Thread: Best diet to lose 10 pounds in 3-4 weeks?

yes you can do it..sounds like you will. good luck diet diet diet..dont cheat .... low cals & low carbs & lots of water..

you dont need to go under 1000 cals a day..not healthy at all..youre better off doing more cardio and eating right.

so you really think that the some carb, 1000 calorie a day and TONS of cardio option is better than the very low calorie vegetables and lean protein idea?

What are your stats?(height, age, weight)
Doing too much cardio will actually slow your weight loss.
Best thing to do is design a well balanced diet, workout schedule, and moderate cardio.
Definetly hit the weights several times a week to preserve lean body mass and increase metabolism.

Most important thing is to focus on dropping bodyfat % and not just weight. 10 pounds is a good goal, just make sure its mostly fat. If you lose 5 pounds of muscle and 5 pounds of fat, you'll look worse than you did before.

Check out the stickies at the top of the D&N forum for futher help on your diet.

Good luck

Tons of cardio is not going to be beneficial... It can hinder weight loss and cause you to lose a lot of muscle - which will just make you look flat.

If it is only a short term solution and you don't mind suffering a whole heap then I'd look into a few cycles of a PSMF. You can read about it HERE

Otherwise you could try to make up a cyclic type approach yourself. A cyclic diet would be the easiest/fastest way to drop the weight. Something like your suggestion would be best (lots of green stuff, moderate protein, low carb) and then add in a re-feed once a week.

I WOULD NOT do this in the last week before your wedding - but you could do it for the three weeks before that. Then, in the last week, a more moderate diet would be best.

But something like:
Mon
- Low cal, low carb, moderate protein, low fats
- Weights (HEAVY!)

Tues
- Low cal, no carb, moderate protein, lowish fats
- Cardio (30-45 mins moderate intensity)

Wed
- Low cal, no carb, moderate protein, lowish fats
- REST

Thurs
- High carb, moderate protein, low fats
- weights (HEAVY!!)

Fri
- Low cal, no carb, moderate protein, lowish fats
- Rest day

Sat
- Low cal, low carb, moderate protein, low fats
- Cardio (30-45 mins moderate intensity)

Sun
- Low cal, no carb, moderate protein, lowish fats
- +/- cardio (30-45 mins moderate intensity)


You could set the levels at about:

• Moderate protein between 1-1.5g per pound lean mass (less on high carb day, more on no carb day).
• Low fat means take your fish oils (6-10g) and no added fats
• Lowish fats could be 0.3-0.35g fats per pound lean body mass
• No carb would be as it sounds - no carbs (except green vegetables)
• Low carb could be, say, ~100g (about the 'happy brain' point)
• High carb could be, say, ~2-2.5 x lean body mass

So, say you were 130 pounds and 22% BF - then:
Lean mass = 101 pounds

no carb, mod. protein and lowish fats would be -
As close to 0g carbs as you can get, 150g protein, 30-35g fat = ~900 cals

low carb, mod protein, low fats would be -
100g carbs, 150g protein, <20g fat (tag'along fats + fish oils) = ~1200 cals

High carb, mod protein, low fats would be -
200-250g carbs, 125g protein, <20g fat = ave. ~ 1600 cals


It would suck... But it would probably work.


As I said though -- I would not use this approach in your last week... You COULD look into a competition prep type thing for the last week - but that might be a little over the top. I would just use the last week to chill out and get prepared for the big day.

Good luck!