Yes, losing 6 pounds in a week is possible. You will have to follow some guidelines and this article will explain in 6 doable steps.

One thing that you have to realize is that to lose 6 pounds in a week you must burn 3000 more calories than you take in. That means that you have to burn about 475 extra calories a day. You can do this through diet or exercise - or a combination of both.

Heres how moving will get you burning those calories:

1. Get busy spring cleaning. You won’t just get a clean house, you will burn some serious calories in the process. Clean the house intensely for some five hours and you can burn up to 575 calories . At this rate, a little over 5 hours of cleaning will allow you to burn all the calories needed - and some extra. But, beware that you dont want to compensate by eating more. Like we already said, the calories expended have to exceed the amount eaten.

2. Go skiing. Skiing is a fun activity to do in the winter. But, what is more, it burns a lot of calories. A 165 pound person will burn more than 12 calories a minute. Four hours of actual ski time (not including time spent on the lift or loafing in the ski lodge) will help you lose 6 pounds. Thats the best excuse Ive ever heard for a ski holiday!

3. Dont just sit the day away. Unfortunately, many of us sit in an office chair most of our work days, often in front of the computer. But realize we have options. Sit up or stand every 15 minutes to stretch. When you make a phone call, stand up and walk around. Not only will this make you more convincing over the phone, youll also be burning calories. And don’t just send an email, walk over to your co workers cubicle if you have something to say. Fidgety at the desk? Don’t let anyone stop you. This burns calories too. While these kind of strategies wont help you in one week, they will be effective over the long run.

Aside from getting more active, you can also reduce calorie intake by controlling what you eat. Here’s how:

4. Try the Cabbage Soup Diet. On this diet, many people have lost up to at least 6 pounds in a week. You won’t go hungry for it though. You can have all of the cabbage soup you want each day and a specified group of secondary foods. The cabbage soup staple is made of clear broth or V8 Juice, lots of cabbage, and your own choice of non-starchy vegetables.

5. Try the Grapefruit Diet. Starchy foods and carbohydrates are also banned on this diet. Its also called the grapefruit diet because each meal ends with “desert” of half a grape fruit. At breakfast you can have some bacon, eggs and coffee; at lunch you have salad and meat; and at dinner you have meat and non-starchy vegetables. Right before sleeping you should drink 8 ounces of milk or tomato juice. You can eat until you are satisfied. The diet is supposed to run for 12 days and most people lose 10 pounds or more. However, seven days into it, you should have lost your 6 pounds already.

6. Go vegetarian for a week. Eliminating all meat and as much other fat as you can will cause you to lose weight quickly. Try to substitute meat with legumes or beans, eat as much fruits and vegetables as you can rather than starchy pastas, rice, and bread.

Now go ahead and try to lose those 6 pounds in one week. It can be done!

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