Whether you want to lose weight quickly or at a normal pace you need to apply the same simple weight loss principles. Losing weight is all about basic math.  Your body must burn more calories than it consumes or, in other words, create a caloric deficit.  If you do this you will lose weight, case closed!  It really is that simple. I’m not going to leave you hanging though; I want to give you some simple quick ways to lose weight. Here is how to lose weight quick

  • One of the simplest things you can do is to keep a log or a journal of your daily caloric consumption.  This is an easy step that many people right off because it’s a little embarrassing for them.  In order to lose weight quick you have to know where you are so that you create the caloric deficit needed to lose weight.  When you create a greater deficit you will lose weight quickly.
  • When someone comes to me and wants to know how to lose weight quickly.  My answers are always caloric deficit and reduce carbohydrate consumption.  Carbohydrates give your body energy and if that energy goes unburned it will be stored as fat.  Fat is easiest defined as stored energy.  You never want to eliminate carbs completely, because your body needs energy for proper function.  I wrote about this in my article entitled “Does a No Carb Diet Work”.

Stored fat is stored energy, so it goes without saying that to lose weight quickly you need to burn fat.  These next three points are steps to help you burn fat.

  • Exercising to burn fat is the fastest way to melt the fat off.  When you are doing your cardio workout keep your heart rate lower than it is in a typical cardio workout.  Most cardio equipment has a heart rate monitor built in and a chart or calculator to keep your heart rate in the fat burn zone. There is some debate on this topic.
  • Building muscle burns fat. I’m not saying that you need to become a bodybuilder.  Muscle burns fat while being built as well as simply having muscle.  This is why men tend to lose weight faster than women; they just have more muscle than women.
  • Eating to boost your metabolism is an important step to lose weight quickly.  This is done by eating more throughout the day.  What I mean by that is you eat smaller snacks 4 – 6 times per day.  Also taper off your carbs through the day with the last 2 – 3 meals without any carbs.
  • Last thing to help you lose weight quick, shift your food towards the natural.  The more natural food you can get into your diet the better.  The highly processed foods over time are hard on your body, you were not designed to eat partially hydrogenated high fructose modified anything.  So the less you do the healthier you will be.
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