Any diet that promises you'll see rapid and noticeable weight loss is either based upon lies, or based upon unhealthy tactics. The truth is, you can't see rapid weight loss in a week. Diet and exercise must be combined for months at a time to see results. But you can try tricks that make you look slimmer in a week, so you can prepare yourself for a wedding or reunion that you've agreed to attend. Your clothes, makeup and drink of choice can make a difference on how slim you appear.
Step 1
Switch to water for the entire week. Sodas, juices and sports drinks may quench your thirst, but they also fill you up on empty calories. "Reader's Digests" notes that the average American consumes 245 calories of non-water drinks per day. Switch to water, and you'll save more than 1,700 calories in one week alone. As an added bonus, juice and soda can cause you to retain water. Switch to water and your body will flush out excess water bloat.
Step 2
Take a diuretic a day or two before the end of the week. Excess water weight can make you look bloated, and a diuretic pill can help flush out excess weight so you appear slimmer. While diuretics don't affect your body's fat content, they can help you slim for a day or two. Diuretics should never be used as a way to lose weight, warns the website Ground Report, and should be taken according to package directions. Fruits and vegetables with high water content, like asparagus or watermelon, are natural diuretics and can be eaten to beat bloat.
Step 3
Smooth on a self tanner. Most self tanners last for up to 10 days, depending on your level of activity and how often you shower. A tan can hide flaws and make you look temporarily slimmer. Before using a self tanner, exfoliate well and apply to dry skin. Wash hands well after application and reapply as necessary to fake a slimmer physique.
Step 4
Go shopping for clothes that hide flaws and trick the eye into seeing a slimmer body. "Good Housekeeping" magazine recommends long, column-based outfits, like a tunic and skinny jeans. Monochromatic looks help trick the eye into seeing one tall column of color so you look slimmer. Belts can help nip in your waist and cardigans can glide over problem areas so you look slimmer.
Step 5
Apply your makeup so that your face looks slimmer. "Cosmopolitan" magazine suggests contouring a round face with bronzer and blush. Apply bronzer to the tops of your cheekbones, and then add blush to the hollows below. It will make your round face look slimmer for a special occasion.
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