I have a friend who is quite overweight, and has been "wanting to lose weight quickly" for the past few years. They have been on numerous fad diets, hunger strikes, diet pills, you name it. Progress has been little to none, but this has not deterred them. They are still adamant, years later, that they need to lose weight quickly. As bizarre as this is, it got me thinking. Perhaps the "slow and steady" method is, in fact, how to drop weight fast.
But why are so many people overweight today? A big reason is that the majority of peoples diets consists of processed foods. This "fake" food is also contributing to the increasing "life threatening"conditions facing many obese people today. Conditions such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Conditions that are robbing quality of life.
It is important to allow yourself time to make the necessary changes. We want to do this the quick way, which means we want to make it manageable and realistic. It is all too easy to develop poor eating habits, especially with all the so called "health foods" the food giants are throwing at us that are not healthy at all. We will succeed by making good choices, one choice at a time.
Your breakfast choices can be a perfect starting point to make some changes. Have a bowl of oatmeal with fruit instead of a bowl of chocolate frosted sugar bombs. Maybe accompany it with some nitrate/nitrite free bacon. If you find that you are eating out every night, perhaps you can start to prepare healthy meals at home once or twice a week. And when you do eat out, have a tasty salad with your sandwich instead of fries every second meal. If you make a small change every two weeks that you can keep in place, it wont be very long till your bad eating habits will be non existent.
Eating good, healthy food will give you more energy, and start the weight loss ball rolling. But if you do nothing to increase your metabolic rate, eventually your weight loss will slow down. This is where you put this extra energy to use. You don't have to take on a full program at the gym, but if you do more than you normally do, that's a great start. Maybe do some star jumps before jumping into the shower. You changed your eating habits one step at a time. Now you can add to your exercise routine, one step at a time. As your fitness level improves, you will need to add more to your routine, if you want to continue to see improvements.
We've covered food and exercise, but there is one more very important factor to consider. If you seriously want to lose the weight and improve your health, you will need to become committed to the cause. It is not easy to lose weight and keep it off. It will take some serious changes to your lifestyle. There will certainly be times when you will feel discouraged or disappointed, especially if you take some backward steps. But remember, you are on the "fast track" to lose weight, not on the "no track" of gimmicks and fads.
After you've had your backslide and you remember again your commitment to the cause, shake off the cake crumbs, and press on. When your commitment gets you to the point where this becomes a priority in your life, you will have discovered the secret of how to drop weight fast.
But why are so many people overweight today? A big reason is that the majority of peoples diets consists of processed foods. This "fake" food is also contributing to the increasing "life threatening"conditions facing many obese people today. Conditions such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Conditions that are robbing quality of life.
It is important to allow yourself time to make the necessary changes. We want to do this the quick way, which means we want to make it manageable and realistic. It is all too easy to develop poor eating habits, especially with all the so called "health foods" the food giants are throwing at us that are not healthy at all. We will succeed by making good choices, one choice at a time.
Your breakfast choices can be a perfect starting point to make some changes. Have a bowl of oatmeal with fruit instead of a bowl of chocolate frosted sugar bombs. Maybe accompany it with some nitrate/nitrite free bacon. If you find that you are eating out every night, perhaps you can start to prepare healthy meals at home once or twice a week. And when you do eat out, have a tasty salad with your sandwich instead of fries every second meal. If you make a small change every two weeks that you can keep in place, it wont be very long till your bad eating habits will be non existent.
Eating good, healthy food will give you more energy, and start the weight loss ball rolling. But if you do nothing to increase your metabolic rate, eventually your weight loss will slow down. This is where you put this extra energy to use. You don't have to take on a full program at the gym, but if you do more than you normally do, that's a great start. Maybe do some star jumps before jumping into the shower. You changed your eating habits one step at a time. Now you can add to your exercise routine, one step at a time. As your fitness level improves, you will need to add more to your routine, if you want to continue to see improvements.
We've covered food and exercise, but there is one more very important factor to consider. If you seriously want to lose the weight and improve your health, you will need to become committed to the cause. It is not easy to lose weight and keep it off. It will take some serious changes to your lifestyle. There will certainly be times when you will feel discouraged or disappointed, especially if you take some backward steps. But remember, you are on the "fast track" to lose weight, not on the "no track" of gimmicks and fads.
After you've had your backslide and you remember again your commitment to the cause, shake off the cake crumbs, and press on. When your commitment gets you to the point where this becomes a priority in your life, you will have discovered the secret of how to drop weight fast.
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