Can you lose 5 lbs in a week?
The answer you want to hear is: Yes.
The answer that will piss you off is: It depends.
Yes and it depends? What is this Criss Angel mind-freakery?
Well it is a two fold answer. And if you really want to know the best way to lose 5 pounds in a week, the first thing you’ll do is take a deep breath to relax.
Breathe.
Now that you’re calm, keep reading to learn how you can achieve your weight loss goal.
NOTE: If you want to lose more than 5 pounds, develop healthy habits, and feel like your best self, then join the Body Blast Challenge.
Understand Your Situation
Losing 5 pounds in the next 7 days is going to take some focused effort on your part.
Lots of people attempt to do it but they go about it all wrong. They try to follow diets that involve starving yourself for one week straight.
That’s not good. You’re trying to lose weight, not your life.
If you’re following or thinking about following a starving diet, stop right now.
The best way to get the results you want is to give your body the nutrients it needs to function and remove the stuff it doesn’t. That means kicking all those unhealthy goodies out of your refrigerator and pantry.
You also need to be absolutely clear about why you want to lose those 5 pounds. This is going to be your source of motivation. It’s going to keep pushing you when you feel like quitting.
If you don’t believe it’s possible to lose that weight in a week, it’s not going to happen.
So you need a reason and a positive affirmation that you will lose weight in one week.
Before you continue, let’s give the “experts” a shoutout. They say 1-2 pounds is a healthy amount of weight to lose per week. That’s cool. But it’s probably intended for the underachievers and the folks who try unhealthy diets.
Thankfully, you are none of those.
Sure not everyone is going to lose 5 lbs. If you’re a buck twenty with 6% body fat, the only thing left to lose is your mind.
But if you’ve packed on the pounds over the years because of bad eating and poor lifestyle habits, then doing a carb detox can help you shred fat fast.
Now that you understand your situation, it’s time to discover…
The Best Way to Lose 5 Pounds in a Week
Your body is totally capable of losing 5 pounds or more in a week. It all comes down to your diet, mindset, and effort.
Mind-blowing right?
To accomplish your goal you’ll need to make three small healthy changes:
- Increase your water intake throughout the day (as much as you can in 24 hours)
- Eat lean protein (plant-based is better), nuts, vegetables, whole grains, and fresh fruits.
- Give up sweet treats like soda, chocolate, ice cream, and anything with processed or unnatural sugary preservatives (check labels).
Think you can make those little changes?
Of course you can. Nothing’s going to stop you.
Now let’s look at your daily meal plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Pre-Breakfast Detox
As soon as you get up in the morning, drink a glass of lemon water.
Go in the kitchen. Slice a lemon in half. Squeeze both halves into 8 ounces (1 cup) of water then drink it.
Let the lemon water do it’s thing for half an hour before you eat your breakfast. You can start getting ready, wake the kids, or laze around if you’re a rich evil genius.
The goal here is to flush any toxins from your body and kickstart your metabolism. If you’re trying to lose weight, your body needs to be rapidly burning through food. And that only happens with an increased metabolism.
Once you’re cleansed it’s time for the most important meal of the day.
Breakfast
Remember when Toucan Sam said to follow your nose to that delicious fruity cereal?
Well it’s time for you to do it again. Only this time without the unhealthy sugar-filled cereal that brainwashed so many kids (and ruined waistlines too).
The sugars you’ll be getting will come from the fresh fruits you’re going to be gobbling up. And thanks to the mini detox, your body is going to absorb those healthy sugars a lot faster.
In addition to having a fruit-filled breakfast, you also need some protein. You already know the benefits of eating lean protein to burn fat. So add some oatmeal or nuts to your breakfast and start your day like a healthy boss.
Lunch
Lunchtime already? Damn, time flies. Oh well, your lunch will be a lean protein-rich extravaganza.
Loading up on lean protein will give your body the fuel it needs for energy. And when that fuel gets used up, what do you think will happen next?
Your system will start to attack your body fat resources and use that for fuel.
Now since your goal is to lose 5 pounds fast, you don’t want to fall down and land on some bad carbs. The less carbs you consume means there’s less glycogen being produced by your body.
If you need to satisfy your carb addiction, do it with some broccoli or asparagus instead.
Remember… less fat production = less time spent searching for ways to lose 5 pounds in 7 days.
Afternoon Snack
It’s time for a little afternoon treat like a latte or some chips, right?
Wrong Kemosabe!
Those things are the reason why you’re reading this post today. And in case you forgot, giving up sugary treats was one of the three things you had to do.
Obviously you can have an afternoon snack. This is a great chance for you to breakout a fresh kale salad.
Mix it with some vinegar and extra virgin olive oil instead of your favorite salad dressing. The latter has a bunch of unhealthy fats that most people don’t know about because they’re too busy pretending to be healthy. We both know that a soda and creamy salad are the devil… coz Mama said so!
If you want to drastically lose weight, have a healthy kale salad to get you through the rest of your work day.
Dinner
Ideally, you want to eat dinner at least 2 hours before bedtime. Anything under that number will mess with your sleep and cause your body to store everything you just ate. You don’t want that.
If you get home and your significant other has prepared a nice hearty dinner that would make a viking proud, don’t panic.
Maybe they forgot you were on a diet. Or maybe you didn’t tell them.
Whatever the case, let them know that you’ll be having a light dish instead. Preferably a couple of hardboiled eggs and a dark green leafy salad. Feel free to mention how the combination of protein and minerals are going to help you hit your 5 pound weight loss target.
A supportive and loving partner will understand.
Now listen up… you probably have to give a few time credits to your favorite TV show. That’s okay. But make sure you don’t fall into the trap of binge-snacking.
All those food commercials have subliminally trained your weak soul. Don’t fall for it.
Keep reading to find out the only snack you’ll need before bed.
Pre-Bedtime Snack
After (or during) dinner, boil 32 ounces (4 cups) of water in your kettle. You’re going to use all of it to make some matcha green tea.
If you’ve never had matcha before, you’re missing out on one of nature’s best kept secrets. It has 137 more antioxidants than fruits like blueberries, which you know is a pretty healthy fruit.
Most importantly though, matcha also increases your body’s ability to burn fat by boosting your metabolism. So it’ll be working overnight while you sleep like a baby.
Want to try matcha? Get our recommended brand here.
Just in case matcha ain’t your thing, this regular green tea and this jasmine tea are two great alternatives.
BTW, if you can’t drink 32 ounces of tea all at once, have some with dinner and the rest while you watch TV.
Again, resist the urge to eat any kind of unhealthy snack. Remember your reason for doing this diet in the first place.
You don’t want it all to go to shit do you?
Alright. Then let’s wrap this up and get ready for bed.
Final Thoughts
Congrats on making it this far. You now know the best way to lose 5 pounds in a week without pills, potions, or spells.
In theory, all these steps are simple. The hard part is actually executing them. And you can definitely do it.
A secret tip is to be consistent with your meal times to develop a routine. For e.g. detox at 8 a.m., breakfast at 8:30 a.m., lunch at noon, etc.
Don’t forget, it’s your desire that brought you here. Now your discipline and determination will make your goals a reality.
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