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Posted: 29 April 2009 05:43 pm |
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When you go on a weight loss diet, you want your weight loss to be as fast as possible. This isn't easy for most people to do and so they decide that it's impossible, and that the only way to lose weight is slowly. But I can say from personal experience that this isn't true. If you make some small adjustments to your nutrition, frame of mind and make the right choice as to which diet plan to use, you too can enjoy a fast weight loss process.
Here are some simple steps you can take to improve your chances to achieve a fast weight loss:
1. Have faith - If you don't believe that you can lose weight fast, you never will. What we can achieve is often limited by what we believe we can achieve. Other people have managed to lose weight fast and so can you.
2. Don't settle for a slow weight loss - Every once in a while you should weigh yourself. If you're not pleased with your results, think back on the period of time which passed since your previous weigh-in. If you feel that there is something which you could have done better, make sure to correct it from now on. Note: I am not encouraging you to starve yourself. Continue to follow a sensible diet.
3. Avoid artificial supplements - Many dietary supplements, such as no sugar sweeteners, contain artificial ingredients which can hinder your weight loss efforts. Stick to natural supplements.
4. Don't eat in front of the TV - I want you to be concentrated on your food when you eat so you know exactly how much you're taking in at all times.
5. Spend some time each evening out of your house - Being away from your house is also being away from your fridge. You can take a walk; sit in the park, read on a bench, whatever you like to do, just make a routine out of it.
Follow the above 5 tips and you will have a greater chance of a fast weight lossLast edited on 29 April 2009 09:16 pm by
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 29 April 2009 07:59 pm |
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I'll admit that although I have lost weight quickly, it is not without issues, such as the following:
1.) Cutting too many calories can result in a significant drop in your metabolism. This can restabilize with time. However, enjoying even one day of junk food during this process (or even too much healthy food) can cause drastic changes. I've gained as much as 10 pounds in a single day, and 47 pounds in 2 month's time. For the latter, most of this was fat.
2.) Such regimens are often not sustainable. It takes a lot of willpower to stick with low calorie diets or overloaded exercise programs for the long term. No matter how strong-willed a person is, they cannot really succeed until they have failed, for everyone fails at some point. The true test comes in when you decide whether or not to concede in defeat or let your failures drive you to new heights.
3.) It is more difficult to get adequate nutrition on low calorie diets. I can get all the nutrients I need on a 1200 calorie per day diet, but it takes a lot of work, and a very stringent choice of foods, focused on fruits and vegetables.
By the way, fast weight loss has different definitions for different people. A daily deficit of 500-1000 calories results in 1-2 pounds lost per week, which is considered healthy weight loss. Anything more than this carries its own set of risks: fatigue, irritability, and increased risk of loose skin, to name a few.
Still, even though I've lost faster than this, I still recommend 1-2 pounds per week, because this is the most sustainable, and I have suffered all of the above effects, and then some. Don't bite off more than you can chew. You only have one body - take care of it.
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Posted: 30 April 2009 05:22 am |
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| This forum has a helpful content on how to lose weight. This is additional information on fat loss. Thanks!
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Goya2Goya
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Posted: 30 April 2009 04:11 pm |
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4. Don't eat in front of the TV
This is probably one of the biggest factors in getting yourself overweight. "Just a few chips won't hurt." But, of course, the few soon turns into the entire bag.
What we can achieve is often limited by what we believe we can achieve.
Another true statement for most people. There are those that can't lose weight no matter how much they believe they can. It has to be coupled with an actual effort.
Also, the more weight you have lost, the more weight you want to lose. That first time you check the scales and find you've lost a half pound or one full pound is a great incentive to work harder at watching your calories and getting some exercise.
Isn't one problem with losing weight fast the very big possibility of gaining it back fast?
If someone really buckles down, watches their calories like a hawk, exercises like a Spartan and loses 3-4 pounds a week for two months, can they sustain that rigor over the next 30, 40, 50 years of their life? Some people might enjoy a more gradual life-style change and the more gradual but permanent loss of excess fat.
