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Does Fasting Work For Weight Loss?

August 22nd, 2010

Many people would do anything just to lose weight. Others even resort to all those fad quick weight loss diets being pushed on television and the internet. Indeed this market is becoming a billion dollar industry. Too many advertisements you will see in the internet and televisions of weight loss systems that promise weight loss in just a few days. But is this really true? These claims are yet to be proven by many and some may work but others don’t. But unfortunately it does not work and is only there to get your money. That is why it is much better to stick to what you think is traditional way of losing weight.

The idea of fasting for weight loss has existed a long time already. Of course you will lose weight especially if you do not eat for a period of time. No matter what body type you are, if you fast you will surely lose those excess fats. The body burns up 2000 calories on a normal day without you doing anything so that if a person fasts, there are no calories thus your body burns up the ones stored in your body.

There is no question then whether you really lose weight or not. Yes you would surely lose weight but this is good for a short period of time. This can also help the body cleanse off all the toxins it has accumulated. However fasting if done for a long time can be very dangerous to the health and may lead to some medical conditions like Anorexia. Fasting then is highly recommended for periodical cleansing but not for weight loss. During the cleansing process, it is normal that you will lose weight but this is a result from cleansing and should not be your goal.

Thus fasting for weight loss is not effective since it is not designed for such purpose. There are lots of diet plans which you can check that can help you lose weight and at the same time healthy.

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How to Really Lose Weight Quickly

January 12th, 2010

Are you sick and tired of all of the weight loss scams, bogus products, and lame infomercials that tell you that you can really lose weight quickly, if you just buy their fantastic products, at a limited discount price, plus they’ll throw in some other crap you’ll never use?  Me too, and you don’t have to buy products after product after product in order to lose the weight and get in shape.  All you need to do is diet and exercise.  Sure, those can be hard, but if you eat the right foods (not starve yourself) and if you do the right kinds of exercises consistently, then you’ll see solid, lasting weight loss results.

Most people think if they just eat less food, then they will lose weight.  Yes, you need to exhibit portion control when it comes to eating, but it’s beyond simply the amount of food.  You need to mainly focus on the number of calories you’re consuming each day, and stay away from products that hinder your weight loss.  Foods that are high in fat, high in sodium, and high in cholesterol are all bad for you, and they will hinder your weight loss or even cause you to gain weight.

The other thing you need to do is exercise.  Yes, it sucks, takes up time, but you will see results.  You don’t have to spend hours and hours at the gym to lose weight.  Instead, if you work out smart, you won’t have to spend much time at all.  People try to run hours and hours on the treadmill, because that’s the only amount of time that works for them.  Running like that, causes your body to become more efficient at running, therefore it burns less and less calories each time that you run because it has adapted and become better at that motion.  If you mix up your exercises each day, and incorporate resistance training with weights or bands, then you’ll be doing the kinds of exercises that lead to true weight loss.

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Why do rapid weight loss diets fail?

November 5th, 2009

People who are in a situation that need to lose weight quickly should keep in mind that sometimes quick weight loss can create the opposite results. I have personally experienced such a case and I can definitely tell you that although at the beginning the results were promising at the end I ended up with more weight than I had at the start. In the next few paragraphs I will explain why.

I had to attend a wedding ceremony and I urgently needed to lose some weight. The first thing I did was to search the internet on “how to lose weight in 2 weeks“. The results let me to a web site that was promoting a quick weight loss diet promising that you can lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Due to my urgency to lose weight I started the diet. Basically what the diet suggested is that for 2 weeks I should only drink juices and workout excessively. I was not used to working out at all but I thought I should give it a try.

The first few days were ok. I tried not to eat anything during the day besides drinking fresh fruit juices. I also started running for 20 minutes per day. At the end of the second day, when I woke up in the morning I felt dizzy, tired and felt weak. I soon realized that it was because of the strict diet I was following. I realized this hard core, crash way of losing weight does not work for me. I started eating as usual. In a couple of days I used the scale. I didn’t lose any weight and I gained 1.5 pounds more!

The bottom line from the above story is that when you want to lose weight you should not be in a hurry but be willing to do this step by step and gradually. Rapid actions do not bring rapid results. This is a lifestyle change. Your body gets use to a certain lifestyle and eating schedule and these cannot change from one day to the next. You need to plan your actions and start doing small things one at a time. First you can start by eating less food than you are used to, and start a bit of exercise. By rushing into strict diets and exhausting workouts -you force your body and self into something that is not used to do and it will suffer. This can either be in the form of terrible headaches, tiredness and tendency to faint or even worse it can be the start of more serious health problems. At the end of the day it does not worth risking your health for fast weight loss. Better to do it slow but healthy. Think about it this way, if you try to do something fast and you fail at the end you do not win anything while on the other hand, if you do it slowly at some point in time (maybe 2 months, 6 months, a year) you will achieve your goals. So, why take the risk when there is a safe way to go.

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