Monday, August 24, 2009

How to Lose Weight Quickly

By Curt Joel

A vast amount of people don't only want to lose weight, but they want to see results almost immediately, and they also want to do it safely. Interestingly enough, numerous studies have proven that in order to lose weight and keep it off permanently, your goal should be to lose no more than one or two pounds per week.

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

Essentially, all effective fat loss plans tend to revolve around the same basic principles in that they focus on you reducing your calorie intake. This is primarily because you need to consume less calories than what your body requires, bearing in mind that in order to shed 1lb. of fat, you'll need a deficit of 3,500 calories.

In order to shed 2lbs. of fat each week, you would need to consume a thousand calories less than you do at present per week. This is of course based on the assumption that your weight is more or less stable.

Alternatively, you could also opt for increasing the amount of physical exercise you do so that your body will be burning 1,000 calories more each day than it's doing at present. Both of these approaches would result in you shedding 2lbs. of fat each week.

Unfortunately, both the above mentioned approaches fail to consider factors such as a person's individuality and personality, just as they don't take other factors such as hormone production into consideration.

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.

For people who are concerned with long term and permanent fat loss it is essential to approach body transformation as a lifestyle change.

The people who are successful with fat loss make physical activity and permanent and essential part of their daily routine. They don't think of exercise as a chore. They think of it as their escape from the daily grind. It is their refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

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.

So if you want to have a better outlook on life, more energy, and more - don't even think about how to lose weight quickly. Think about making a permanent lifestyle change and losing weight forever.

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