A lot of people want to lose weight. In fact, I would say a majority of the USA’s population wants to lose weight at this point. However, what about those that want to learn how to lose 10 pounds in a very short amount of time.. say less than a week? This can be a real challenge as normally it takes a long time to peel off body weight which was added in such a short amount of time.

That is the unfair part about weight loss – a pound of fat has 3500 calories. In order to lose a pound of fat, you need to cut 3500 calories a day. You can easily eat 3500 calories in a day if you go overboard, particularly if you eat a normal meal and dessert.

Something like a Chipotle burrito, chips, guacomole, and a soda can run 2000 calories in one sitting. If you add in dessert like a giant piece of cheesecake to the list, you can be looking at 3500 calories in one big meal. This is as much as a full pound of fat.

Given that the average woman only needs about 1500 calories a day to maintain her weight, it is not surprising that a lot of women are fat or getting fatter. Males have it a little easier since their maintenance levels tend to be 2000-2500 calories.

If you are a woman and out for lunch, you can easily pack away 1500 calories eating a normal lunch and maybe a dessert. If you go out for dinner that night, you can easily put away enough calories to gain a full pound of fat in just one day. Do this a few days a week and over a few months next thing you know you have gained 30 pounds.

However, losing 10 pounds in this case is not as easy as it looks. You cannot just cut 3500 calories out of a day like you ate it the first time around. It just is not all that simple.

Fortunately, there is a trick here. Your body stores a lot of water weight and the key to getting rid of it is not dehydration but instead avoiding carbohydrates. If you do not eat any carbohydrates for a few days and exercise for these few days, your body will flush tons of water out and as a result you will be a lot thinner after those few days. Try it out and you will lose 10 pounds effortlessly. You can do this before an important day at the beach so you can look your best.

Of course the weight comes back when you eat carbohydrates again, but it is a nice trick getting rid of 10 pounds in an emergency.