How to Lose 5 Pounds in 1 Week

Going on vacation soon and need to fit into the bikini? Just want to shed a few pounds to fit into your skinny jeans? Here's a few helpful tips on how to lose five pounds in a week--the healthy way! This is not a secret formula and it is better than anything you'll see on Oprah, better than Hoodia or any diet pills or supplements. It's all natural and all within YOU!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Running or walking shoes
• water
• motivation
• self control
• kitchen

1. First, you need to go grocery shopping and buy:
   1) tuna fish
   2) whole wheat bread
   3) fruits (bananas, apples, nectarines, plums, peaches)
   4) small pieces of steak
   5) chicken breast
   6) salad ingredients, carrots, mushrooms, peppers, and tomatoes (no, that does not mean blue cheese)
   7) basalmic vinegar
   8) Special K
   9) skim or non fat milk
   10) brown rice
   11) oatmeal
   12) slices of turkey breast (healthy choice)
   13) a few pieces of fish (salmon, halibut)
   14) veggies (brocoli, asparagus)
   15) low fat yogurt
   16) eggs
2. Plan out your menu each day when you wake up in the morning or before you go to bed and stick to it. Literally write out what you will have for the entire day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack before dinner using only the ingredients that you purchased above. Write out your menu each day and stick to it.
3. Schedule time to go for a walk each day for at least 1 hour and do not flake out on it! Walk to your friend's house, walk to do errands, go window shopping, just get outside or get on the treadmill if you have one!
4. Bring a 1-Liter bottle of water to work each day and drink it all. Refill it. Drink it all again. 2 times a day!

Tips & Warnings

• If you feel hungry- eat fruit and drink a glass of water.
• If you work in an office, get up and walk around the office 2 times during the day.
• Drink low fat milk in your coffee or tea
• Try to keep your portions medium sizes so that you feel full but don't over indulge!
• Stay away from your fatting morning and afternoon Starbucks trip!
• Do not drink sugar sodas!
• Don't cheat.
• Don't stray from the foods above.
• Don't make large portions.
• Do not skip or reduce your insulin shots (if you are diabetic) in order to lose weight. This practice, which some people call “diabulimia”, can cause you severe diabetic complications such as falling into a coma, losing your eyesight, amputations and even death.