The Quickest Way To Lose Weight – Cut Calories And Exercise
February 4, 2010 by secretslimmingtips
Cutting Calories And Exercise Is The Quickest Way To Lose Weight
For those seeking the quickest way to lose weight there are some effective measures to take. You must remember though that since it usually has taken time to put on weight it is best to not try to lose it too quickly. You are more apt to keep it off if that way.
But to lose weight quickly you will need to at least do a couple of things. First you must limit the amount of calories you take in each day. There are many healthy low calorie menus that you can follow with meals that are actually quite tasty.
Another element to add to this type of eating is to do it in five or six meals each day rather than just two or three. In other words rather than eating the standard breakfast, lunch and dinner you’ll need to eat a full breakfast and then add two smaller meals (healthy snacks) between the main meals.
What this does is keeps your body from becoming hungry, causing you to eat more (and quicker) at the other meals. Your body will also strive to store fat rather than burn it when you are hungry.
So the more you eat each day but in smaller portions the more you will actually burn fat rather than store it.
The other thing you must do for the quickest way to lose weight is to properly exercise. A side benefit to daily exercise is that it will actually give you additional energy. This in turn will further enable you to lose weight because you’ll be less inclined to be a couch potato.
The type of exercise does matter. However if you are currently doing little or nothing at all at least begin with a daily walk. If your time and schedule allows it’s best to exercise before you eat your meal, as exercise is a natural appetite suppressant.
Try to get in at least 30 minutes per day to start. But again if you want to lose weight quickly you will do as much as you possibly can. You don’t want to endanger yourself so if exercising is a challenge for you please check with your doctor first.
Exercising to lose weight will include cardiovascular exercising which works the heart and also some weight resistance. Good cardio examples are the use of an elliptical machine or ski machine or even walking stairs. Do this for 45 minutes to an hour per day.
Weight resistance would include the use of free weights or a bow flex type machine or something like the Total Gym often advertised on TV. But if you don’t have those you can do push ups, either on the floor or against a wall (if you’re new to this).
One last thing: Drink water. Lots of it every day.
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