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Top 10 Tips for Losing Weight Fast
November 11, 2011 By The Fat Assassin 1 Comment

losing weight fastIf you’re looking for some great information for losing weight fast then this article is for you! What I am going to do is give you a list of the top 10 tips for losing weight in the quickest time possible.

There are no miracle cures for losing weight so these are all real world pieces of advice that will require your effort and that you can start using today in your battle against the bulge.

So avoid wasting any more time and put these top 10 tips for losing weight fast to work for you today.
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1. Keep Your Calories Above 1,200

First off, this is the cardinal rule of weight loss. And believe it or not this is the biggest mistake that people make when in the process of losing weight. Most people don’t realize that you’re calories can actually be too low.

If you’re under the impression that it’s all about calories in and calories out then there’s a lot that you need to learn about the way the body burns fat.

Believe me, if that’s how worked than the weight loss mystery would’ve been solved a long time ago and it would look something like this:

Simply burn off more calories every day then you’re taking in.

Really, if it was that easy obesity would never be an epidemic and everybody would pretty much eat whatever they wanted as long as they went to the gym and hit an hour of cardio every day.

It just doesn’t work that way. Once your calories get too low, or specifically below 1000 cal per day, your body goes into starvation mode.

When in starvation mode, the body starts to hold on to fat tissue to protect the vital organs. It’s basically a survival tactic that the body uses in times of severe depletion.

So when your calories are too low your body will tap into muscle tissue for energy, not fat stores.

So following the simple rule that can save you years of struggle and help you to lose weight quicker than ever.
2. Follow a Low Glycemic Index Diet

Glycemic index is a measure of how fast a carbohydrate converts to sugar and is absorbed into the bloodstream.

So, higher glycemic index carbohydrates cause a rapid rise in blood sugar which leads to a massive release of insulin and then a conversion of that sugar into body fat.

So the name of the game is to take in carbohydrates that have a low glycemic index and are absorbed slowly into the body.
Here are some examples of low G.I. carbohydrates.

Fruits:

cherries

grapefruit

apricots

apples

peaches

pears

plums

strawberries

Vegetables:

broccoli

cabbage

lettuce

mushrooms

onions

peppers

Dairy:

yogurt

milk

Breads:

pumpernickel

stone-ground whole wheat

sourdough

whole meal rye

Starches:

yams

sweet potato

Cereals:

oatmeal

All-Bran

Muesli

Bran Buds

3. Pass on the Alcohol

On this one I’m going to be blunt and get straight to the point. If you’re into losing weight fast then passing on the alcohol is a must. In essence alcohol is nothing but empty calories in the form of sugars that do absolutely nothing but help you to gain the worst type of fat possible: belly fat.

Do you know what belly fat is?

Take a look at anybody who has a beer belly. It’s that nasty fat that sits in your belly in between your organs and makes a man look like he’s pregnant.

Not only that, but alcohol also helps to deplete your body of the necessary nutrients that it needs for proper sustenance.

And the damage it does to your liver is nothing to joke around about.
4. Increase Your Water Intake

We all know that water is the essence of life. It not only helps to hydrate the body but also helps to flush out nasty toxins and chemicals and also purify the kidneys.

The common rule of thumb is to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day which is enough to keep you fully hydrated and maintain proper health.

Believe it or not it also helps to give you strength in your workouts at the gym because a well hydrated muscle is a stronger one.

So do your body good and increase your water intake for fast weight loss and overall health.
5. Eat More Protein

Okay, first off I want to get something straight here. I still see no proof that high-protein intake has any type of negative effect on kidney function. Really, if you could find several studies that prove this I may change my mind but until then I’m sticking to what I believe.

I think that the RDA protein requirements are severely underrated. They may be okay for someone who never works out and has a sedentary job but as for a well-trained athlete these requirements just aren’t going to cut it.

If you’re training intensely in the gym, which most people who are serious about losing weight are, then you need enough protein to feed muscle growth.

You see, the protein that you take in is broken down into the building blocks called amino acids which help to repair muscle tissue after intense training.

No other nutrient can do this since both carbohydrates and fats are used as fuel for energy.

