People searching for weight loss programs and diets today seem to be searching more for rapid weight loss than permanent, healthy weight loss. Unfortunately, it is a fact that quick diet weight loss programs are seldom without their dangers, and their results usually range from erratic to nonexistent.

I would advise anyone seeking to lose weight to substitute the term ‘healthy weight loss program’ for ‘rapid weight loss program’. I hope, the following short discussion will explain my position to some extent.

You, like so many others in today’s society, are concerned about losing weight. Like so many others, you are looking for some sort of rapid weight loss program or plan. Rapid weight loss, also often referred to as quick weight loss or fast weight loss, involves, as its name implies, losing weight in a short period of time. Claims of such programs often cite fantastic results in anywhere from two to seven days.

In the United States, approximately two-thirds of the adult population is overweight or obese, and hundreds of thousands of these Americans are understandably interested in rapidly losing that unwanted weight. Many simply wish to lose weight before an important event, like an upcoming vacation or a wedding, while others are willing to accept the fact that permanent, healthy weight loss is a lifetime commitment.

While it is certainly simple to understand how you can want to lose weight as fast as possible, to tell the truth, you really need to proceed with caution. Although it is possible to lose weight, or at least a small part of it, in a relatively short period of time, you should realize that there are dangers and problems associated with doing so.

One of the many dangers of rapid weight loss is simply that which is inherent in some of the many measures that some people take. For instance, it is common to hear of individuals who have decided to fast, i.e. not to eat, while trying to achieve a rapid weight loss goal. Going without food, for even a short period of time, can be dangerous to your health. It deprives you of many nutrients necessary to health and will shortly cause your metabolism to slow down. At that point, initial weight loss will cease if it hasn’t already. At some future time, when you return to your normal consumption of calories, as most dieters do, your body will burn fewer of the calories you take in, and the excess will be stored as fat…more fat than would have been accumulated before the rapid weight loss program.

This results in a condition in which the person now weighs more than they did before the weight loss program or diet. They attempt to lose the weight by going back on the same diet or a similar program. This time, the weight loss is harder to accomplish, the basic metabolic rate may diminish more, and the person will eventually go off the diet and gain more weight! This is a cycle often referred to as yo-yo dieting, and, as you can see, it is a self-defeating situation.

During an extreme diet, one in which as little as two to three pounds a week are lost, the dieter can experience the loss of lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is the ‘incinerator’ which burns excess calories, and its loss can only make healthy weight loss even more difficult. Additionally, with less lean muscle, the person is less likely to feel like engaging in activity which could help burn fat.

While an actual rapid weight loss ‘danger’ is relatively small though quite genuine, the results, or lack of same, when combined with the loss of needed nutrients do not really seem worth the effort or risk. However, be aware that in the presence of some clinical conditions or while attempting to achieve rapid weight loss through extreme measures, the danger to health, and even life itself, can be quite real.

A WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION

A better alternative to simply ‘going on a diet’ is to cut back on the food that you do eat, particularly empty foods such as those sweetened with sugar, or heavily processed foods, or to just make sure that it is healthy foods which you are eating. Through limiting of your calories, you ought to be able to accomplish some sort of weight loss in the time that you were wanting to. However, it is very important that you do stick to a healthy eating and living plan.

EXERCISE AND HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING

Along with healthy eating and living practices, another important component of weight loss should always be exercise. Unfortunately, many individuals do not realize that it can take up to one week or more to notice any signs of results from exercise, and very obvious results will possibly take weeks or even months. However, in the long run, exercise, combined with sensible diet, proper hydration (plenty of water), and rest will result in a more permanent and more healthy weight loss experience.

Note, by the way, that those beginning an exercise program, particularly one which includes a strength training component…as it should…might actually notice a small weight gain at first. This is perfectly normal and is merely the result of adding lean muscle mass, which is healthier for the body, and this will help burn fat and calories. The scary part for the individual is that lean muscle mass often increases faster than they are losing fat, hence the temporary weight gain.

With all that having been said, the good news is that the more weight you need to lose, the sooner it is that you may actually start seeing results from a combined program of regular exercise and healthy eating and living.

While exercise should certainly be a major part of any plan for losing weight in a healthy and permanent manner, it is very important that you not overdo it. This is especially important if you haven’t previously had a regular exercise plan. Running on the treadmill for two hours, instead of twenty minutes, may burn fat faster, but, at the same time, it may also land you in the hospital. It is much better to begin at an extremely safe level and gradually work your way up to more difficult workouts than to start at some higher point just because you can and either give up because maintaining that pace is just too difficult, or because of some exercise injury.

