How long will it take me to lose 10 pounds

By admin | September 12, 2009

You want to lose weight, feel great, and receive complements. One question people often have is:

“How Long will it take me to lose 10 pounds?"

It depends on several factors. Here are three tips to help you calculate how long it will take you to lose 10 pounds.

Tip #1: Calculate your Calorie Intake and Reduction

Your body burns calories as fuel. The lunch you eat today will be sued this afternoon to energize your body and brain. Whenever your body needs to burn more calories than you have eaten, it will start to rob your fat supplies.

This is the key to losing weight: burn more calories than you consume. Your body will rob fat and you will lose weight.

Generally, there are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. If you were currently maintaining your weight, you would need to increase the amount of calories burned or cut your calories intake to lose weight.

If you reduce your calorie intake by 500 a day, you would lose about a pound a week. Note this is a rough estimate, but something to start from.

Or you could burn 250 more calories a day through 30 minutes of fast walking and slash your intake by about 250 (1.5 Candy bars).

Figuring this way will give you a ball park figure on how fast you will lose weight. Take a few days and track how many calories you eat. Every item has the amount listed on the label or you can go on line.

Now decide how many calories you will cut or burn per day. Divide this number into 3500 and you will know how many days it will take to lose a pound.

For example, if I cut out 600 calories a day, I probably lose one pound every 6 days. Here is a quick way to burn calories fast.

Not super accurate but will give you a good idea on the speed of weight loss. Always check with your doctor.

Tip #2: Find a Proven Weight Loss Plan and Note What the Past Results Have Been

There are numerous weight loss plans to choose from. The good and reputable ones may list how fast you will lose weight and have proof to back it up.

Do research. Check testimonial. Look at the science behind them. Or if you don’t have time to do all that, just check this step by step weight loss guide which helps people Lose up to 9 pounds in 14 days.

It is not an exact science, but by using these two tips you can get some answers to the question, “How long will it take me to lose 10 pounds?”