Fast Weight Loss -- The Healthiest Fast Weight Loss Plan
In general, fast weight loss is not healthy. The faster you lose weight, the faster you'll gain it back. Here are the top 5 reasons fast weight loss plans are not healthy...
Diet fast and lose muscle not fat.Diet fast and lose water not fat.Diet fast and cause diet shock. What is diet shock?Diet fast and make no lifestyle changes.Diet fast and fail at long term weight loss.Fast weight loss impacts your dieting efforts in so many negative ways, it's hard to imagine how any fast dieting attempts could produce healthy results. The only thing I can think of is to use a lower goal for your weight loss. At a 5% weight reduction, your health improves, diet shock is minimized, and it's fast. So, if planned properly, you can lose weight fast, in shorter time periods focusing on 5% reductions in total body weight. At first, you will lose mostly muscle and water. But as you progress through each period, more and more fat will burn and less muscle. The way I see it, no matter how many fast weight loss warnings we write about, many of you will try the next one that hits the market. Instead of fighting, I want to work with you and provide you the healthiest yet fastest way to lose weight. The Healthiest Fast Weight Loss Plan Slow and consistent, a healthy weight loss plan delivers small successes everyday, building momentum along the way, peaking at the point in time when you reach you're goal. This is key to dieting success. Most dieters do the opposite...they experience fast weight loss early, their momentum peaks mid-way, and by the end of the diet, they are completely deflated. With no energy left to carry them into the next stage of weight loss -- weight gain prevention -- most dieters give up at this point. My fast weight loss plan avoids the deflation and lack of motivation at the end of the diet because it evenly spreads the weight loss over 6 weeks. When do most dieters lose the most weight? Weeks 1-3. On my plan? Weeks 2-5. No, these results are not from a good rigorous clinical study. Instead, they are my own observation of several patients I follow in Dallas. Healthy Fast Weight Loss Steps
Week One, Part One -- drink a protein shake supplement everyday. Do not change anything else. Drink a protein shake that's a 50:50 mix of whey to casein proteins. The best time to drink the shake depends on your physical activities.Since most bodybuilders know what to do, I suggest for the rest of us, a protein shake between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner. The time you choose depends on when you have the longest period of fasting. For me, it's between lunch and dinner, so my shake comes around 3pm. Week One, Part Two -- Start an exercise program, with the first week involving nothing but stretching major muscle groups. Stretching increases the tonal stimulation to muscles (tone) causing them to burn more calories at rest. Plus it protects against injuries. The second week start some form of low impact aerobics...walking! Walk for 40 minutes everyday. Week Two -- Start dieting by replacing 1/2 of a meal with the same protein shake from last week. Do this for 1 week. Week Three -- Replace one whole meal with a protein shake. Change the mixture of the shake to 60% whey and 40% casein proteins. For most people, this comes out to about a 500 calorie reduction. Week Four -- Reduce caloric intake by another 250 calories. I suggest adding a second protein shake, made up of the same 60:40 mix and use it to replace 1/2 of a another meal.Record the amount of weight you're losing. Never let it reach a rate of more than 4 pounds per week (that's double what I normally recommend). Week Five -- Repeat week four.Week Six -- Add back the last 250 calories you dropped and stop drinking the second shake.End Result -- 12 to 18 pounds of average weight loss. The exact amount depends on many factors including exercise. Fast Weight Loss Summary Don't do it. Fast weight loss inevitably will lead to future weight gain. Just don't do it. But, if you do, at least follow my steps, the healthiest steps to fast weight loss. To Healthy Living! Michael A. Smith, MD
Chief Medical Consultant
Diet Basics Dr. Smith is the Chief Medical Consultant for the Diet Basics Website. His medical experience includes Radiology, Internal Medicine, and Preventative Medicine. He trained at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School for all post-graduate years, 7 in total. His most memorable experience was training under Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, the Nobel Laureates in Medicine for their pioneering work in fat and cholesterol metabolism. Please visit Dr Smith's website at, Diet Basics.
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Are you considering a low carb diet? If so you may be confused as to which low carb diet is the best. There is no easy answer for this question. Low carb diets are high in protein and very low in carbohydrates. Two of the more popular low carb diet programs are the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet. Deciding which one is right for you can be quite a challenge. A low carb diet is a great way to lose weight now and experience quick results. Here are brief descriptions of both the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet to help you in making your decision.
The Atkins Diet is probably the most well known among low carb diets. The plan
begins with a 14-day beginning period in which carbohydrates are limited to
twenty grams per day. This begins the fat-burning process. During the
fourteen-day induction period you should eat at least three cups of non-starchy
vegetables per day. In calculating the number of carbohydrate grams you are
consuming, you can deduct the fiber grams from the total carbohydrate grams. For
example, if a particular food lists 5g carbohydrates and 2g fibers, subtract the
fiber grams from the total carbohydrates, which will leave you with a total net
carb count of 3g. After the induction period, you gradually increase the amount
of carbohydrates you consume. The Atkins Diet allows you to eat almost unlimited
amounts of cheese, meat, butter, nuts, and non-starchy vegetables. There is no
need to count calories on the Atkins Diet.
The South Beach Diet is designed to promote good health, with fast weight loss
as an added bonus. The South Beach Diet is not a low carb plan or a low fat
plan. This diet consists of eating the right carbohydrates and the right types
of fats. You will not be required to counts calories or fat grams. Phase one of
this diet lasts two weeks in which you will eat meat, poultry, fish, eggs and
cheese, and olive oil. You may not consume alcohol, bread, pasta, or sugar.
Phase two of the South Beach diet is designed for continuing weight loss. You
may add moderate amounts of carbohydrates and even enjoy chocolate occasionally.
Phase 3 helps you maintain your new, healthier weight.
You will enjoy the foods you love in moderation and will be well prepared to
adhere to this healthier way of eating.
Low carb diets have produced favorable results for millions of people. You can
lose weight now and keep it off by living a low carb lifestyle.
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Getting Started on The Clean DietIf you want to lose some weight then following a healthy eating plan is a good start, but allowing someone else to dictate exactly what, when and how much you can eat is crazy making. Guidance is good but ultimately you must learn to make better choices in your eating which leads to your gaining the ability to maintain your new shape after the weight has been lost. The Clean Diet is the answer.
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