DIET PLANS AND WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS

Another problem that should be considered when discussing rapid weight loss, is the taking of medications or weight loss products…particularly those sold off the supermarket shelf or through some magazine ad or an Internet website. The good news is that while some of these products do work a little, and some are even safe, you may not be able to tell what you are getting for your money or what it will do to your health in the long run. These products, such as the Alli diet pill, work best, if at all, when used in combination with a regular program of exercise and proper nutritional practices anyway. If, however, you are already doing that, it is fairly certain that you are losing a safe amount of weight at a healthy rate without having to pay for an additional helper which has no permanent health benefit and stops working as soon as you stop using it.

If you think you are interested in using a weight loss product, like a diet pill or a cleanse, to help you lose weight, it is important that you do the research first. This should, at the very least, involve reading reviews of the product to learn about its effectiveness, and discusing it with a qualified healthcare professional.

It is extremely important that you proceed with the utmost caution if trying to achieve rapid weight loss still appeals to you. Although unexpected events or appearances will occur without much notice, most individuals have at least a month’s worth of time before attending a large event such as a wedding or even going on a vacation to someplace where they wear bikinis all day. As soon as you become aware of your upcoming event, you are advised to start trying to lose weight then in a healthy and sensible manner, if you are interested in doing so.

An even better tactic might simply to be to adopt a healthy lifestyle of proper nutrition combined with exercise. Then you won’t ever have to worry about such events, and you won’t have to ‘diet’ or try some other means of achieving rapid weight loss.

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If you trying to lose weight beware of certain “fat-free” or “low-fat” products. Even though they are low in fat it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are low in calories. And, if they contain flour, they can cause you to gain weight.

White flour comes from grain which has been stripped of all its natural fiber and ingredients; it has little nutritional value and will cause you to gain weight.

Here’s some really good news. If you do nothing more than stop eating all products made with flour you will lose weight.

White flour is a bad carbohydrate.

Now, here’s why. White processed flour is similar to white sugar. It comes from grain which has been chemically treated during the growing process, stripped of all its natural fiber and nutrients, and chemically bleached to make it a pretty white. Not to mention pretty unhealthy.

It’s a food that the body does not know how to digest. It has little nutritional value, spikes your insulin and can cause constipation. Yet the American Dietetic Association recommends we eat 8-11 servings of them in our daily diets. And that’s not good advice.

The public has been programmed to believe that white flour products are healthy and should be part of your daily diet.

This is because they are low in fat, cholesterol and calories. People eat things like white bread, cereals, pasta, bagels, crackers and pretzels and believe they are eating healthy because some these foods are labeled “low-fat” or “fat-free”.

But what food manufacturers have failed to mention in their clever advertising is that these products have zero nutritional value and can lead to poor health. And most of them are chock full of bad carbohydrate calories which turn into fat.

This may surprise you; wheat bread is not any healthier for you than white bread.

They both have a high glycemic index rating of around 100 which is unhealthy. Even though wheat bread has been minimally processed and contains more fiber it is still full of the wrong carbohydrates that will turn to fat and cause you to gain weight.

If you are trying to lose weight stay away from whole wheat bread, whole grain bread, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat pancake mix, shredded wheat, wheat crackers, raisin bran, and the thousands of other wheat-containing products that promise health.

As many as 75 percent of overweight and obese people in the U.S. may be addicted – through poor eating habits – to either bad carbohydrates or the protein called gluten, which is a problematic protein present found in all wheat, whole wheat, wheat bran, rye, and barley products. Soy flour and corn bran do not contain gluten.

Stick to healthy foods if you want to lose weight

Stay away from flour products if you want to lose weight. Learn to substitute other healthy foods for flour products and you will see faster results for your weight loss program.

You may have difficulty eliminating all flour products from your diet overnight. If this is the case then start by staying away from snack foods made with flour.

Satisfy your cravings for unhealthy snacks and get your daily fiber by eating good and healthy carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables.

Eliminating flour products from your diet is one the quickest ways to lose weight. However, it’s not easy to stop eating breads and snack foods. You can start by substituting other healthier snacks and be on your way to losing excess weight and improving your overall health.

