How Can I Lose Weight Fast?

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Weight-loss experts tell you how to slim down the day before an event.

By Melissa Daly

Q. Can I really lose weight the day before an event?

A. Sure. It's likely to be a few pounds of water weight, but it will help you look lighter, says Michele Olson, PhD, a FITNESS advisory board member. "Do a workout that makes you sweat a lot the day before," she says. A good 45-minute routine: "Alternate 60 seconds of vigorous cardio with 60 seconds of total-body strength moves," says FITNESS advisory board member Jeanette Jenkins, who puts her clients through similar pre-red-carpet sweatfests. And don't skimp on H2O. "Start drinking eight cups of water per day two days before and up until your event, cutting back to six the day of," Olson suggests. "It dilutes sodium in your blood, preventing water retention."

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, January 2010.

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vanwyk1 wrote:

i really do not believe this. how do you know that your sodium levels are depleted. i do drink more then 4 l water per day. should i stop or what?

1/18/2010 01:50:13 AM Report Abuse

patriciaj7 wrote:

You need to be careful about drinking so much water. If you deplete too much sodium you will have problems. Some people can not take that much water and you end up w/ water intoxication.

12/28/2009 09:46:48 AM Report Abuse