Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Steps to Achieve a Healthy Fast Weight Loss Diet

By Ricardo d Argence

You can notice a huge difference in a diet in just a few days, especially if you have been looking to lose a few pounds for a special event like a wedding or a reunion. Hard work and dedication will be needed within the next few days but it will pay off.

In any rapid weight loss program, what really burns fat is not a pill or type of food. It's the drastic reduction of calories, combined with exercise. You can use the Daily Calorie Needs Calculator to help you find an estimate of how many calories you are burning each day.

In order to lose at least one pound each week, you must consume 500 less calories than you actually burn in a 24 hour period. For faster weight loss, you will lose two pounds a week if you burn 1,000 more calories per day than you consume.

Foods that can cause you to temporarily gain water and bloat should be avoided. Skipping fried and salty foods, will decrease the amount of water retention.

Instead of three meals per day, try smaller, more frequent ones. Eating fewer calories frequently allows your body to use those calories and not store them as fat. To prevent yourself from getting hungry try eating snacks between meals and staying hydrated.

You should be aware that the risks of rapid weight loss increase the longer you stay on the diet. A diet that excludes protein is an unhealthy choice.

Starving yourself is certainly not a good idea, but if you're otherwise healthy, a brief period of extreme calorie restriction isn't likely to hurt you. You should tell your doctor what you're doing, and be sure to include protein in your diet.

In order to maintain a healthy, sustained weight, it is important to remember that crash diets rarely work. The pounds come right back on for most people.

The majority of those who seek rapid weight loss choose to do so on their own. It is a quick fix product, for things like fitting into a dress, looking good at the beach.

So many marketers promise fast weight loss and it's difficult to sort through them all. They make their claims freely, usually with no research or proof that their products work. Do your research, read books and magazines, and get into a diet only if you have enough information or the help of a professional.

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