By: Robert Bauer

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Let’s face it, no one likes feeling fat. No one likes their clothes to be too tight or to look in the mirror and not feel attractive, but losing those excess pounds can be difficult, intimidating, and confusing. With so many diets and weight loss plans out there it’s really hard to tell the difference between the fads, the frauds, and the programs that actually work. And, to complicate things, the same plan doesn’t work for everyone—so how do you choose one?

One thing that most programs agree on is that there is no quick fix when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off—it takes work. Dieting is work, but choosing the right diet for your body and your lifestyle can make the experience less of a chore. Some people have a hard time counting calories and preparing healthy meals due to busy schedules or lack of cooking skills, and for those people diet plans with prepared meals, delivery services, or planned menus can make losing weight a snap. Other people don’t like pre-prepared food or need larger portions. For them, preparing their own meals based on their tastes means that there is a much better chance they will actually stick to their diets. Plus, then they can eat larger portions of vegetables and fruits to help keep them full without consuming too many calories. Others like to be able prepare some of their own meals and purchase prepared foods for some of their meals. They need plans with lots of flexibility that can incorporate spontaneity.

Exercise programs are just as varied as diets. Some people can run for miles or do aerobics for hours, while others prefer lower impact workouts like swimming, yoga, or Pilates. Some people are self-starters who motivate themselves while others burn more fat in class settings with a trainer there to motivate them. Some people **** exercising altogether and need fun classes or sports like tennis that feel less like a workout. The best way to figure out which exercises you are going to enjoy the most is to head over you your local gym and try a few things out. Go to a few classes, try out the equipment, hop into the pool, or pick up a racquet. You will be more likely to stick to your workouts if you don’t **** them!

When it comes to losing weight, it is always easiest if you take your lifestyle, preferences, and taste buds into account when choosing a plan to follow. What works for your best friend or sister may not work for you. If you play to your strengths and chose a program that isn’t a huge stretch for you it’s going to be easier to stick to and ultimately you are going to have more success.

By: Diets In Review

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Following healthy habits are the essential key to teen weight loss. Without such a habit, teenagers may find it difficult to maintain their healthy weight.

The way today’s food consumption is being looked at in this country, healthy eating has surely been put at the wayside. Teenagers of today really have a myriad of delicious food choices to eat. But sad to say, most of them belong to the unhealthy food group. It is now easier for teenagers today to get fat because of the convenience brought about by fast food.

Parents today live in a very busy world where time is spent more on work. Such parents may not have the time to prepare food and sometimes must rely on the nearest pizza or hamburger place to provide the nourishment for their children. But this should not be. Fastfood is considered to be one of the reasons why most teenagers are getting fatter. Fastfood is considered junk food since they are not able to supply all the nourishment that growing kids need. But fast food can really be fattening with the great amounts of fat and carbs that they contain. It is a bad choice if you wish to help your child stay at a healthy weight as he or she grows up.

Your concern to see to it that your teenagers grow up to be healthy and fit individuals is the first step in keeping their weight down. Always bear in mind that teenage obesity is a dangerous and a growing problem in this country. But you can do something about it. You can make effective use of your concern about your teenager’s weight by putting it into action. You can help show your teen the way by following a practical plan for success. There’s no easy way for teen weight loss. The most important thing that you can do is letting your teenager adopt healthy habits that can last a lifetime. Here are some tips:

1. Start with a heart-to-heart talk.

If your see that your teen is getting overweight, chances are, he or she is also concerned about the excess weight. Aside from bringing in lifelong health risks such as high blood pressure and diabetes, the social and emotional consequences of being overweight can have a devastating effect on your teenager. Talk to your teenager about it. Try to offer support and gentle understanding and make him or her verbally aware that you really are concerned. Try also to add in a willingness to help your teen take control of the weight problem that he or she is facing.

2. As much as possible, resist looking for quick fixes.

Make your teen realize that losing and maintaining an ideal weight is a lifetime commitment. Encouraging fad diets may rob your growing teen essential nutrients essential to his or her continuing development. Buying weight-loss pills for your teenager and other quick fixes won’t be able to address the root of the weight problem. The effects of such quick fixes are often short-lived and you teen may likely balloon back. What you should be able to teach is adopting a lifelong healthy habit. Without a permanent change in unhealthy habits, any weight loss program will only remain a temporary fix.

