What is a fast and effective way to loose weight?

Answer 1

First, for all of the "quick and easy" weight loss diet pill suggestions, remember, if something sounds too good to be true... it probably is, particularly if you have to pay for it.


On Yahoo!Answers I find certain questions being asked repeatedly which is simply a reflection of new people participating. A couple of common questions amount to "How do I lose weight," or more specifically, "How do I lose abdominal fat?" I have gotten very positive responses from my answers when I paused to reply (and now beginning to get "It works!" emails that are very gratifying. I like helping people)... so have recently decided to put a good solid answer on my Yahoo!360 Blog (September 10) that I can point people to. These are my thoughts as a physician and athlete.

Don't target losing more than about 2 lbs per week. If you try to lose faster, your body will go into "starvation mode" and get very stingy about burning calories while at the same time very efficient about storing any calories that you do provide. And it will make you feel awful.

There is no site specific way of losing fat... the old myth about working your abs to burn belly fat isn't true. To get rid of love handles, you need to lose overall fat. That happens with exercise and watching your diet. More on that below.

The most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode.

Another overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.

To lose a pound of fat, you need to eliminate about 3500 calories. You can do this by burning more with exercise or by modifying your diet to reduce intake. If you do a Google search on say, "swimming calories" you will quickly find a website with tables of calories burned for a given exercise. You can use such lists to estimate how many calories you are burning up with your routine.

For diet, keep a diary for a couple of weeks counting calories, grams of protein, and grams of fat intake. It is easy with online sources of nutritional information (type the name of the food and calories into the Google search engine) and packaging labels. That will let you quickly figure out where the fat is coming from in your diet.

Fat gives you 9 calories per gram. So take the number of grams of fat, multiply by 9, then calculate what percentage the fat calories are of your total daily calories. Restricting the calories from fat to about 20% of your total intake is ideal for a maintenance diet... that isn't overly restrictive. Of note, you need some fat in your diet. For instance, the body uses fat to produce hormones. Once you have a picture of how to modify your diet, you can drop the diary and just go back to it occasionally if you are wanting to tweek things further.

There is a subset of questions that goes further and asks about "How to get a six-pack?" The answer is the same. Six-packs are 20% abdominal exercise and 80% diet. There is one caveat... abdominal muscles will form in the position that you work them, so be certain to pull them tightly toward your spine while doing crunches, etc. Also, during most lifting, the "core is active" which means that you should be stabilizing with contracted abs then too. Fail to do this and the abs will form, but bulging outward and the result is not attractive.

If you are trying to build muscle as a way to lose fat, then you may need to increase total calories and specifically your protein intake. I target about 0.8 g of protein per pound of body weight each day when actively building. That is far more protein than most people need in their diets.


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Answer 2

Fast equals hard work:

You will not starve. You will not instantly become thin. Fasting is consuming only liquids. When the body does not have to deal with digesting solid food and getting rid of the waste that solid food creates, it can concentrate on getting rid of toxins. The most common reason to fast is to eliminate disease or from the body.



How much weight will I lose?

The main benefit offered by a fast, to those who wish to lose weight, is the speed of the weight loss. To see a person drop 30-to-40 pounds in a 30-day juice fast is to see a person totally transform his life. Self-esteem is given a boost and for the first time in their life, discipline becomes a lifestyle. The fast becomes a catalyst for a total life overhaul. People start dressing better, showing more confidence, becoming more organized, more dedicated in relationships and more at peace.

Initially, weight loss can be as high as three-to-four pounds per day, but as the fast continues, the average loss will be one pound-per-day. If you are juice fasting and not losing weight, the juice is supplying all the calories you need. You may have to cut down on the juices or alternate between water fasting and juice fasting if losing weight is part of your goal. The slower your metabolism is the slower the weight loss.

Try to stay focused on the healthy things you are doing to improve your life rather than being consumed with the number of pounds lost each day. Water retention can vary your weight five pounds so watching the scale can be frustrating. The best motivation to fast is for physical and spiritual health. Be patient; the fasting process is slow. Be thankful the toxins are leaving your body. Do not have unrealistic expectations. Give your body the time it needs to do the work of cleansing.

Fasting And Metabolism

The fear is that while fasting, the metabolism will slow down and afterward there will be more weight gained than before the fast. Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the BMR or base metabolic rate. Cleansing will bring health that will increase metabolic performance and energy output. In other words, you will eat less and feel more energetic.

