How to Lose 10 Pounds in a Week Without Pills or Exercise

There are a few tricks that can boost your metabolism and jumpstart weight loss:

Have an early dinner: make a rule not to eat anything after 8:00 at night. Although, this advice is controversial (some experts claim that it doesn't matter when you eat, but how much you eat), recent studies show that people you eat late at night gain more fat.

Avoid foods that contain sugar: stay away from sweets, cakes, croissants, soft drinks, some cereals and chocolate. This is the most effective way to control your blood sugar levels. By eating the foods mentioned above, you will cause blood sugar to rise quickly.

This causes the pancreas to produce a constant flow of insulin, a hormone that not only leads to cravings, but signals the body to store fat. Some experts say that you shouldn't deprive yourself from any food and eat everything in small quantities. But, you should ask yourself. Can you really eat only a small piece of chocolate? If not, then completely eliminating sweets from your diet would be the most effective solution.

Always eat breakfast if you sleep for 6-8 hours and then skip breakfast (drinking coffee doesn't count), then your body functions without any energy source. This leads to a desperate need for carbohydrates (think sugar), which are very easy to find. Skipping breakfast will only sabotage your weight loss efforts.

Consume enough protein Scientists at the University of Arizona studied 111 women who lost an average of 10 pounds and managed to maintain their new weight, by consuming large quantities of protein. Proteins satiate the appetite to a much greater degree than carbohydrates and fat.

Experts suggest consuming 0.73 grams of protein for each kilogram of weight. This means that a healthy adult woman weighing 65 kg should consume 48 grams of protein per day. This way, you will rarely feel hungry.