Loosing Weight Fast- The Simple Truth

By: Amaechi Ekufu

[ Posted On: 2009-03-01 ]

Fast weight loss can places some people at greater risk for an eating disorder. You may be tempted to starve yourself, leading to anorexia. To be fair, it's a relative term. Relative to what you consider "fast." The question is, is your weight reduction goal one week or one month?

Fast weight loss doesn't exist, unless of course your idea of fast weight loss is losing 1 or 2 pounds a week. There is no machine, no special type of cardio, no special diet, no special workout, no special pill, no special anything that will allow you to lose weight fast safely and healthily.

However there are some food types you can add to your diet to aid a relatively fast weight loss, a good example of such food are carbohydrates. These carbohydrates take the form of fruits, vegetables and grains.

Fast weight loss is usually followed shortly by rapid weight gain. Its important to do it smartly rather than all out. Lets look at it this way. 1 pound of fat contains 3,500 calories, so you need to burn 500 more calories than you eat each day to lose just 1 pound a week (500 calories x 7 days). Start watching your portions of food. By watching your portions of food, you will begin to lose the weight.

People that are overweight are the only set of people encouraged to loose weight fast for health reasons.

Eat some fruit if you feel a need for something "solid", but don't eat more than you feel you need to. Fruit has calories too, so don't eat too much. Eat one lean protein, one fibrous carb and one complex carb six times a day. So basically, chicken, rice and salad. Eat small: When you eat small, you don't make your body mad with a truckload of calories. Instead, your body receives a manageable amount of calories which it can burn off quickly and convert it into energy!

Eat smaller meals about five time a day instead of a few big meals. Incorporate smaller nutritious snacks if you need something between meals.

Exercise is important in any weight loss program especially if you want to lose the weight permanently. Exercise work by increasing the rate at which you burn off calories and if you burn more calories than you consume then your body will start converting fat into energy to make up for the shortfall.

Once you're on the move with a good exercise plan, you'll enjoy being on the move. You will not only burn fat but build muscle and tone every part of your body. A good way to burn fat quickly is to increase the amount of aerobic exercise you get each week.

Another form of exercise that works wonders is walking. Walking is quite easy, just start slowly and for a few days walk round the block. Then, when you have managed to pass McDonald?s without stopping a few times, go a little further. Walk for 30 minutes every day and eat less portions, this helps a lot. Don't eat after 6 or 7pm, depending on what time you go to bed. Avoid eating too late as this can affect your weight loss process.

Eat breakfast. Some people think they can loose weight easily by just skipping breakfast, actually, the opposite happens. When you don't eat breakfast, you are sending a signal to your body that there is a famine out there, and that to combat it, your body needs to store energy in the form of fat deposits.

In summary, loosing weight fast shouldn't be your sole aim. Most people who do end up either gaining it back again fast or developing some problems like anorexia . Instead have a long term healthy plan. Combine healthy diet with an exercise routine you enjoy doing.

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About The Author: Amaechi Ekufu is an Expert writer and reviewer of weight loss fat binders like Proactol and other best diet supplement.

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