• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
    • Disclaimer
    • Disclosure Policy
    • Privacy Policy
  • Blog
    • Comment Policy
  • Contact
    • Media Kit

Evelyn's Blog

Lifestyle, Health, Fitness, Self-Care, Personal Growth

  • Healthy Living
    • Diet & Nutrition
    • Recipes
  • Weight Loss
  • Fitness
  • Self-Care
  • Personal Growth
  • Reviews
  • Other Stuff
    • Blog Topics
You are here: Home / Weight Loss / 10 Tips To Lose 10 Pounds Fast

10 Tips To Lose 10 Pounds Fast

June 11, 2012 by Evelyn Parham

 

weight-lossToday our guest blogger is Jonathan Dunsky.

People want to lose all sorts of weight. Some want to lose a lot and some a little, but it seems like 10 pounds is the most popular amount. At least, this has been my experience.

This is why I want to share with you my 10 tips to drop 10 pounds. These are general tips. If you want tips for a specific time frame by which you want to achieve this weight loss, check out my definitive guide to lose 10 pounds fast.

Here are the 10 tips:

  1. Give up alcohol – I know that this may be harsh for some of you, but alcohol simply doesn’t work well with weight loss. Alcoholic drinks are filled with empty calories (often quite a lot of them) and alcohol itself delays fat burning. If you must drink alcohol, stay away from fancy cocktails or sugar rich beverages. Stick to beer or red wine.

  2. Start cooking your own food – If you want to lose 10 pounds, you need to know what you’re eating. You can’t do that unless you control the cooking process. You never know what goes into your food when you order it at a restaurant. Cooking your own food will allow you to eat healthier and cheaper too.

  3. Eat from plates – To lose weight you have to control the amount of food that you eat. If you eat out of a box or a bag, you lose this control. It evaporates.

Take the food out of the bag and place it on a plate. Then, you will know exactly how much you’ve eaten. By the way, if you use small plates, you will tend to eat less.

  1. Do cardio every day – I’m not talking about intense, long workouts. I am talking about a 30 minute walk every day. This will ensure that you’re active and will increase the amount of calories that you’re burning.
  2. Drink water or tea – Plain coffee can also works, but little else does. The reason is that most other drinks simply contain too many calories and offer very little nutritional value. I don’t like low-calorie sodas because they’re filled with chemicals that I find little use for. The best drink is water, followed by green tea or plain coffee.

  3. Do 3 strength workouts each week – If you want to get your metabolism higher, you must do strength training. This helps to build your muscle tissue, burns more fat, and makes it easier to continue burning calories even at rest.

  4. Eat healthy snacks – You often don’t pay attention to the snacks that you eat. This is a shame because snacks may add hundreds of calories to your body every day. Make your snacks healthy. Eat more fruit and vegetables as snacks and you will find it easier to lose weight.

8. Focus on your food – Don’t eat in front of the TV or while you’re preoccupied. Focus on what you’re eating. This will make your meals more enjoyable and reduce your risk of overeating.

  1. Do 2 -3 HIIT workouts each week – HIIT cardio workouts are an excellent way to lose weight. You can choose whatever cardio workout you enjoy doing. Just make sure to keep the intensity high.
  2. Get rid of tempting food – The food that you can’t resist should not be  in your home. This way you won’t be tempted by it.

I hope that these 10 tips help you achieve your weight loss goal, whether it is to lose 10 pounds or more.

Author: Jonathan Dunsky lost 30 pounds and has kept them off for over 12 years.
He blogs at World Of Diets where he writes about fitness, nutrition, and weight loss tips for men and women.

A
Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Like it? Share it!:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • More
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp

Like this:

Like Loading...

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: featured, fitness, guest blogger, HIIT, water, weight loss

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 61 other subscribers

About Evelyn Parham

Evelyn is a blogger, reader, and book reviewer. She enjoys adult coloring, knitting, writing, and dancing with her daughter. Learn more here

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jee says

    June 25, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    Great and very informative article, love it jonathan.

    It is easy to say, however to do it required a lots of self-sacrifice. Strong motivation needed in our self to achieve our goals.

    Loading...
    • Jonathan says

      June 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM

      Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.

      Loading...
  2. Michelle says

    June 14, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    These are great tips and I think I have at 9 out of 10. It’s the unhealthy snacks that I have most trouble with. Sad part is I don’t keep them around. They just appear out of no where (ie at work)

    Loading...
    • Jonathan says

      June 14, 2012 at 10:46 AM

      Hi Michelle,

      You need to have alternatives handy, so you can choose them instead.

      Loading...
    • Mary says

      June 14, 2012 at 11:26 AM

      Michelle, would it help to tell co-workers that you don’t want to be offered the latest plate of cookie or doughnuts or whatnot? It’s really hard when you are stuck at a function that’s being catered with unhealthy food. I think Jonathan’s suggestion is wise, that advance planning and organization to bring healthy food to work is hard but would pay off. Is there a work refrigerator you can use?

      Loading...
  3. Mary says

    June 11, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Yup. This is one of the better lists I’ve seen. When you are reducing your calories all the non-nutritious junk has to go, because you need quality nutrition from every calorie that’s left. So cutting out alcohol makes all the sense in the world. And cooking your own food– very important.

    Loading...
  4. Germila says

    June 11, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    In short, discipline. A person should also have the motivation to moderate the temptation of being lazy, avoiding tempting foods that would generate fat on your body, taking some drinks that would also add up the problem and just do regular exercise. These things are hard to be a routine. It should be noted that with great sacrifices comes great results.

    Loading...
    • Jonathan says

      June 11, 2012 at 8:31 AM

      Yes. You’re right. It always takes discipline and hard work.

      Loading...

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent

  • Why You Need to Build Yourself Quietly: Be Silent
  • Out with the Old, In with the New
  • What did we do before the internet?
  • 5 Simple Habits for a Healthier You in 2025
  • New Year Goals For 2025: Fitness, Write, Weight Loss

Categories

About Evelyn

Evelyn is a blogger, reader, and book reviewer. She enjoys adult coloring, knitting, writing, and dancing with her daughter. Learn more here Read More…

Main Pages

  • About
    • Disclaimer
    • Disclosure Policy
    • Privacy Policy
  • Blog
    • Comment Policy
  • Contact
    • Media Kit

Archives

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2025 · Evelyn Parham · Built on the Genesis Framework

 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d