How to lose 10 lbs - purely vanity

[Anonymous]

I’m a healthy weight and I look fine but I’d like to lose 10 lbs for vanity. I would still be within the healthy range, but with a more striking figure. My metabolism is pretty good and I am fit, but I’m fighting a sweet tooth and (enter Brett Kavanugh whiny voice) I like beer. I could make myself give up excess sugar and/or alcohol if it meant I could lose ten pounds. I need to visualize the reward. Any advice?

[Anonymous]

Calorie tracking
IF + counting macros
High protein/moderate carb
Weight training 4x/week
No alcohol at all

The reward is your visible abs and feeling amazing in your body and at the beach.

Take a moment each morning to set your purpose for the day - self control, discipline, willpower. Tell yourself you can do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Calorie tracking
IF + counting macros
High protein/moderate carb
Weight training 4x/week
No alcohol at all

The reward is your visible abs and feeling amazing in your body and at the beach.

Take a moment each morning to set your purpose for the day - self control, discipline, willpower. Tell yourself you can do it.

THIS. It’s only difficult in your mind OP. Doing this only requires a moderate amount of discipline and choice. And working out daily for 40 min isn’t that hard at all. Do it in time for summer, you’ll love the way you look!

[Anonymous]

If the food you’re eating tastes good, spit it out.

[Anonymous]

Deprivation.

[Anonymous]

Cutting out sugar and alcohol completely will basically get you there. You’re lucky!

[Anonymous]

For me, it’s 5 lbs (I am very short) and only calorie cutting works. I have tried cutting all sugar and wine but it only gets me down about 1lb unless I also count calories

[Anonymous]

You have to exercise regularly. It can just be a 30-45. min walk but you have to burn more calories and also sweat out water weight. I also find that eating 2 small meals and 1 large meal a day helps. Starvation diets just make your body hold on to weight in my experience.

I would also add that massage is good for eliminating toxins as is a few mins in sauna if you have access to one at your gym.

[Anonymous]

Calorie counting helped me and going keto for a few months (followed it 80%). I’ve tried cutting out sugar and alcohol and it didn’t help which was annoying but that’s because I ate too many calories.

[Anonymous]

Wondering why the OP needs to add politics to her post? Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deprivation.

This is the right answer. Sorry it isn’t fun. Going from thin to thinner takes ton of discipline and yes you will be hungry most of the time

[Anonymous]

You need to look at your current diet - it sounds like you are able to stay thin despite liking beer and having a sweet tooth, so you are in a better starting place than someone who stays thin by being very restrictive all the time. You said you're already fit so you probably don't need to change whatever exercise routine is working for you.

If you are eating sweets and drinking two beers daily, then cutting or drastically reducing your intake will make an obvious difference in your calorie intake and that's probably all you need to do. There would be no reason to do anything more drastic. There is no reason to be hungry most of the time if you have empty calories you can get rid off.

if you meant that you have two beers on Friday night and eat a scoop of ice cream twice a month, then cutting these things alone will not do it.

[Anonymous]

I have lost 5-6 pounds since March 1 by cutting alcohol and carb consumption in half and doing double the cardio (up from 2-3x per week to 5x per week).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the food you’re eating tastes good, spit it out.

OMG sad+funny, but accurate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deprivation.

This is the right answer. Sorry it isn’t fun. Going from thin to thinner takes ton of discipline and yes you will be hungry most of the time

Over time your body becomes accustomed to the lower calorie consumption, and the hunger becomes less frequent.