How to Reduce My Weight in 7 Days

Restricting a lot of calories or going on a fad diet doesn't just make you moody and tired, it also triggers your body's survival mechanism to store fat instead of getting rid of it. If you have a special occasion in a week, there are options to lose weight healthily and safely.

Instructions

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  Drink water all throughout the day. Water has no calories, carbohydrates or sodium to sabotage your diet. It also makes you feel full and promotes digestive health. Add lemon or lime slices for additional taste.

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  Avoid simple carbohydrates such as white breads and white pasta. According to "Cosmopolitan" magazine, simple carbohydrates cause bloating and are quickly digested, leaving you hungry again -- fast.

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  Replace complex carbohydrates like whole-wheat breads and brown rice with vegetables. Even though complex carbohydrates are considered "good carbohydrates," replacing them with vegetables will speed up weight loss. Vegetables flush out your system since they contain a lot of water and break down slower, making you feel full for a longer time.

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  Incorporate interval training for 30 minutes per day instead of doing long cardiovascular exercises at the same intensity. Interval training includes walking on the treadmill for 2 minutes, then increasing the speed to a sprint for 1 minute. Going back and forth between intensity burns more calories than doing same-intensity cardiovascular exercises, says personal trainer Cindy Brotherston. Interval training can be done on the stationary bike, stair climber and elliptical machine.

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  Do calisthenics such as push-ups and lunges to work out and tone several muscles at the same time. Even though you are losing weight, compound exercises will help you maintain a streamlined and toned body.

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  Get half an hour of extra sleep. Sleeping longer gives you energy to go to the gym, restores your body's protein and helps increase metabolism. Get up to 8 hours of sleep per night.

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  Ban result-sabotaging foods for the week such as potato chips. They lack nutritional substance and only add calories you don't need.