3. Promote and encourage doing more calorie-burning activities.

Just like adults, teens also require about an hour of physical activity everyday. But that doesn’t mean sixty solid minutes of pure gut-wrenching activity. You can plan shorter, repeated bursts of activity throughout the day that not only can help burn calories, but also become an enjoyable, fun and worthwhile affair. Sports and hiking can be probable options.

By: Nicholas Tan

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Some thing tasty and yummy and yet you lose weight……

All the best diet plans are based on restrictions on carbohydrates, fats and high calorie products. During diet plans you can take fruits, green leafy vegetables, roughages and foodstuffs having less calories.

Top Diet Plans:

The Cabbage Soup diet has been used by dieters for years. This diet includes many versions but the simple one is that if you eat cabbage soup when you are hungry it will fill you up and will help you stay on low calorie diet. While you are on cabbage soup diet you must not take oily, fatty foodstuffs. This diet has very low calories. Therefore cabbage diet is among the best diets to lose weight.

The Sonoma diet was first prepared by Dr. Connie Gutterson. This diet includes antioxidant vegetables, juicy fruits like blueberries, spinach, whole grains and little almond oil. You can even add a glass of red wine. Sonoma diet is also approved as one of the best diets to lose weight.

Slim Fast diet is very helpful in controlling hunger for more than four hours. Slim fast diet is balanced, nutritional and rich in calcium and proteins. The Slim-Fast Diet plan is planned for dieter to take six times in day. You can add fruits, yogurt and cottage cheese. Fresh vegetables, meats and nuts are also a part of slim fast diet. It is not only diet cautious but also gives you a good flavor and taste. It can be considered as the best diet plan to lose weight especially for teenagers.

Negative calorie diet is less of a diet and more like diet helper. It consists of a list of foodstuffs whose net calorie account is less than total calories taken to digest them. These include high roughages, low fats, fruits and vegetables. Roughage is key content of negative calorie diet. The calorie output here is negative thus it will help losing weight.

By: The Diet Guy

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Are you tired of endlessly dieting and never seeing any results? Are you sick of wasting precious time at the gym? If so, the HCG Diet may be the answer to your dieting dilemma. Developed by British endocrinologist A.T.W. Simeons, the HCG diet avoids many of the annoyances and problems of traditional diets, offering a host of benefits to its followers. Here are just 5 benefits of the HCG Diet program:

1.    The HCG Diet is Safe

HCG is a hormone that your body produces naturally. It nudges the hypothalamus of your brain to begin burning fat, not lean muscle tissue. When incorporated with Dr. Simeons’ balanced dietary guidelines, HCG offers a completely safe way to lose weight. It is can be used by both men and women.

2.     No Exercise Allowed

Because the HCG Diet is an extremely low-calorie plan, exercise is strictly forbidden. If you have trouble fitting exercise into your busy schedule, HCG Diet will keep you out of the gym.

3.    You Feel Full

You can lose weight on an extremely low-calorie diet, but you will also lose lean muscle tissue and bone mass. HCG prompts you to lose only fat, and helps you feel full all day long. When you feel full, you don’t have the desire to binge eat and you don’t become obsessed with food, as with so many other low-calorie diets.

4.    Rapid Results

If you need to see results quickly, the HCG Diet is the right one for you. If followed correctly, you can expect to lose up to 26 pounds in 26 days. You can certainly count on losing between 7-14 pounds in just the first week.

5.    The HCG Diet is Simple to Follow

Dr. Simeon’s diet plan is easy to follow and there are no fad foods or chemical-laden diet foods to buy. You can still eat meals with your family, and on the go with a little planning. The meals are fresh and simple: lean meats, fruits and veggies, and drinking lots of water and teas sweetened with Stevia. Then all you need to do is take your oral HCG as directed and restrict your exercise. That’s all there is to it!

If you need to lose weight but are frustrated by conventional diets, then you should give the HCG Diet a try. It’s all-natural, safe, and easy to follow. Just think–all that weight to lose, and all that confidence to gain!

By: Seth Hassell

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In case of attaining weight loss with fruitful results, it is advisable to indulge in a healthy diet. One of the most effective means of losing weight is by means of dieting. However it is to be borne in mind before indulging in a diet program that one must take suitable advice from an expert or a medical practitioner as all diet types may not suit the body type of an individual. Moreover, it is also necessary to remember that some of these diets may have harmful effects and thus proper research is advised.

