Lose 7 Pounds in 7 Days!
Got a lunch date with an old flame? A high school reunion coming up? Or are you just dying to fit into your skinny pants? Follow this weeklong emergency plan. And for more fast slim-down advice, check out the foods that flatten your belly and 10 tricks for a flat belly without dieting or exercise!
Morning: Power Up At Breakfast
A meal of two egg whites with one slice of whole-grain bread gives you satisfying protein and filling carbohydrates that will keep you from getting hungry.
Morning: Chose Carbs Carefully
Skip your usual morning grapefruit -- loading up on sugar-packed fruit isn't the best idea this week, says Jillian Michaels, trainer on TV's The Biggest Loser and author of Making the Cut. Instead, opt for whole grains, which are crammed with more filling complex carbohydrates.
Midday: Think Green
Hit the salad bar for low-cal greens and veggies, with some beans for protein. Keep the dressing on the side and use the "fork technique": Dip your fork in the dressing, then take a bite of salad for all of the flavor with just a few calories.
Midday: Shop Carefully
Seduced by the healthy sushi restaurant? Pick your rolls carefully: It's sashimi (thinly sliced raw fish), not sushi (rolls that include rice), that is great for weight loss. Deli turkey isn't going to get you into those skinny jeans—it has 11 times as much sodium as roasted turkey breast. Bring a sandwich from home made with leftover turkey breast, pile on the veggies, and hold the mayo!
Midafternoon: Snack Smart
Crunch on two celery sticks with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter (measure it!). You'll get a protein boost from the peanut butter that will keep you focused for the rest of the day.
Midafternoon: Cut the Junk
Forget "diet" snacks: They aren't as filling as whole, fresh foods, and you're likely to overeat a "fat-free" snack. Energize your body with (small!) portions of healthy, unprocessed foods like nuts. "The one thing that is universal concerning losing weight is not to use processed foods," says Michael Thurmond, Extreme Makeover trainer and author of 12 Day Body Shaping Miracle.
Evening: Downsize Dinner
Balance is key: a small piece (about 3 oz. — measure it!) of healthy protein like chicken or fish, half a cup of brown rice and lots of steamed or grilled veggies.
Evening: Pass on Salt
Sodium makes you retain water, so keep your intake to 1,000 milligrams a day. Watch for hidden culprits, warns Michaels. Condiments and seasonings have loads of salt -- stick to the sodium-free versions.
Evening: Look to the Sea
Fish is low-fat and low-cal but high in filling protein. Your best bets are lean fish like halibut and cod.
Evening: Ask for Asparagus
The veggie acts as a diuretic and can speed weight loss, says Thurmond.
Throughout the Day: Get Juicy
Sick of all that plain water? Add a tablespoon of sugar-free cranberry juice to one of your glasses. It's a natural diuretic and helps you shed water weight fast.
Throughout the Day: Mind the Dairy
Milk, cheese and butter can be high in fat and salt, so keep intake low this week. If you can't live without them, eat the fat-free versions.
You are so right all of you
its just another diet, and another Book to buy
ther no such thing as a Free Lunch
go for it
even if I have 20 diet books, the weight is just down by few
grams a day not a pound a day , whenever I read some more Books
its all the same as the last one
only a little mor expansive ,, and a few different meals,,
but the food is almost the same all over,
good luck to all of you
Yarra Valley here I come , an unbeliever ,,
Sunkissed, Sorry about taking so long to reply. The reason you eat or drink any fruit 30 min. before or after your meal is that it needs to digest in your intestines. If it is in your stomach it digest quickly and will raise the insulin in your body, in your intestines it will digest much slower. The way to feeling better is to boost the metabolism so it uses it's fuel more efficiently, and then it will use fat for fuel and not use the sugar (carbs). So keep carbs down, protein high. Watch saturated fat and trans fat, eat polyunsaturated and mono-unsaturated. Don't eat things with enriched or hydrogenated anything, this is the tough part. Finding bread that is truly sugar-free is hard to do. Eat Natural peanut butter, only peanuts and water in it. Look online to find a list of foods that are categorized by glycemic index. Stick to the ones on the med.- low group, stay away from the high group. Diabetic cook-books have some great tasty recipes, and won't raise the insulin.
Get creative and you will find you will feel better in just a short time.
Good luck,
These people are promoting the cookbook called "Get in the Kitchen, BIT@HES", is so annoying. They don't even have a great way of marketing, and advertising the cookbook. Every time I read a fitness article on MSN I see these people commenting about it. They're all lies, they word it the same every time. The only difference I ever see is: it's either a boyfriend or girlfriend who brought it for them. These people are funny (lmfao).
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