Want to look terrific for prom, your daughter's upcoming wedding? Fads, fasts, and cleanses might get swift results, but their effects may keep you from enjoying the festivities. Losing weight fast requires accelerating the common-sense tactics that lead to normal weight loss. Read on for the facts on how to lose weight fast.
To healthily lose weight, you simply have to follow the tried and true formula. That is, you need to take in fewer calories than you use during the day. Typically, to lose weight at a rate of one to two pounds per week, which is generally considered a safe rate for long-term loss, most adults will have to reduce their caloric intake by about 500 calories per day, while simultaneously raising their activity level. It follows that to lose weight fast you will have to further limit your calorie intake, again while increasing your activity level.
According to WebMD.com, consuming 1,050 to 1,200 calories per day combined with an hour of daily exercise will lead to accelerated weight loss.
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Step 1: Avoid Fad Diets
- They're everywhere:
- The Cabbage Soup Diet
- The Palm Beach Diet
- Master Cleanse
- Many doctors claim that these diets are unhealthy, if not downright dangerous. Any eating plan that does not include a balanced intake of protein, carbohydrates, and vegetables is suspect at best.
Step 2: Drink More Water
- Water not only keeps you hydrated, but also helps flush toxins out of your system.
Step 3: Eat Protein at Every Meal
- Protein not only nourishes the body, helping to retain muscle, but eating it at every meal also helps burn fat more easily.
Step 4: Eat More Veggies
- Vegetables typically contain a high water content. Consuming them in large quantities is not only healthy, but makes you feel fuller faster.
Step 5. Don't Skip Meals
- Even though it might seem counterintuitive—if I skip breakfast, I'll consume fewer calories—the opposite is usually true. Skipping meals often ensures that when you do eat, you will eat more than usual. Stick to three sensible meals and up to two healthy snacks per day to ensure steady weight loss.
Step 6: Get More Exercise
- To lose weight rapidly, go for an hour of cardio a day. If cardio can't be worked into your schedule, do strength training and try to make up the difference by increasing your number of steps during the day.
Conclusion
The facts outweigh the fads: To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you take in. Sticking to one food, or avoiding another, is neither healthy nor safe. Eating less than 1050 calories per day should only be undertaken while under a physician's care. Following the steps above, however, should eventually result in bona fide weight loss results.