The term ‘weight loss diet’ is often considered synonymous with the ‘Fad Diet’. These fad diets are extremely low in calories and they certify the consumption of certain selected liquid foods which have almost zero nutritional content. Some of the prominent fad diet foods include grapefruit diet and cabbage soup diets. It is to be noted here that researchers have dubbed this fad diet as extremely unhealthy and injurious to health as in the illusion of causing weight loss they actually reduce water content in the body which gives the dieter a false idea that he is losing weight. Once this diet is abandoned, the proportion of water loss is gained soon and thus the weight loss is transformed into weight gain. Therefore this weight loss diet is extremely ineffective.

However, there are a series of weight loss diets which are quite effective. These diets are balanced with suitable ingredient which lower weight but do not compromise with the energy level ad are also not harmful for the body. Such diets are rich in fruits and vegetables which act as preventives against diseases like heart attacks and cancer. Moreover, these low fat diets contain high proportions of carbohydrates along with moderate amounts of protein. Unlike the high protein and high carbohydrate content diets which are considered unhealthy, the low fat diets are recommended highly and are also used prevalently by athletes and sportspersons for improved performance levels. Moreover, the presence of complex carbohydrates in these diets are also extremely beneficial as they are very healthy and at the same time do not cause fattening. Therefore a perfect weight loss diet should comprise of a constant eating pattern, all forms of food groups and it is advisable for overweight individuals to ignore the various quick weight loss diet methods like fad diets, diet foods and hunger suppressants which cause more harm to the body than actually aiding in weight loss.

By: Robert Baird

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Why is it so important to choose the right diet plan? Don`t all diets do the same thing, where fat people eat less, lose weight and hey presto end result a slim you, so why all the fuss. How right this assumption, diets are about calorie counting in a bid to shed excess pounds, however following the wrong dietary plan can cause serious complications to ones health. Remember that it is not only obese people who enjoy eating healthily Consumption of food portions in moderation is the key to help a person slim down.

A common question asked by people who may have been advised to join a slimming club or go on a diet is “Why”, I am happy the way I am standing 5″2 and weighing 14 stone, this is a perfectly reasonable question, however would a person not be happier and healthier if they were 5″2 and 8 stone.

Eating healthy foods will keep you fit and in great shape physically and mentally because you know you are servicing your body in the best possible way. A healthy diet combined with light physical exercise is a sure way to speed up the process of losing weight fast Obesity is a very dangerous condition. If you are overweight you run the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or even a stroke. Other dangers rising from fatness include the body`s respiratory organs being affected. Conditions such as arthritis, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis are just a few to mention that can also occur if you are overweight.

Some people are oblivious to the fact that they are not of a healthy size and continue to do what they do unintentionally in some cases. If you are unsure as to whether you are categorized as overweight then not to worry because there are simple steps you can take to find out. First you need to figure out your body mass index (BMI). Women with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are usually considered overweight. Women with a BMI of 30 or more are listed under the obese category. All adults aged eighteen and over with a BMI of 25 or more are susceptible to the health risks mentioned above. Unhealthy diets that cause weight gain i.e. eating junk food washed down with alcohol can cause premature death

The more BMI is allowed to rise as do the health risks also. Careful planning of any diet will reward in the way of leading a healthy happy lifestyle, where you can walk with out losing your breath or better still sit comfortably in a seat on a plane.

Get into the habit of eating nutrient-packed foods daily. Stay within your allotted calorie intake, do not exceed the limit because what you set out to achieve will show a disappointing no weight loss result Eat fresh fruit if possible. Frozen fruit canned or dried is better than fruit squash. If you are embarking on a 2,000 calorie controlled diet your intake will include two pieces of fruit each day e.g. small banana, large orange, and 1/4 cup of dried fruit (peaches or apricots).

When cooking your vegetables have a variety to hand so as not to get tired of eating the same thing. Variety will help in your victory of eating healthily. Dark green leafy vegetables are very healthy indeed, broccoli, kale, spring cabbage and spinach. Carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and winter squash makes tasty eating in most diets,(depending on the diet) also peas pinto beans, kidney beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, split peas and lentils. Essential healthy edibles should always be on the menu.

Each individual will see diets in a different way along with what they expect from the actual diet itself. You may be the type of person who is looking for a prescriptive diet – one with guidance telling you what and how much to eat at each meal time? We then have the calorie counting option that people find more to their taste where they check calories contained within each food product.

