EFFECTIVE FAST WEIGHT LOSS TIPS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED
By VINCE DELMONTE
In today's world, almost everywhere you look, people are looking for
FAST weight loss tips. Weight loss has become the primary objective of those who are going to the
gym. They want to lose weight and they want to lose it NOW!!! Luckily, there are
some fast weight loss tips that will make the process a great deal easier, ensuring you
succeed without feeling like you're putting your body through torture.
CALORIE
INTAKE
The first couple quick weight loss tips are number one,
be sure your calorie intake is not too extreme. Think about it. Put yourself on a starvation diet, and
you are asking for a rebound binge. Sure, you may have great will power, and hold out for a few days, but
you will soon cave. When you do, chances are you'll eat a vast quantity of food, in response to starving
for so long.
If your caloric intake is too low to begin with, where will
you go when you hit a plateau? For example, a male will be more successful starting with 2800 calories and
dropping 200 calories every 2 weeks, instead of starting at 2000 calories, and having one direction to go -
starvation. This will eventually turn off his metabolism, and stall his weight loss
progress.
GRADUAL
PROGRESSION
Secondly, keep in mind your current "nutrition level." Do
you really need a bodybuilder pre-contest diet, or do you just need to start with the basics?
If you begin with a meal plan that is too extreme, you will not be able to follow it, regardless
of how well designed. If you aren't able to stick with it, it isn't going to work .. My favorite line is,
"The best diet that works is the one that you follow." Adopting a
gradual nutritional approach, just like training, helps with your adherence levels. This translates
into your being better able to maintain it. One of the best weight loss tips I gave a client, eating 2
double cheese burgers a day, was to start eating one double cheese burger! Why didn't I recommend a
steamed chicken breast, since that is the superior choice? The steamed chicken breast, obviously the mores superior
choice, would be too much of a change, leading to cheating and failure.
CELEBRATE
WITH A 10% MEAL
Always incorporate a "victory meal" to reflect your accomplishment and
progress. If you have gone a few weeks without any cheat meals, and are dropping consistently, kick back
and have a beer, or do something that is "rewarding" - just don't get too carried away, and not get back on
track. You won't sabotage weeks of dieting with one "victory meal", as long as you don't adopt a mindset that this
celebration represents an "ending." The key is to not get carried away, and to use this as a reward,
refocus, and get ready for another 4-8 weeks of hard training and dieting. Consider a "celebration meal"
every few weeks, and get back on track!
SMART EXERCISE
PROGRAM
Next up, when selecting the exercise program you'll go on again, be sure
not to choose something that's overly extreme. Too much cardio can actually hinder your results, so
you'll want to avoid that as much as possible. Three to four sessions a week with a properly
planned out diet should be plenty, to see results. If you are having to do hours a day in order to just lose
a pound, something else is off with either your diet, (most likely), or your weight training
program.
ClEAR THE
CLUTTER
The last quick weight loss tip to keep in mind, before
starting any diet program, is to rid the house of any foods that could be problematic. If the food is not
readily available, it makes it hard to eat it. Consider your home a "haven", and that it's one thing to have
slip ups occur outside of your home, but not inside of your home, where you can control what is coming in
and out. Sabotaging your own weight loss success, in your own home, is embarrassing.
By clearing yourself of the problem foods before you start, you overcome
a huge obstacle .
Replace these 'bad' foods with ones that are much healthier, and will still
taste good, so when you do get hungry, they are what you reach for rather than the junk.
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