How to lose 4 pounds in 16 days?

[Anonymous]

It's not very much, I'm aware, and I have until the 2nd of February to do it.

But how? I seem to have hit a plateau. My goal weight is 110 lbs. I am currently 114.

I am 19 and am 5'4 with a rather petite build. I have narrow hips and shoulders and my measurements when I am where I like them are 32-23-32.

Now, before you all go nuts on me, let me explain. I am an adult, so I may make my own choices about my body. I am aware of what healthy is for my height, age, and body type. I am also aware that I feel most comfortable with myself when I am 110 lbs. I feel out of shape and sluggish otherwise.

I have a dance to attend on the 2nd. I would ideally like to be 110 by then. I have 16 days (including this one) to get there. I understand that this takes time and work and I also understand that trying for such a goal so soon might be a little dangerous, but it's only four pounds so I believe I'm safe.

I have been watching what I've been eating for the most part and I have been working out daily for an hour in addition to walking outside for an hour a day. I have also been only drinking water as my beverage.

I was 110 before Christmas break, and I would like to get there again.

Is this possible? And if so, what's the healthiest way to do this?

[dsdory400]

Do a cleanse. You'll poop a lot lol but it's all the nasty stored stuff from that just needs to be cleaned out. I use a 7 day cleanse and drop 5-10 lbs but I'm not hungry and it's pretty healthy and a little boring. I use it when I need to look extra skinny like before a dance or wedding then go back to my regular diet and keep it off. Here you go and hope it helps you!

DAY 1- Fruit day (just fruits but no bananas, watermelon and cantaloupe are the best to help you lose weight)

DAY 2- Veggie day (no peas, corn, or beans because they're starchy and you can have a baked potato with butter on it!)

DAY 3- Fruits and Veggies (same as day 1+2 but no potato)

DAY 4- Bananas and yogurt (eat as many as 8 bananas and 8 glasses of skim milk or weight watchers yogurt)

DAY 5- Fowl and Tomatoes (chicken or turkey and as many as 6 tomatoes but you have to drink a glass of water per tomato because of the acid)

DAY 6- Fowl and Veggies (chicken and turkey and as many veggies as you want but no potato)

DAY 7- Miracle Soup! (2-3 large onions chopped, one head of cabbage chopped, one green pepper chopped, 5-6 celery stalks chopped, 2 large cans of diced tomatoes, 2 packages of Lipton beefy onion soup mix, put the veggies in the pot and blend the tomatoes a little in the blender then pour 4-6 cups of water to barely cover the veggies then cook for like 10 min and pour the soup mix in and cook until the veggies are tender)

[Anonymous]

You aren't losing any weight because you're body is telling you you're already at the perfect weight. Besides it's not so much about the pounds as it is the inches. Losing 4 pounds doesn't mean you're losing 4 pounds of fat.

[Asker]

I know...Ok...I want to lose two inches in my waist then...anything to do other than a ton of abdominal exercises?

[Opinion Owner]

Cardio is best for fat loss.

[samanthanora]

cut down on carbs. only have them for one meal or two at most that's how I did it I lost 5lbs in 2 weeks.

[Michaelmwm19]

Well I drink nothing but water and eat a lot of fruit back before I stopped exercising a lot and lifting weights and it made me look slimmer and more toned up I am 5'10 and around 145-150 pounds and I weigh 161 now and look more slimmed up also this is kind of more for skin care I would wake up and drink one or 2 glasses of water then take a hot bath and make myself sweat out toxins but sweating a lot can cause weight loss getting a good night sleep, exercising, and a healthy diet can make you drop weight if you have trouble sleeping you can try melatonin by nature made to help ensure a good nights sleep its perfectly safe as far as I know I used to take it for a couple years but you may wanna see if there is anything in it that you are allergic to just to be safe.

[worzt]

google HIT (high intensity training) do it as said, not overdo it, eat protein, eat little carbs, avoid bread and Coke, limit a lot the sugar, for a fast effect, but truly, don't keep it up for long, aim for good HIT instead of diets, you could totally avoid carbs (but not protein) sugar and bread and soda out of the equation, but only till you get there, which should be fast, but after that go back to a normal diet that includes carbs and just amntain your weight with the excercise. PLEASE don mess with diets, I would dare say that if you make a drastic change you should not keep it for more than 2 weeks, it is actually easy to eat balanced, no need of a nutiologist, keep your basic need on sight always and mess with them as little as posible.

[TeamNiceGuy]

Just eat right, your body has a natural set that it will try to keep itself at which is why it's so hard to lose weight and keep it off. There are many ways to lose that weight but none are very healthy. There also the 3 day apple diet, this I approve of. You basically eat just apples and drink water for 3 days strait. Sounds simple right? It's a lot harder than you think :P but it does have good long term affects, burns fat, clears out your digestive system and you'll also see and improvement in your skin.

[martyfellow]

You're not likely to lose that much in two weeks, unles, hopefully, it's mostly water weight gain from the holidays. Only a virtual starvation diet would lose thatt much 'real' weight in two weeks, and I don't recommend that.

Calm down; just cut out desserts and alcohol and, work out as much as you can for the next two weks.

You should be close to where you were before Christamas by then, and what's the hurry?

If it takes you aother two week, no sweat..

Don't stress about the dance, you can just wear something that does't show the extra couple o fpounds!

[cracker1084]

You need to vary your workout routine. Most girl s when the go to the gym do a lot of cardio which is good. When they are done with cardio they go a lift light weights which is good for tone and defintion. What you need to do is to lift weights that are a little heavy which will make you body burn calories faster due activating different muscle and your body doing a bigger work load..

And don't deprive yourslef of food. You need food to keep you metabolism up. Also if you have already been working out for awhile you goal body weight may not be the same because you've gained muscle weight. muscle weighs more than fat so your goal may not be obatinable but having the extra muscle weight isn't a bad thing. only means your in better shape.

p.s avg human has at least 5lbs of feces in their colon, so go take a crap and there's a few lbs.

[SuperToiletDelux]

Ummm I can work out really hard no rest for 2 1/2 hours and lose 10 lbs, not sure if that applies for everyone else. Weigh in before work out and after wrestling practice. You sound great, but I wouldn't be shooting for losing the 4 lbs just back in shape and simply convert that wait into mussel tone.

[Anonymous]

Run until you can't run anymore, then drink water and sleep it off. When you wake up, eat oatmeal and WHEY protein.

Have one big healthy meal and call it a day. Drink water and maybe graze on some raw veggies.

[Anonymous]

There's no healthy way to do this.

A healthy amount of weight loss is one to 2 pounds per week.