Lose Weight Fast

You have to wear that old dress or suit and now you have to lose weight fast?  While there are many ways to shed weight quickly, losing it too fast can be a shock to your body and thus a danger.  A loss of muscle tone or even heart disease and issues with other internal organs can result from fad diets, miracle pills and extreme fasting.  Remember Fen-Fen?

Since losing weight is simply expending more calories than you take in, figure out exactly what you take in.  Keep a written record of every morsel, for at least a week.  That means everything, every morsel, every sample, every sip of water.  Now with the help of sources like mypyramidtracker.gov figure out the calories in what you eat.

Once you have a list of all the calories you eat, look for ways to cut them.  This can be as simple as cutting down on portion sizes.  Portion sizes are generally too large both at home and in restaurants.  There are a lot of other easy cuts that don't significantly change what you eat.  Soda and juice, cake, cookies, butter, lose them.  The average American consumes 240 calories a day from juice and soda.  That's 90,000 calories a year – 25 pounds!  Getting used to the delicious taste of a salad with a pinch of lemon juice makes a big difference.  Also note that empty calories such as sugars and white breads (carbohydrates) are the first things to cut.  These can easily be substituted with sugar substitutes and whole grain breads.

What about that side dish?  Take a look.  This part of the meal is often a minefield of bad food choices including French Fries, macaroni and cheese and potato salad.  Replace these items with healthy alternatives such as steamed vegetables, cottage cheese, or salad (minus dressing.)

Build up some muscle to increase muscle mass and metabolism.  That leads to burning more calories even when sitting still.  Aerobic exercise is the best for calorie and fat burning.  Don't pay attention to the 3-5 times a week school of thought on aerobics.  Find an activity you can sustain for seven days each week, forever..

There's the plan to lose weight fast.  Now get moving!

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