Also, both carbohydrates and fats are converted to body fat and protein is not. This also debunks the myth of not eating past six o’clock. As long as you’re eating foods from lean protein sources you can basically eat his late as you want without worry of gaining body fat.

So make sure you getting enough protein from the sources like boneless skinless chicken breasts, fish such as Haddock, Pollock, Salmon, and from lean dairy sources such as nonfat cottage cheese skim milk and also egg whites.
6. Eat Six Small Meals per Day

You need to understand that building your metabolism is like building a fire. If you try building a fire by starting out throwing a huge log in a tiny little match you’ll never get any heat.

This can be compared to your metabolism when you only eat one or two small high calorie fat laden meals every day.

Your metabolism simply comes to a complete halt and fizzles out.

On the other hand you can start with that same tiny match and a little bit of kindling wood and before you know it you have a small fire.

Now to get that fire burning bigger, you need to consistently put more smaller twigs on it and before you know it that little tiny fire turns into a blaze.

This is the way you need to build your metabolism; by consuming small frequent meals throughout the day.

When you start eating high-protein foods mixed in with moderate amounts of low glycemic carbohydrates broken into six small meals per day, your metabolism will be a raging blaze.

Your body then begins to incinerate your belly fat and before you know it you’ll be a lean machine!
7. Weight Train 3 Days per Week

The second biggest mistake that I see people make after not taking in enough calories per day is doing way too much cardio and not hitting the weights.

The bottom line is that lifting weights will boost your metabolism.

As I stated in previous articles, the more muscle mass you have the more calories you going to be able to burn throughout the day.

Also, you’re going to burn a lot more calories per hour lifting weights than you are on any piece of cardio equipment because it requires your body to exert much more energy lifting a weight from point A to point B.

And then you get the after-effect because the more muscle mass that you have more calories you burn doing any activity throughout the day.

Another great benefit to lifting weights is the way your body is going to look. I’ve seen a lot of people who have lost a lot of weight that didn’t train with weights and they are smaller in size but still look flabby.

So be sure to add weight training into your routine at least three days per week and you’ll not only see the effects of losing weight fast, you will also look way better because of the muscle tone that you have.
8. Keep Your Workouts Under an Hour

Okay, now that you know how important weight training is in your quest for losing weight, it’s also just as important to know how long you should be weight training for each workout.

If your workouts are too long, this will lead to what’s called over-training where your body can’t recover and your muscles actually shrink instead of get bigger.

Your body will also store fat for protection too.

So to keep over-training and fat gain at bay, you must keep your workouts under an hour. There have actually been studies done that prove this point and this is one tip that I have always implemented with a great amount of success.
9. Rotate Your Cardio Exercises

Since the body adapts so easily to stress it is important that you rotate the type of cardio exercises that you do every day.

This will help you to continue to burn fat and lose those pounds over a longer period of time.

It also helps up to break the monotony of doing the same cardio machine or workout every time.

You can rotate your cardio in a couple of different ways. You can either rotate your exercises every week or actually every time you do cardio.

So if one day you walk on the treadmill for an hour, the next day you’ll use the elliptical instead.

So keep it fresh and try something different to keep your metabolism stoked in your body burning fat.
10. Reward Yourself for Losing Weight Fast!

Okay I am going to end this article here with a very important point that you should always follow. Make sure you set yourself tiny milestones along the path of your weight loss journey and then each time that you cross that point give yourself a little reward for a job well done.

A lot of people think that they’re rewarding themselves by going out and binging on their favorite junk food or at their favorite restaurant.

I would highly advise against this for two reasons.

First off because you’re sabotaging the hard work that you just accomplished and second, because you’re sending a negative message to your brain that says “junk food is a good thing” since you are being rewarded with it.

Instead, I would highly suggest that once you pass one of your mile markers, go buy yourself some new clothes or maybe pamper yourself with a day at the spa.

Just do something healthy that’s actually rewarding yourself for a job well done. This little suggestion can have a huge positive impact on your weight loss journey.

So there you have it, 10 ways to catapult yourself ahead on your weight loss journey. Now all you have to do is take some action and implement my 10 tips and start losing weight fast!
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