Today, I’m going to show you how to lose 4 pounds in less than a week! In fact, I can show you how to do it without exercise. So if you’re looking to lose those last few pounds, this post is for you!
Losing 4 lbs on the scale can be a great confidence booster!
It’s Not Really All That Much
4 pounds isn’t really that much weight. If you’re just starting out, you can probably lose that much weight in just a few days. Some of this will be water weight, but some will also be fat. Four pounds is a very trivial number, but what’s important is that losing those first four pounds is enough to motivate you to keep going and you will begin to see differences in your appearance and the way clothes feel on your body. Losing this much weight is enough to ignite your “motivational engine” and keep you going!
Your Current Condition
Losing 4 lbs is going to be different depending on where you are along your journey. As I alluded to before, if you’re just starting out, you can easily lose 4 lbs with a few simple dietary changes. You can start by decreasing your carbohydrate intake. This is guarenteed to drop weight fast. So if you normally drink sodas, try cutting your soda intake in half and replacing it with water, and see what happens. Did you know that if you remove just 1 can of soda per day from your diet, you can lose over 14 pounds this year without any other dietary or exercise changes! If you drink 2 cans per day and you replaced it with water, you would lose almost 30 lbs by next year! With no other changes whatsoever! How does this happen? Well, 1 can of soda has about 140 calories. If you drink 1 can per day, that’s 365 cans per year or 51,100 extra calories per year. Since there are 3500 calories in 1 lb of fat, you can lose 14.6 lbs of fat just from removing that 1 can of soda per day. Now you can remove something else from your diet that is equivalent to soda and the effect will be the same. The point is that when you’re just starting out, small changes can lead to big results.
For People Who Have Already Lost Weight but Have Stalled
If you’re a bit more advanced and you’ve already lost a bunch of weight, the chances are that you’ve already removed the soda and all those other small things. But you still have options you can choose from. For starters find a way to reduce carbohydrates, especially at night. If you have pasta in your last meal, cut the portion in half and see what happens. In fact, one of the best things you can do is remove all starchy carbohydrates and sugars from your last meal of the day and watch the weight begin to fly off.
Diet Is the Important Factor
Losing 4 lbs through diet is far easier than trying to do it through exercise. As I demonstrated in this previous blog post, the ability to burn calories through exercise is overrated. Simply put, You can go for 30 minutes of hard running and you still won’t burn off the amount of calories in just 1 cup of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. So if you want to lose 4 lbs quickly and efficiently with the least amount of effort, focus on removing carbohydrates from your diet.
What are some ways you have discovered to lose a small amount of weight quickly? Share your ideas below.
