A lot of women want to lose those last 10 pounds, and they would love to lose 10 pounds in a month. For women, the last 10
pounds are the most frustrating of all. Most women who have only 10 pounds to lose usually are not clinically overweight,
which can make the task less of a priority. However, if you truly want to lose 10 pounds in a month, you must make it a
priority or else you will never do it.
Here are 5 tips on how to lose 10 pounds in a month in a healthy way, both physically and mentally:
Tip #1: Be honest about why you want to lose weight, and don't apologize for it. Many women are embarrassed to admit that
they want to lose 10 pounds. But if we are always hiding our reasons behind excuses, or if we think the reasons are not
valid, we will sabotage our own efforts.
There are no "bad" reasons. Maybe you just want to feel more confident, or maybe you want to be able to enhance your
fitness routine by dropping a few pounds. Maybe you've gone from a size 4 to a size 6, or a size 6 to a size 8, and you're
unhappy about that. You have every right to want to maintain your ideal weight by losing 5-10 pounds, especially because a
few pounds here and there can add up to 20 pounds a few years down the road. Since 20 pounds will be much harder to take
off as we get older and our metabolism slows and muscle mass decreases, it's wise and actually healthy to nip any weight
loss in the bud as soon as possible.
So figure out the reason, and whatever the reason is, tell yourself it's OK to want to lose "only" 10 pounds. 10 pounds on
a woman is significant, both physically and mentally.
Tip #2: Strengthen yourself mentally against the naysayers. You might be of a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI), and people
probably tell you all the time that you don't "need" to lose weight. But this is your goal and your vision, so FORGET
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE in order to lose 10 pounds in a month.
Women often want to please other people and not seem selfish, so much so that they put their own desires on the back
burner. If we are not mentally strong enough to stick to our guns, all those people who say, "You don't need to lose
weight," or "Oh come one, one glass of wine won't hurt you," or "Do you have an eating disorder or something?" will hinder
progress towards your goal. And as it often happens, whenever women try to please other people in a way that conflicts
with their own desires, they end up feeling bad, guilty and resentful. Those unsupportive people more than likely feel
threatened by you and your goals, because they see you achieving what they can't. It really has nothing to do with you at
all.
In this case, it's useful to act more like a man. Create your goal, focus on it, and don't let anything get in your way of
achieving it. This is a critical behavior to success. Don't worry, you don't have to act like a man forever, but for a
month you have to be laser focused and believe 100% in your mission.
Tip #3: Get help. If you really knew how to lose 10 pounds in a month, you would have already done it, right? It's time to
acknowledge that you could use some help. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it is a sign of strength and
humility, and the most successful people in the world have a LOT of help. If this is really important to you, then it
should be worth investing a small amount of time and/or money to receive the guidance of an expert who has taught many
people how to lose 10 pounds in a month.
A health coach can help you clearly articulate your weight loss goals, as well as help create a plan to get there quickly
and in the healthiest manner possible. A coach can be your accountability partner, to help keep you on track and make sure
you're doing what's needed to get what you said you wanted. A coach can also be your support person to constantly remind
you and help you remind yourself that your reason for wanting to lose weight are perfectly valid and OK, despite what
others might say.
Tip #4: Do it in a healthy way. In order to lose 10 pounds in a month, you MUST do it in a healthy way, otherwise all your
efforts will be wasted. If you only eat protein or only drink lemonade or only eat cookies for a month, your body is going
to scream at you because you are hurting it. You will feel horrible and you will probably gain all of your weight back
(and possibly more) by going on a very restrictive and unhealthy diet for a month.
There are weight loss plans that offer complete nutrition and teach healthy eating habits that will help you maintain your
weight loss. There are also some programs which advocate intermittent fasting, when you don't eat for a period of time in
order to trick your metabolism and eat healthy foods on all other days. Occasional fasting is healthy, but only for 24
hours at a time.
Tip #5: Believe that it is possible. Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or can't, you are right." If you do not
think it is possible to lose 10 pounds in one month, then you most certainly will not! Having at least one supportive
person in the form of a health coach, spouse, family member or friend is critical, because that person will believe in you
even when you doubt yourself. Have pictures of yourself at the weight you want to be, and post them up in your home. See
yourself as that person, and you will be amazed at how quickly you will become that person again because that person is
inside you!
Women must absolutely take all these tips into account. Jumping into the mechanics a diet without a direction or a reason
usually leads to failure. Once you have gone through these tips, you will be clear on why you want to do this and nothing
will stand in your way. You will be 10 pounds lighter by the end of the month, no matter what program you decide to do.