The Zone diet is popular among dieters who are good at organising their meals down to the percentage of carbohydrate, fat and protein – specifically at a ratio of 40-30-30. This particular diet plan is very specific. Methods used depend on *** (female/Male), activity level, and current percentage of body fat. In the UK one in five adults suffers from obesity.

A diet will fail to deliver positive results if you fail to abide by the guidelines.

Before engaging into whatever diets you choose consult your doctor or dietician. Dieting does not have to be costly, however if you want to shape up and slim down then some diet foods may be priced a little higher than others. Remember, in for a penny in for a “pound” (excuse the pun.)

By: Kacy Carr

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Are you, just like I was, misled by the eye-catching headlines about diets that says – Lose X pounds in little or no time? Of course you are, but why? Does it make any sense to believe that you could lose 10 pounds of fat in a week when you know that it can’t be done, at least not in a healthy way?

In this article I will show you that there actually are ways to lose weight fast but that it is not healthy for you. We could make a deal, well, it is you that have to make a deal with yourself. I will show you a method that guarantees a weight loss of at least 5 pounds per week in the healthiest way (not meaning that it is healthy but better than lots of other diets) and you will also learn why a superfast weight loss is dangerous to your health and the do’s and don’ts in fast weight loss.

First, as promised, the fast weight loss diet: This diet is composed to speed up your metabolism and it must be followed exactly. You may not use any spices except salt and peppers. It is important to remember to drink a lot of water, preferably water that is isotonic, meaning that it has added minerals that make it chemically look like you body fluids. To give this diet a boost be sure to do some cardio exercising to speed up the fat burning process.

Here is the menu:

Day 1:

Breakfast: ½ grapefruit, 1 toast (no butter), 2 teaspoons of peanut-butter

Lunch: 5 fl oz of tuna-fish, 1 toast.

Dinner: 3 oz beef (lean), 10 fl oz green beans, 10 fl oz beetroot, 1 small apple, 10 fl oz vanilla ice-cream

Day 2:

Breakfast: 1 boiled egg, 1 toast, ½ banana

Lunch: 10 fl oz cottage cheese, 5 salty crackers

Dinner: 2 hot dogs, 10 fl oz broccoli, 5 fl oz carrots, 5 fl oz banana, 5 fl oz vanilla ice-cream

Day 3:

Breakfast: 1 boiled egg, 1 toast

Lunch: 5 slices of cheddar-cheese, 5 salty crackers, 1 small apple

Dinner: 10 fl oz tuna-fish(conserved in water), 10 fl oz beetroot, 10 fl oz cauliflower, 5 fl oz honey melon, 5 fl oz vanilla ice-cream.

Like mentioned before it is very important to follow this diet like it is written above, if it is altered in any way it may not work for you.

Now you will learn why this diet is not healthy. First of all it makes you lose weight faster than the body can burn fat. Even if you drink a lot, the weight loss will consist of 20% fat, 40% water and 40% lean muscle. So let’s say that you lost 5 pounds, according to the percentage above you lost 1 pound of fat, 2 pounds of water weight and 2 pounds of lean muscle. Did you want to lose that much muscle? Probably not. All of the diets making you lose more than 1-2 pounds per week will burn your muscle mass for energy.

Now, why is that? The body saves the fat stored in your body for a rainy day (starvation period) and if you are on a diet and don’t exercise and use your muscle to the fullest extent your body figures that the muscle is not necessary to save and it will start using it for energy.

The diet above could be executed once a week but it will not give you a long-lasting weight loss. To lose weight for good you have to compose your menu to have the right amount of protein, the right kinds of fat and some great carbs. Those three nutrients cover our total calorie intake. To be a successful dieter(meaning that the fat is burnt and not the muscle) you should reduce your calorie intake by 10-20% and increase your calorie consumption, and how do you do that? Well, you have to start exercising and do some weight-lifting.

Now you know how to lose weight fast (I guarantee that the menu above works) so stop looking for any more fast weight loss diets. You also know why a fast weight loss is only a temporary weight loss and most important, you know that there are no shortcuts to get rid of those extra pounds. It is really a really easy equation: (Calorie intake) – (Calorie burnt) = weight loss/gain. Simple? Yes! But it is not that easy to achieve because it requires some fundamental change of attitude to foods, exercise and body.

If you decides to go on the diet explained, do so as a life-saver for now, but stop procrastinating and start to lose weight the right way after this panic-fast weight loss.

This article is merely an introduction, but if you are still reading you have taken the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle.

Congratulations!

By: Jennifer Olsson

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