Saturday, August 15, 2009

Honest Facts on How to Lose Weight Quickly

By Curt Joel

There are literally scores of people who want to lose weight as quickly as possible and of course, also as safely as possible. However, you need to bear in mind that research has shown that in order to lose weight and keep it off, you should ideally lose no more than one to two pounds of fat per week.

The most common mistake that people make in their attempts to lose weight is to approach weight loss as a one time thing and not a lifestyle change.

Essentially, most all weight loss programs which aim for permanent fat loss are based upon the very same basic principle. Generally speaking, such plans focus on reducing calorie intake in order to create a calorie deficit. What many people seem to be unaware of, is that one pound of fat is equivalent to 3,500 calories.

So to lose 1-2 pounds per week you would need to consume 500-1000 fewer calories than you currently take in - assuming that your weight has stabilized.

The other option is to increase your activity level so that calorie expenditure is increased by 500-1000 calories per day. Either one of these approaches would result in a 1-2 pound body weight reduction every single week.

Unfortunately, while both these approaches are incredibly simple to understand, they fail to take into account certain other factors such as hormone production, and also a person's individuality, to name just a few.

However, if you're desperate to burn fat, and you're desperate to lose it as quickly as possible without being concerned whether or not you'll manage to keep it off, then the two approaches mentioned above are really all you need to know.

On the other hand, if you are concerned about achieving long term results in that you want to lose weight permanently, then you need to change your current lifestyle.

Those people who manage to lose fat successfully and keep it off permanently, have in fact made exercise part of their daily life rather than seeing it has an unnecessary burden.

Instead, these people don't see exercise as being a chore but rather as something which they can enjoy. Apart from weight loss, a daily exercise program has far too many health benefits to list here.

The benefits of doing daily exercise go on and on and on.

The bottom line is; if you really want to live life to the fullest, then rather than focusing on how to lose weight quickly, you should instead be thinking about a complete change of lifestyle, because that in itself will result in weight loss.

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