Fast Weight Loss For You

Achieving a fast weight loss is possible only if we are determined, disciplined and have the right diet plan. Many of us have very short attention spans and if we don’t achieve our goals quickly, we give up and move on. Hence the relatively new phenomenon of the serial dieter. Have you seen him/her? Every few days they move on to another diet because the one they were on last week didn’t work fast enough. Please sit back and take a breath. Your body has gotten used to a pattern of eating that led you to being overweight, isn’t that true? Do you really think that some shockingly different diet is going to help you in the long run?

Let us take a concrete example. If you want to lose 20 pounds, you need to budget the time for it. Experts agree that smarter choices in your diet combined with moderate exercise can safely take 2 pounds off your body in a week’s time. If you are extremely thin (you should not be dieting at all), or you are morbidly obese, your mileage will vary. To some people a fast weight loss IS two pounds a week. If you are able to lose 10 pounds in less than a week, your body will try to put that weight back on as soon as you are off the diet.

As we were saying before, your body has a definite setpoint. It is accustomed to a specific eating pattern which has been firmly established over a period of many years. A sudden, fast weight loss is something your body will fight against. Your body will fight to restore the original balance. The only way to lose weight and keep it off is to make small changes and stick to them. Examples include exercising, cutting out snacks, reducing meal portions and other changes that add up to great results over time. If you have been overweight for many years, suddenly changing your diet can actually make you lose a significant amount of weight. This is because you don’t give the body enough time to adapt to the new diet and the weight comes off. If you are losing a few pounds for a party or event, then it is fine. Be prepared for the weight to come back as soon as you resume your normal eating habits. Why is this so? It is so because your original diet habits made you overweight in the first place. Make small, permanent changes and you will lose weight and keep it off.

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