pounds, however, they are not all created equal. For example, figuring out how to lose 10 pounds could be as simple as cutting out all carbohydrates from your diet. You would lose 10 pounds this way within a week or two of engaging in such a diet.
However, doing so drains a lot of the excess water that your body holds. If you go low carbohydrate for a long period of time, your body and muscles get depleted of glycogen, and this glycogen can weigh up to a pound or two. Even more significant, there are often several pounds of water for every half pound of glycogen. If you deplete your body’s entire glycogen stores, you can drop 10 pounds quickly without even losing any body fat.
However, the major downside to this approach is naturally when you eat carbohydrates again, that weight is going to return very, very quickly. If you want to have long term success with your 10 pounds weight loss, you will need to chose a different route.
If you stick with that same low carb diet, you could also make sure to keep the fat to a moderate level and not eat too much. This kind of caloric restriction could result in .5 to 2.5 pounds of weight loss in a week. This of course depends on how heavy you are at the start of the diet (heavier people lose weight easier) as well as how much exercise you do.
If you do absolutely no exercise, you might only lose half a pound a week. Naturally, this is not a desirable situation if you plan on losing any decent amount of weight. If you want to lose your 10 pounds in a month, you will need to add in some exercise.
I recommend walking every day, first thing in the morning, and adding more and more to that as days go by. This is really beneficial and can lead to a lot of positive effects for those who partake in it. For long term weight loss or if you need to lose more than 10 pounds, you should consider adding in weight training a few days a week.
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