"What do I have to do to lose weight", my daughter muttered, staring at the mirror. I kept walking past the bathroom since I didn't think the question wasn't particularly aimed at me but it did get me to wondering. The simple answer for her would be to eat fewer calories than she expended each day, but real-life doesn't always work on such simplistic formulas. There are so many factors such as stress, levels of physical activity, genes, emotional make up, etc. If the answer to "what do I have to do to lose weight?" were that simple we'd all be walking around looking like we'd just come from a photo shoot on 5th avenue.
How to trim down fast
Later when I broached the subject with her in a gentle manner she opened up and like most of us she wanted to trim down and trim down fast. To trim down fast we need to eat fewer calories than we burn, but we must consider other factors that can help us sustain this. Eating fewer calories than we burn is not all that fun and can be an emotional drain on us. So to trim down fast we must figure out a way to eat fewer calories than we burn and have enough emotional power to keep it up. Here are the ways to trim down fast and stick with it.
* Since all of our fat naturally leaves our bodies through metabolic burning we should increase our metabolic rate. Turn up the furnace so to speak.
* Vary our calorie in take to keep the body from "turning down" it metabolism.
* Find ways to reward ourselves for success.
* Take scheduled breaks from our low calorie routines to freshen our spirits.
With these elements in place we should be able to trim down fast.
Do I have to exercise to lose weight?
The short answer is no, but is we want to turn up the body's metabolic furnace then there is no better way. In fact the only other ways to do it are to increase your eating which is counter productive if done wrong and taking thermogenic stimulants which can be dangerous to your health.
Exercise does not and should not be exhausting Simply walking briskly for 30 minutes 3 times a week is a good start. Better yet, find an activity such as racquetball or tennis that you love and do it 3 times a week. There are great diet guides available on the Internet such as the EODD Diet that can teach you exactly how to trim down fast and do it in a fun way. Guides like EODD will teach you how to use all of the principals I have outlined in this article. Use your imagination to see yourself as you will be 6 months from now with your new trimmed down body.
Put it all together
So remember, eat fewer calories than you burn, take scheduled breaks from your low calorie routine, and increase your metabolism and you will trim down fast. Buy a good guide such as the EODD and let it help you succeed beyond what you thought was possible!
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