i need to lose 10 lbs before school!HELP!

Dark Stranger

Losing ten pounds in three weeks is no miracle...it's possible. I have known people who have lost 10 pounds in one week, though they practically starved themselves. I shall only concur with the others...if you have the ability to do some moderate exercising, by all means take advantage of the power. You do not necessarily need to go to a gym to do this...you can rent or purchase some exercise and/or aerobics videos and exercise at home. As for weights, anything that you can lift with one had that is a bit hefty can be used as a weight. A women's magazine I read before actually suggested using great big soup cans as a starter for weight lifting

And also, you cannot expect to lose weight with exercise alone...you must watch what you eat. Try not to eat too many high-fat and high-calorie foods. Try eating some nonfat yogurt once a day (you don't need to get the plain kind because it can taste disgusting, but there are some other flavors like vanilla)...a cup of nonfat yogurt doesn't have a whole lot of calories and no fat, and it's very filling. Eat fruits and vegetables, drink lots of water, and try to cut about 500 calories from your diet. Assuming you take in 2000 calories daily, try to only eat 1500 calories worth of food at most...this will help you out a little bit. Since one pound is roughly equal to 3500 calories, and you cut 500 calories form your daily diet, you can probably lose one pound a week even if you just sat in bed all day...remember 500 calories x 7 days (1 week) = 3500 calories.

I'm making the assumption that you are at a healthy weight already, but it does not hurt if you choose to drop a few pounds to look and feel better, just so long as you are doing it for yourself and for no one else. I wish you the best of luck!