After fasting, the body is more efficient. Digestion is better due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing improved absorption of nutrients. The good news is that greater efficiency equals enhanced energy. Healthy people burn more calories. They also eat less because they are more active and feel better about themselves. They don't need food as a security blanket.

The greatest impact you can have on increasing your resting metabolism is exercise. After a workout, you can be sitting on the couch reading while burning calories, as the muscles are grabbing glucose from the blood to replace glycogen supplies. The key to weight loss is fewer calories and more exercise. A diet high in raw food provides fewer, low-density calories, and higher-fiber, more-filling foods.

Oh, by the way, a slower metabolism diminishes aging. A tortoise can live to 400 hundred years of age.

Answer 3

The best way to loose weight is to drink plenty of water and avoid caffeine. Get cardio exercises 3 to 4 times a week for 30 to 40 minutes a week and follow the food paramid. Eat 3 meals and 2 snacks that do not exceed 150 cal. and eat lots of fruits and veggies. Avoid fried foods and diet pills because both can be dangerous for your health and see a doctor first before starting any physical exercising.

Answer 4

I agree with aqwaters. Also cut out all sodas, including the diet ones. Drink unsweet tea or water instead. I say unsweet tea because the artificial sweeteners are pure poison to the body (that's why no diet sodas). Unsweet tea is an acquired taste. Once you get used to it sweet tea will not taste good to you at all. If you want sweeteners you can use Stevia which is natural and can be found in the natural foods department of a well stocked grocery store or in any health food store. I like unsweet tea, my dad doesn't so he uses Stevia.
Limit fast food as much as possible. If you need eats in a quick pinch stop at your local sandwich shop. Jason's Deli has great sandwiches and you sub a fruit cup in place of chips.

Answer 5

There isn't really any "fast" way to lose weight. And remember, diets are okay and everything, but they can decrease your metabolism, causing your body to conserve fat. What you really need is some long, slow aerobic exercise. Go for at least 12-15 minutes per day, and don't stop doing this once you get rid of the weight you want to get rid of. This should start to get that fat off pretty soon.

Answer 6

Four matters quite: a million. Do slightly bit extra pastime two. Eat slightly bit much less meals three. Rest & sleep four. Drink plenty of water A brisk stroll for round 20 mins might be ample ample, commonly given that if you paintings up a sweat and expand your middle cost for no less than 20 mins, the after-burner end result maintains to burn fats for twenty-four hours after your pastime. It's first-class to begin with this earlier than you even begin a mild jog (relying on how are compatible you're on the second), given that your frame's now not used to this simply but. Also in case you soar proper into walking you might honestly injure your self. This is coming from the fellow who is presently doing physiotherapy given that I jumped instantly into prime-depth walking with out workout for just about a yr. While doing all of your pastime you must be competent to maintain a talk with anyone, so maintain that during brain and take it convenient :) When I say consume somewhat much less, I do not imply reduce out the whole lot and deprive your self. What you must do is solely take 2 matters you consume/drink on a consistent groundwork, and replacement them for some thing more fit. That convenient. For illustration in case you commonly drink fizzy beverages, drink water as a substitute, or a nutrition soda. If you have got chips/fries commonly, replacement them for brown rice. Just examples, however it is that functional. I actually began out via simply now not consuming biscuits with my tea (I ate A LOT with my tea lol), and ingesting water as a substitute of alcohol/soda. The final 2 are generally self-explanatory. Sorry approximately the essay, however honestly wearing this out is so functional and potent. Try this and inside a month you'll be able to begin seeing a few outcome and feeling so much more fit and positive. Take care.

Answer 7

Eat less than 1,500 calories a day, eat a lot of fiber, walk around the block, drink a lot of water, and eat healthy stay away from sugar and eating out a lot. Good luck!

Answer 8

Eat less calories than you need to maintain your intended weight. And, exercise to firm up the flabby parts.

Answer 9

you dont have to make a three digit number your weight loss goal aim for a certain dress size or waist measurement

Answer 10

people who eat breakfast have a better shot at losing and maintaining weight loss

Answer 11

lift and lower a soy sauce bottle 170 times with your right hand and a wok 170 times with your left