How To Lose Weight Fast, Naturally And Healthily
Own a slim well toned attractive body
Your doctor may have told you to lose weight quickly so as to avoid obesity related and potentially fatal diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke, certain types of cancers amongst many other frightening diseases.
If not, perhaps you are fed up of lugging your ugly body fat around and have decided to lose weight to get a slim, slender, attractive and healthy body.
So you have embarked on an exercise program or have started dieting, often skipping meals in order to consume less calories to lose weight. You were delighted that you have started to shed a couple of pounds and looking better day by day until one day, you realized that your weight loss have slowed to a crawl, have stopped or you are even gaining back some of the weight you have lost. What gives? Why aren't you losing anymore weight even though you have stuck to your weight loss program as diligently as when you first started?
These are some very common but frustrating situations encountered by most people when trying to lose weight. So why is it that is is so difficult for you to lose weight while for others, they just don't get fat no matter how much junk they eat?
This is the reason why this page is created for. I will attempt to answer some of the most common questions about losing weight fast posed by my clients. I trust that they will benefit you too.
However, first and foremost, there are many methods to losing weight and keep the extra weight off forever. So some of my answers may be controversial to some people who believe in other weight loss methods. To them, I can only say that what I am offering here is what I considered the most successful way in which I help my clients in losing weight and getting a well toned and attractive physique healthily.
Furthermore, the answers here are only short answers because some of the questions will require entire articles in order to address them fully. You can go to Free Weight Loss Tips to read some of my articles.
Ok, I know you are getting impatient and want to get your questions answered, like yesterday! So if you are ready, here we go.
Common and frequently asked questions (FAQ) about weight loss
I have started a weight loss program and have been working out working 4 to 5 times a week. I jog on the treadmill machine for about 30 minutes at each workout but my results have been very slow. Why am I losing weight so slowly although I exercise so regularly?
Although regular exercise is good for your health and can help you to burn more calories, you must combine effective exercise with a sensible healthy diet plan to get better weight loss result.
Besides, to get the biggest bang from your exercises, you have to push up your heart rate to 70% to 80% of your maximum heart rate. That means you have to be panting when you are doing your cardio exercises in order to burn more fat.
Any exercise is better than no exercise at all, but if you are intending to lose weight, reading a book while walking on a treadmill, stationary bike or on a step up machine won't cut it.You will have to push harder.
When is the best time to exercise to induce more efficient weight loss?
The best time to exercise when you are reducing weight is in the morning before your breakfast. This is because your body first source of energy is carbohydrate and your body stores carbs in the form of glycogen in your liver and your muscles.
Now, your last meal you had when you wake up in the morning was your dinner the night before and that was probably about 14 or so hours ago. From that time until now, your body would have burned up a large proportion of your glycogen store, So when you exercise in the morning, your body have less carbs to burn and will proceed to burn your fat for energy and thus effectively helping you to lose fat immediately.
I have started a dieting and exercise program about 3 months ago and had been losing weight steadily. However, I have noticed that my weight loss have recently slowed down and now, it is almost negligible even though I am still diligently on the weight loss program? Why have I stopped losing weight?
Have you try tweaking your diet and the exercise program that you are on? You should. You see, your body is an amazing machine. It will get adapted to what you are doing.
Furthermore, you have lost quite a bit of weight since then, haven't you? So now you weigh less and is already smaller than before and thus your body need less calories than it used to. In other words, if that diet you are on is providing you 1800 a day, now, you will only need, say 1600 calories and if you have stuck to that diet, you may even put on weight.
As for exercise, the same principle applies. You used to carry a heavier body weight, now that you are lighter and say you are still running the same distance and time on your treadmill, then your cardiovascular system is simply not working as hard as before. If that is the case, you are not burning as much calories as before. So you have to tweak your diet and your exercise program for you to continue losing weight.
Do slimming pills or diet pills work?
There are many types of weight loss pills in the market.They usually help you to suppress your appetite, raise your metabolism, make you absorb less fat from the food you eat and block carbohydrate ingestion just to name a few about what these pills do.
Many of them do work but there are also many that are outright scams, So be especially careful about those people who send you junk mails peddling their slimming pills.
I am personally not in favor of taking weight loss pills because they are only temporary measures and many of them have side effects. Consider this, what do you think will happen to you when you are off the medication? Chances are very likely that you will gain back the weight you have lost. Do you really want to take these drugs for the rest of your life? Do you know how much toxin you may be consuming and how much you have to spend?
I have heard that hypnotism can help me to lose weight. Is it true?
Many people have used hypnotism to help them to successfully quit smoking, remove depression, eliminate anxiety and to lose weight.
Hypnosis is a method of suggesting positive statements to remove bad habits such as over eating or compulsive eating into your subconscious so that you can consciously act out these positive suggestions through your daily habits and thus begin to lose weight or attain the object of your desire like quitting smoking or controlling your anger and lead a better quality life.
However to hire a good hypo-therapist is not cheap and you may need many one on one sessions with your therapist to get a successful outcome. An easier way is to get pre-recorded self hypnosis CDs or DVDs, so that you can go into weight loss hypnosis sessions on your own at your own time and place such as from the comfort of your home.
My husband and I signed up for a weight loss package at a health club and engaged a professional personal trainer to help us to lose our excess bodyfat. I am very happy that my husband is making great progress but my result is not as good. My PT said that men often lose weight faster than women, so is it true that it is more difficult for a woman to lose weight as compared to a man?
Yes, this article explains why women find it harder to lose weight as compared to their male counterparts.
I tend to accumulate fat on my chest and tummy, how do I get rid of my chest fat and belly fat?
By reading your question, I know that you are a man because men tend to accumulate fat on our tummies and chest. Women usually accumulate fat on their upper arms, butts and thighs.
Before I touch on eliminating fat from your body parts, fat accumulation on the chest could be due to a medical condition called Gynecomastia. This is an embarrassing condition for men and it affect up to about 40 percent of men through varying degrees. Chest fat on men, or the more unpalatable synonym, male breast, is caused by hormonal imbalances. However, it can be rectified. Click this link if you want to get rid of male chest fat.
As for losing fat in your tummy, short of invasive medical procedures, you cannot target specific body part weight loss. When you are on a healthy exercise and diet regimen, you will reduce excess body fat from all over your body. However, with professional guidance, your can sculpt your body parts through good muscle toning exercises and get an attractive physique.
Wishing every success in getting your perfect bodyshape.
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