Lose Five Pounds in a Week Without Starving Yourself

What I'm about to propose to you isn't some wacky fad diet. I will show you how to effectively lose weight. This means being able to keep the weight off after this jump-start diet has ended. So, what are you waiting for? Let's get started!

Psst...What's the Secret to Weight Loss?

It's no secret that burning 3,500 calories means a weight loss of one pound. This knowledge is a good starting point. However, to lose five pounds in a week without going on a hunger strike while running back-to-back marathons, you need to be familiar with a few lesser-known dieting strategies (or what some marketing gurus would like you to believe are 'weight loss secrets'). Losing five pounds in one week is all about maintaining moderate eating habits and regular exercise.

We Eat How Many Calories?!

The 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, brought to us by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that the average person consumes 2,200 calories a day. Some other studies claim this figure is too low-that the average American consumes closer to 2,700 calories a day. Only you know for certain what your daily food intake is, but I'm going to take the conservative approach here and assume that it's closer to 2,700 calories. This actually isn't a difficult amount to chew (pardon the pun) when considering that the average fast food meal contains well over a thousand calories.

Cutting Back on Calorie Intake

You can safely shave a thousand calories off your daily menu without having your body go into starvation mode. What's starvation mode, you ask? This is when your body responds to extreme hunger by slowing down your metabolism. And keeping your metabolism raised is the key to losing those five pounds in seven days.

Mini Meals = a Mini You