How To Lose Weight Now

Wedding coming soon? Vacation on it’s way? Hot date looming? Just plain impatient?

It’s OK, I understand.

All of these reasons and more could lead you to wanting to lose weight rapidly.

And whilst it is possible there are also boundaries - both in terms of the levels of weight you can lose safely and levels you can physically lose.

Many rapid weight loss programs work by promoting dehydration - whether you know it or not. The body is over 80% water, so becoming dehydrated will cause amazingly rapid weight loss. But it’s not healthy and you won’t look good on it either.

Even without such programs it’s not unusual to be able to lose 3-4 lbs a week with a decent weight loss program though the medical profession generally recommend no more than 2lbs of a weight loss on average per week.

So do your calculations - how much weight do you want to lose, then work out how many weeks it will take at 2lbs per week - or even try for 3 or 4lbs if you’re feeling brave (or desperate) - to lose weight rapidly and you’re really going to work at it.

Because that’s the key to fast weight loss. Losing weight very slowly isn’t difficult. Infact it’s really easy. Losing weight fast takes focus and effort because you’re speeding up the whole process and putting your body into a situation of extreme calorie deficit without hopefully causing your body any damage.

The principle of how to lose weight rapidly (yet safely) is to create a daily calorie deficit - that is using more calories than you consume in your food and drinks.

For rapid weight loss you need to look at both sides of the balancing act - both increasing the calories you use and reducing the calories you consume.

By hitting the problem from both angles you’ll likely double your results and so see far faster results than you would normally.

So lets look at calories used first of all. The answer is that dirty word - exercise. Any exercise is better than none. Try walking to work. Cycle round to see your friend. Go do some gardening. Play with the kids more often.

Find pursuits and activities that involve exercise - even if it’s gentle - such as walking in the country, taking the kids to the swimming pool or going mountain biking.

Get into the frame of mind of “what can I do to burn more calories right now?”. Try taking the stairs rather than the elevator for example. Or walking over to the TV to change channel rather than using the remote. Washing your car by hand rather than getting someone else to do it or using a car wash count too.

And so on.

For best results you really need to get your heart rate up. You need to feel your pulse rising, your blood pumping and your breathing getting heavier. You need to break into a sweat.

30-45 minutes of high intensity exercise carried out as often as possible - ideally every morning - will quickly put you in a deficit. Add to that exercising on an empty stomach so you burn fat rather than the meal you just had - and waiting an hour after exercising before you eat for the same reason will also gently increase your chances of losing weight rapidly.

Suggested exercises are jogging, cycling or swimming - that is aerobic exercises (no, aerobics don’t count) that put you under constant strain for a period of time.

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