How to Lose 15 Pounds in 5 Weeks
Lose 15 pounds in five weeks by following a natural weight-loss method with no pills or fasting. Make and follow your fast weight-loss plan to get the pounds off. Losing 15 pounds in five weeks comes down to simple math and some simple, healthful steps that can lead to a 3-pound fat loss each week. Consult your physician before starting any diet or exercise plan.
Instructions
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Understand the theory of fat loss by caloric deficit. Write this formula down on a piece of paper: 3500 calories = 1 pound of fat. Three pounds of fat = 3500 x 3 = 10,500 calories. According to this theory, if you create a 10,500-calorie deficit each week for five weeks, you should lose 15 pounds. That equates to a 1,500-calorie deficit each day.
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Eliminate all calories from drinks. Depending on how many drinks you have each day, this could cut a pound or two off each week all by itself. For example, a soda has 250 calories, a latte with milk, sugar and syrup has 250 calories, a cosmopolitan has 150 calories and McDonalds sweet tea has 230 cals. The total for these four drinks would be 880 calories. If that's a typical amount of calories from beverages for you, it comes to over 6,000 calories in a week -- nearly 2 pounds worth of calories.
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Create the remainder of the caloric deficit -- about 620 calories each day -- by exercising. A 150-pound person can burn about 600 calories in one hour of playing basketball, riding a bike, playing beach volleyball, or using the ski exercise machine. Choose activities that you like and vary them from day to day.
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Tips & Warnings
Losing 15 pounds in 5 weeks is easier for people that have more weight to lose. This is because their bodies are larger and burn more calories since they have more cells metabolizing fuel. Also, they tend to eat more calories each day to start with so they have more excess calories to cut back from.
A woman should never eat below 1200 calories in one day. A man should never eat less than 1600 calories each day no matter what.
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