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Nancy_in_GA
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Posted: 30 April 2009 06:10 pm |
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Goya2Goya wrote: If someone really buckles down, watches their calories like a hawk, exercises like a Spartan and loses 3-4 pounds a week for two months, can they sustain that rigor over the next 30, 40, 50 years of their life?
 I hope they don't.
OK this is my favorite topic, so I can't keep quiet. Understood it's all just my opinion, of course...
I assume you meant that you would not develop healthy eating habits for the future during the weight loss period, if you lost weight rapidly.
I agree with that, but I disagree that it *has* to be done that way. I think there are 3 equally important phases to losing and keeping off weight:
1. Weight loss period
2. Transition to maintenance level
3. Maintenance
I agree with the OP that period 1 should be done at reasonably fast rate (~2lbs/week). There is no better motivator than seeing the scales move down.
I also think you should try to be active during this period. If you just sit around thinking I can't do anything because I haven't eaten enough, then your metabolism probably *will* slow down, and you probably *will* lose muscle. But you might be surprised at how much you can do with little or no calories, if you just do it.
The transition period should be long, by gradually upping your calories to mainenance level. At *this* stage is when I think you should concentrate on developing eating habits that will carry over for the next 30 years. It's much easier to develop good habits for the future when you are eating more like you will be for the rest of your life.
Finally I think you need to weigh often during maintenance, so any weight gain can be "nipped in the bud," so to speak, before the situation gets out of hand. If it means counting calories again, so be it. It's worth it.
OK, flame-retardent suit is on now.
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VegaObscura
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Posted: 30 April 2009 07:38 pm |
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*sprays Nancy with a flame thrower*
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 30 April 2009 07:45 pm |
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Nancy, I completely agree, and this is my hope for me as well.
I did lose my weight very fast, and I will be the first to state that without a transition period, you are likely setting yourself up for failure. Yes, your metabolism does slow down more when you establish larger calorie deficits. When coupled with the natural metabolic loss that occurs with healthy fat loss, it makes a big difference.
Still, metabolism is not a set process - it is adaptive. By gradually increasing calorie intake over a longer period (which, as Nancy said, should be as long as possible), as well as lowering your exercise level to a maintenance point (again, slowly), your chances of long-term success raise significantly. This is the story I've heard from various people who have maintained their weight, and is my goal as well.
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KristaK
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Posted: 3 May 2009 10:54 pm |
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To be honest here...
Losing weight fast is not so healthy...
Your putting your heart at grave risk...
Losing a pound or more a day, isn't very good for you.
People need to slow it down. Lose weight at a normal pace.
Stop competing and think about your heart more.
Losing weight is absolutely fine and healthy, but taking it off to fast is VERY un-healthy for anyone.
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alhemicar_hn
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Posted: 4 May 2009 02:28 pm |
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| i agree with kristak,the heart usualy takes the most.
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willdrew81
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Posted: 9 October 2009 03:21 pm |
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I am an extremely slow loser when it comes to weight loss. I had very odd looking flabby arms and fat belly. Initially I tried to workout by myself with just the help of some silly books and didn't bother to get any professional guidance for weight loss. But after couple of months with no improvement, I joined Targeted Fat loss which my friend referred. They designed a special program with the diet regime which really helped me out in loosing weight. My energy level has risen so much.
Must try out working out with this team of professionals!!!
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Posted: 9 October 2009 03:46 pm |
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I'm a huge believer (pardon the pun... not so huge anymore anyway) that slow weight loss ends up being faster in the long run.
As I've trained myself and countless others, time and time again the ones who lose it fast (including myself) end up not sticking with it and gaining it back. And in my case, when the weight comes back it seems to bring a bunch of new friends.
I am speaking of my own experience as a trainer with statistics to back it up. Slow and steady beats quick every time.
It's good for the body, good for the mind and good for the long run.
peace
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