How to Quickly Lose Five Pounds

Five pounds is easy to lose if you give yourself a week and do not expect that weight to stay off forever. The body is mostly made up of water. If you want to shed a few pounds to fit into a special dress or swimsuit, the quickest and easiest way is to lose water weight. When someone first goes on a diet, typically the initial weight loss is water weight. Here, you will learn how to increase water weight loss and quickly lose 5 pounds in a week or less.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Fruit
• Vegetables

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Instructions

• 1

  Begin by drinking one glass of water at each meal and one in between each meal. This helps to flush out your system and eliminate toxins in your blood. Although it sounds counterintuitive, you need to drink plenty of water to minimize water retention.

• 2

  Calculate your average bedtime and count 2.5 hours before it. Starting at this time each night, you cannot eat anything until you wake up in the morning. Eating right before bed not only negatively affects your sleep, it makes you gain weight quickly.

• 3

  Start your day off with a large, well balanced breakfast. A piece of fruit, whole grain toast, and one egg is a perfect, energy packed breakfast. You need to jump start your metabolism with healthy food as soon as you can.

• 4

  Begin each meal with a serving of fresh vegetables or fruit. You should begin in this way to first fill your stomach with healthy nutrients that are low in calories. Then, you are less likely to overeat the higher calorie foods.

• 5

  Eat every three hours during the day. Of course, make sure those snacks are low in fat but high in protein or fiber. Whole grain crackers, low fat yogurt, fruits and vegetables, and small amounts of cheese are appropriate. If you plan what you are going to eat at the beginning of each day, it will simplify your snack times.