Top 5 Tips on How to Succeed in the 4 Day Wonder Diet

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By KathyA

If you are wondering how to lose weight really fast, the answer is: with a quick low calorie diet. All the short diets like the 4 day wonder diet take a lot of willpower. The biggest downside of extreme low calorie diets is that your body is crying for food. You will be hungry when following the 4 day wonder diet menu! If you take a moment to prepare yourself beforehand to deal with the hunger and temptations, you will improve the odds of you losing the weight you wanted to. These five simple tips will help you to be a winner and reach your weight losing goals. Once you are finished, remember to praise yourself for a job well done!

1. Think about when to start the diet

The 4 day wonder diet is so short that it should be possible to find a suitable time for dieting. A good time is when you have no big plans or worries. Dieting during special events like your best friend's wedding or Thanksgiving will ruin either the diet or the occasion. It is not worth it. Do not start a demanding diet during exams or when you have a lot of stress at work either.

2. Have a positive mindset

Once you have found a suitable time to go on a diet, you will have to do get yourself in the right mood. You are able to do it and you are able to lose the weight you wanted to! Once you start believing in yourself, you will subconsciously look for ways to make things happen. This works both ways: if you think you won't make it, you will most likely fail. If you are not that good at saying nice things to yourself, you can use positive affirmations. Write yourself a note saying "I will succeed in my 4 day diet and lose weight". Keep the note with you at all times or put it somewhere where you will see it often. Having a positive outlook towards life in general helps you succeed in your dieting and all the other tasks you set your mind into.You do not have to believe in anything special to use affirmations. Their power is based on simple cognitive psychology. Your thoughts form the way you see the world around you. If you look for success and happiness, you will see them.

Example of affirmations

3. Stay away from temptations

Write a shopping list and buy all the ingredients you will need during the diet. Then stay away from grocery shops for 4 days! Don't go to bars or restaurants. If you think you will have a hard time with resisting your favorite foods, clean up your kitchen before starting the diet and make a conscious effort to stay away from the mall or any other "dangerous" place.

4. Keep yourself occupied

If you stay home and stare at the fridge, it is easy to give up and break your diet, which would ruin all your hard efforts. Make a schedule for the four days and get out of the house! Go out for a walk with your kids. Start an art project. Organize your bookshelf. Clean up the attic. Anything what will keep you busy is good. 

5. Include other people

The best ways to lose weight fast are often the hardest ways too, and it can be easier to do it with other people. If you live with other people, think about how to combine your diet with their meals. Ask for support from your family or your friends. Perhaps they would be interested in dieting with you? If you would rather not share your weight loss plans with people you know, you can see if there are any weight loss groups in your area. There are also several friendly online communities giving help and support to their fellow dieters.

Comments

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HealthyHanna Level 1 Commenter 23 months ago

Very good advise. I think we need to focus more on this type of dieting than just food and calories or fats.

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hospitalera Level 1 Commenter 23 months ago

Any experience how quickly you re-gain weight with this one? Sounds like a good recipe to suffer the jo-jo effect for me, SY

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KathyA Hub Author 23 months ago

thanks for your comment Sy. It is true that the quick diets like the 4 day wonder diet are mostly suitable for situations when you really need to lose weight fast, like when you suddenly notice that the dress you were planning to wear next weekend is a bit too small. Fast low-calorie diets can also be used to kickstart a longer diet plan. If you go back to your normal eating habits after the 4 day wonder diet, you will most likely gain the weight back, but that can be avoided by changing your food regime just a bit, like explained here: http://howtoloseweightfastnow.com/diets-that-work-

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Dublio 21 months ago

Losing weight is always the easy part. Keeping it off is the hard part.

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