How To Lose Your Last 10 Pounds

by Vic Magary – Former ARMY Soldier & Author of The 31 Day Fat Loss Cure

You’ve been training like crazy and your diet is dialed in.

For several weeks now, you’ve seen your weight drop a few pounds each week like clockwork.  You feel good, you look good, and overall you are very pleased with your progress.

But now that you’ve tasted the benefits of intense training and a healthy diet, you want to take it to the next level.

Maybe it’s a hint of vanity or ego, but you want it. . . you want six-pack abs and the confidence that comes with them.

And to get there, you have to drop ten more pounds.  And that final ten pounds means taking your training and nutrition to the next level.

If you are ready to put in some extra training and tweak your diet a bit, you can lose those final ten pounds and get that lean sexy physique that you desire.  Follow these tips below as you work towards taking your body to the next level.

1.  Be prepared to get VERY light. When I decided to go for it and get as lean as possible, I was shocked at how light I had to get for the abs to really show.  At 5 feet 8 inches tall, I weighed in at 148 pounds when I was at my leanest.  When I’m in “normal” shape, I weigh around 165 pounds.  I was 37 years old in the picture below (I just turned 39) and in the best shape of my life.  I may not look “small” in the picture, but keep in mind I was under 150 pounds.

2.  Jump start your day with the 10 minute wake up call. Roll out of bed, use the bathroom, maybe do some light stretching to get the blood flowing, and then hit it hard for 10 minutes.

I call it my 10 minute wake up call.  You could do as many burpees or kettlebell swings as possible in 10 minutes.  Or you could do 30 second sprinting, skipping rope, or rowing intervals for 10 minutes.

The key is to do something that is going to get your heart rate jacked for those 10 minutes.  And this wake up call is done in addition to other training for the day.  A sample schedule might be that you do the 10 minute wake up call at 7:00am and then do your normally scheduled training at 6:00pm.

3.  Skip breakfast. When I’m trying to get as lean as possible, I usually only eat lunch and dinner (For nutrition ideas, check out The Diet Solution).

The rest of the day I snack on fruit (usually apples) and a small amount of nuts.  To be honest, I don’t think I could have done this in my 20′s and gotten the same results.  But as I’ve aged, I’ve found that my need for a large caloric intake is unnecessary even when undergoing intense training.

But I always trust the signals that my body gives me. . .

4.  Listen to your body. Personally, I don’t follow a set number of training days per week.

I go as many days in a row as I can until I notice that I need a break, and then I take a day off.  This is usually four days straight for me.  Sometimes it’s three days.  Then again, some days it’s six days.

The longer you train, the more in-tune you will be with when your body needs the rest.  I also listen to my body in regards to diet.  I only eat when I’m hungry.  If lunch rolls around, and I’m not feeling very hungry, I don’t eat.  And by the same token, if I wake up starving then I eat a solid breakfast even if my original plan was to skip breakfast and just graze on fruit and nuts until lunch.

5.  It all counts. That forkful of pasta?  It counts.  That one bottle of beer?  It counts.  That last set of squats when your legs are quaking and you want to quit?  It counts.  It all counts when you are trying to shed those final ten pounds.  Keep your goal in mind and know that the body you desire is within your grasp if you are ready to train and eat like you never have before.

Losing those last ten pounds can be a challenge.  But it can be done.  Train hard, keep the diet tight, listen to your body, and remember that it all counts when you are striving for your best body.

If you need recipe ideas for trimming down, then check out my 31 Day Fat Blasting Cook Book

Feel free to leave me a comment below if you have any questions about this post…

Talk soon,

- Vic

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Written by: vicmagary