1. Drink an extra quart of water every day
You don't see it on the show, but our contestants drink a lot of water. It's the first thing I have every contestant do," explained Powell. "After you've got that [quart] down, shoot for a gallon of water a day. All of these little changes will piggyback on one another and kick off your transformation.
2. Remove sugar from just one meal a day
When trying to transform, you don't have to take quantum leaps," said Powell, "but vow to take [added] sugar out of just one meal. …show more content…
Stop drinking soda, always eat breakfast, and find time to move every day
They sound like small changes, but they also add up. "There's a reason I take a year to do these monster transformations," said Powell. "Everybody's looking for that instant gratification, but the human body needs time to adapt. That's why it's so important that we focus on attainable little changes that we can maintain. And once you step on the scale after a month, you see progress and think 'Oh my gosh! There's nothing I can't