QUICK WEIGHT LOSS TIPS

Tom Cruz asked:


First of all, let’s be realistic. No weight loss program is going to turn you into the next super model, or hunk of burning beefcake. Everyone’s body type is set predominantly by genetics. You’re either an endomorph (prone to putting on weight), an ectomorph (prone to avoiding weight gain) or one of the small fraction of the population who’s a mesomorph (prone to putting on weight as muscle.)

Roughly half of the population of the world is made up of endomorphs; slightly less than half are ectomorphs, and about one in twenty five are mesomorphs. Nothing is going to change which kind of body your parents and grandparents left you by way of genetics.

This doesn’t mean diet and exercise won’t help you, but the key to keeping motivated in weight loss is to have realistic goals and assessments of the outcomes. If you’re an endomorph, you’re always going to be an endomorph. (All those diet aid ads that show amazing weight loss? Those people they’ve got in the ads are usually mesomorphs, who, due to injury or illness, have put on a lot of weight – and then lost it due to tricks of their metabolism.)

So, if dieting and exercise won’t turn you into a mesomorph, why do it? Well, even a small amount of weight loss will give you a lot more energy for getting through your day, and accepting that you’re the best you that you can be – even if you aren’t a size 4, or carrying around rock hard abs, is good for the self esteem. There are lots of benefits to losing a little weight and keeping yourself healthy, from stress reduction, to breaking down free radicals in the body, to retarding the effects of aging. Your body will just work better, and, hey, if civilization ever falls, and you’re having to lead a pack of hunter gatherers armed with spears, at least you’ll be ahead of the curve.

Now, all that being said – to keep your motivation up, keep to realistic goals, and keep at it. Nothing nukes the old motivation like feeling like you’ve backslid, or plateau’d. All diets have their slow periods, and all weight loss regimens have their flattened peaks, where your body adjusts to the new focus on caloric intact, and stabilizes on it, rather than reducing weight.

Work with people who are in the same boat that you are, body type wise, and weight and fitness goal wise. Doing anything with a supportive group of friends is easy – whether it’s law school, skydiving, or trying to get rid of two inches on your waistline.

Finally, work with your doctor’s advice, particularly if you’re very obese. Make sure that you’re doing the right thing by trying to get healthy.

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Rick Saroukhanian asked:


Losing Weight is a goal that many people would like to achieve fast. There are many online weight loss programs that claim to help you lose the weight fast but many of these programs are either scams or make false promises. So, which one of the online weight loss programs can you trust to truly help in losing weight fast. I have been successful in using 3 online weight loss programs and will briefly review each of them for you. I personally have lost over 50lbs within 4 months by using and implementing the plans covered by theses online weight loss programs. I hope my years of learning and researching to find the right weight loss program will help you save valuable time and not to mention money. In my opinion the three best weight loss programs are:

Fat Loss 4 Idiot - A popular weight loss program that actually works if implemented correctly. Fat Loss for Idiots helps you to lose weight quickly without any exercise. It claims you can lose 9lbs in 11 days. I am a complete believer since I lost 10 lbs in 12 days. I must confess, I also went to the gym 2-3 times a week. I strongly recommend Fat Loss 4 Idiots to anyone who would like to lose weight naturally and keep it off by changing their overall lifestyle. Truth About 6 Pack AbsThis weight loss program comes very close to Fat loss 4 idiots and helps lose fat all over the body. The only difference between this weight loss program and Fat Loss for idiots is that there is no software to track your meal plan for the next upcoming week. However it does provide healthy recipe information to burn fat. Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle – This weight loss program is also a top notch plan which shares a medically proven system to burn fat and increase muscle mass. If you like to know and discover the mechanics for staying slim and what goes on in your body behind the scenes, then you will find this program very valuable and interesting. Unlike Fat Loss 4 Idiots it does not take you on a weight loss journey step by step.


Any one of the above weight loss programs provides first class information in how to lose weight fast.

