How to lose 10 pounds in a week

by Trisha Orlando

How to Drop 10 Pounds of Excess Baggage in 7 Days

OK, I admit it, the only reason I try to lose weight is because I hate shopping for jeans.
Trying on pair after pair in a public dressing room makes me nervous. Besides that, there are just too many different styles and cuts of jeans and it confuses me.

There should be charts for women like me. Each pair of jeans should come with instructions.

"If your hips are 36" and you are 5" tall, please do not buy these jeans."

Usually I just buy my jeans at resale shops without trying them on. I figure whatever doesn't fit can be brought back in my next load of consignments.

I'll tell you one thing, those low riding jeans are defintely not for me! Back in the day, I wore hip huggers and looked damned good if I do say so myself. Now that little roll of belly fat hangs over and it is not attractive. And they make them SO LOW nowadays, how the heck do you keep your butt crack from showing?

Ah, but I digress.

Now I have found this method to be tried and true so listen up.
Drop soft drinks like a hot potato. You'll shed 3-5 pounds in a couple days.

The rest of the 7 days to better fitting clothes is simple.
WATCH YOUR CARB intake.
Carbs are your worse enemy.
Here are some foods that are Carb-less or low carb:
Steak
Eggs
Mustard
Fish
Butter
Lettuce
Spinach
Cucumbers
Cheese

Well that's no so bad is it? I lived on steak and eggs for a week and lost 11 pounds.

Here's the bad news, these are the NO NO foods:
Breads
Pasta (remember I said I am ITALIAN! this part was the painful part for me)
Hot Dogs
Bacon
Baloney
Most fruits
Carrots
Corn
Peas
Potatoes
Anything with sugar is off limits

TESTIMONIAL:
I had been stick thin all my life. Being Italian this is a rarity. My sisters and my Mother have battle their weight all their lives. I could eat anything and not gain an ounce.

UNTIL.....
I turned 43. For some reason, things were going good until then. My sisters hated me because I had never been on a diet before.

Well about the time I turned 43, I discovered the internet. I was one of the lucky few who got involved with a work at home website job when the Dot Com era was in full swing. Made good money sitting on my rear end all day and it started getting bigger and bigger. Not the website, mind you, my rear end.

I had to take a trip to Vegas for my job one spring. It was then I realized that my thighs rubbed together when I walked! *GASP!*

Since I live in another state, I was lucky. My sisters would not have the divine pleasure of seeing me on the hefty side. I had gained almost 40 pounds.

I sure as heck was not going to ask them for diet advice and let them know the spells they had put on me all their lives had worked. "Someday you'll find out what it's like to have to go on a diet", they preached.

I went on the internet and researched diets. I was drinking Pepsi, smoking cigarettes and eating Bugles as I searched.

That came to an abrupt halt.

Long story short: Within 3 months I had shed not only the extra 40 pounds but 3 bonus pounds too!

Oh and by the way, my idea of excercise is driving 3 or 4 miles a day so for those of you who aren't into the excercise scene, this is the plan for you!

Good luck!

Learn more about this author, Trisha Orlando.