Lose 10 lbs in 5 weeks!

Let's do it together! You gotta have a plan, for diet and exercise. This page tells you how to get ready mentally. Good tips.

Week 1: okay, so we're planning a daily menu for EVERYTHING we're going to eat, meals, beverages, snacks, the works. We have our Baseline Diet Diary from last week, and we're trying to knock 500 calories a day off that. It actually shouldn't be too hard. I'm going to try not to eat after 6PM and see how that treats me.
2. Get walking! Hopefully the weather will cooperate, otherwise I'm hitting the gym.
3. Don't fight the trouble areas, find ways around them.

Okay, here's the plan for week 2:
1. Pump the high-fiber plant foods, like fruits and veggies. Last weekend I went to a birthday party for my uncle and all they were eating was Mac 'N Cheese and hotdogs. So I raided the veggie tray (no dip) and felt SO GOOD about myself!
2. Keep walking!
3. Pinpoint successes and don't focus on failures.

If we're at week 3, we're going all the way.
1. Continue that diet diary, and plan for 6 meals each day.
2. Be more active all day: take the stairs, park far away, MOVE IT!
3. Keep walking! Higher intensity; try jogging or stairs.

We're almost there, and week 4 offers tips to stop from slipping up. Don't let obstacles derail progress. We're all going to cheat and have that brownie, but don't let it get you down!
1. Snack and snack smart. Remember 6 meals? Are they satisfying and nutritious snacks?
2. De-stress. And don't use food.
3. Go the extra mile, especially when you forecast a day or meal when you might overeat. It's 5 weeks, there's a chance you'll have to go to a dinner or party.

Lose more long term. This is it, week 5. We've made some great life changes; here's how to stick with it.
1. Assess your before and after.
2. Keep on tracking. Don't give up or you'll gain it back. You're not going to be perfect, but you can be healthy.
3. Move every day and try new forms of exercise. I'm taking a water aerobics class with friends.