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Anne Girder asked:


The number of weight loss programs on the market today is huge, everything from fad diets and celebrity endorsed programs to the latest pills and diet shakes. All of us are aware that it’s possible to lose weight by taking regular exercise and eating a healthy diet, but are there better or quicker ways? Can a weight loss program really be a shortcut to getting slimmer without having to exercise and change what you eat? In this article we will look at the options.

Dieting takes many forms, but most people at some point attempt to lose weight by going on a diet of one type or another. A diet can involve simply changing your diet slightly so that you eat more healthy foods and less fattening ones, or at the other extreme a diet can involve following “crash” diet programs or celebrity endorsed plans which commonly concentrate on eating just one food for a period of time, or special shakes or ingredients. Unfortunately crash and fad diets are not sustainable for any length of time, and so will fail in the end. Some people can lose weight for a short period if they restrict their diet in this way, but it is unhealthy long term and no-one ever sticks to such a plan, so any weight lost is put back on quickly.

Another form of weight loss program involves taking diet pills and medications. There are now many companies selling so-called miracle pills or supplements, all claiming that their products will allow people to lose weight without making changes to their diet or exercising more. This type of product tends to fall into two categories, those which contain drugs which increase the consumption of calories in the body, and those which are ineffective and have no real benefit. Even those products which do contain active weight loss drugs should not be used simply to help healthy people lose weight, they are designed to be used only in situations where a doctor has decided a patient cannot achieve weight loss in any other way, and are meant to be used as a last resort. There are numerous known side effects and health dangers associated with such drugs, and this is why only those who are dangerously obese should be prescribed weight loss drugs by qualified medical professionals.

In summary, the current fad for miracle diet pills and crash diets simply do not help people lose weight in the long term. Many of them do not work in the first place, some can actually be unhealthy and potentially dangerous, and those which do work are not sustainable over a long period of time.

There are however real weight loss programs which do work, and do help people lose weight sensibly, and often quite quickly. Such programs do however require some effort, adopting a reasonable exercise regime, and making some changes to diet and what foods are eaten. Sadly sensible programs like this are less popular than the “miracle” pills or crash diets because they do not claim miracle results, or that no effort is required, but the fact is they do work. People certainly will lose weight if they can find a sensible achievable weight loss program and stick to it for a period of time. And contrary to popular belief, to lose weight you do not have to start running for miles every day or eating unpleasant foods, the key is a professionally designed weight loss program which brings results over a period of time.

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Jennifer M Lawson asked:


Since obesity has turned out to be an endemic disorder world wide, losing weight in an effective way is one of the safest ways to deal with the disease. Weight loss can occur in several ways but the dieter should be prudent enough to select the right weight reduction schedule that would help him or her with a healthy loss of weight. You would get ample information on weight reduction from the internet. There are numerous obesity reduction programs as well. But while selecting the right one you are advised to consult a reputed physician. The following are some weight loss solutions that would help you reduce weight effectively.

Tips on Weight Loss Solutions

These tips would help you to make your weight reduction regime a success.

• Start your day by having some food in the form of snacks, a glass of fruit juice, some pieces of fruits and such. Never set out for work without having anything in the morning.
• Avoid eating while watching TV. Being glued to the TV may often end up into over eating. You must also stay away from watching commercial displays tempting food and snacks. Never go to a food stall in an empty stomach.
• Your attempt to lose weight may be massacred if you involve into frequent hangouts with your friends. In would be difficult for you to restrict yourself from fatty junk food items that are otherwise quite delicious in taste.
• Drinking of alcohol would only add to the calorie content of your body. You would not be benefited from any extra inclusion of nutrients on taking in alcohol.
• To start with your meal you should start with a non creamed soup. Taking in a bowl of soup may restrict you from overeating.
• Take in food slowly as this would help the brain to send signals indicating that the stomach to be already full. Gobbling of the food very fast would actually further increase the risk of eating in large quantities.
• Make sure that your food is cooked in non stick frying pans. This would help you to stay away from consuming too much of fat. If at all you want to use oil for cooking food, try to use flavored oils like sesame oil or olive oil.

The most important of all the tips on weight loss solutions is drinking of ample amount of water. You are recommended to take in about six to eight glasses of water.

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