How To Lose 15 Pounds

Recently I sent out Prime Physique Magazine Online and asked readers how I can help out in 2010. Many responses came in and this is one question that I liked…so let’s give it a shot.

How do I lose 15 Pounds?

15 pounds may net seem like a lot…or it may seem like the world! For some it will be easy as it is the first 15 and to others it will be hard because it is the last.

So for the sake of time and space, I am going to assume it is the first…or somewhere in the middle.

Starting with the simple math:

There are 3500 calories in 1 pound of fat. So to lose 1 pound of fat we must burn 3500 calories MORE than we consume.

15 Pounds = 52,500 Calories

OK, don’t freak out, just take it one step at a time and we’ll get through this;-)

Remember the old saying:

“How do you EAT an ELEPHANT?”

“One bite at a time!”

Same thing here, just break it down into the components.

So to drop 15 Pounds we have to burn an EXTRA 52,500 calories…extra, as in “more than we consume.”

Let’s say that we want to drop a reasonable 1.5 Pounds per week:

1.5LBS * 3500Calories (per pound of fat) = 5250 Calories we need to be in deficit every week to reach our goal.

See, the number just got a lot smaller and more manageable!

Next step is how many calories do we need to be down each day?

5250 Calories/7 Days = 750 Calories Per Day.

You see how easy it just got? Now instead of 52,000 calories, all we have to deal with is 750.

So at 750 calories deficit per day,
5250 Calories per week,
we will have dropped 15 pounds in about 10 weeks!

Just over 2 months and your 15 pounds is gone! How bad is that?

These are reasonable goals and highly attainable with the proper exercise program and diet. So go to it!

Now Go Workout!

Your Personal Trainer,

Brett A. Riesenhuber B.S., C.P.P.T., M.B.S., C.A.B.C.T.
Master Trainer
www.PrimePhysique.com
www.SanJoseBootCamp.com
408-558-1800

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