What is the Best Way to Lose Weight Quick?

Is there a best way to lose weight quick? Yes, of course there is!

If you want o know what the best way is to lose weight quick, then read on:

1. Eat 5 to 6 meals a day - this helps to build your metabolism which is essential to weight loss.

2. Make sure you eat plenty of protein, fruit, vegetables and complex carbs at each meal - healthy food like this is harder for your body to digest, therefore requiring more energy. This is good for weight loss.

3. Avoid trans fats, sodas and any other sugary or processed foods. These are not helping you (although refer to point number 10 for a bit of relief!).

4. Exercise for 90 minutes a week - MAX!

5. Include 15 minutes of resistance training, 3 times a week in your exercise routine. The more muscle you build, the higher your metabolism will be (don’t worry girls - we don’t get bulky like guys do!).

6. Include 15 minutes of intervals training, 3 times a week in your exercise routine. Combine this with your resistance training and your metabolism will remain higher for over 24 hours. This is really good for weight loss!

7. If you don’t really know what you should eat or what exercises you should do, then find yourself a weight loss program that doesn’t promise miracles but does promise results. The programs reviewed on the website below are the best I have ever come across - and they work!

8. Believe you can do it.

9. Stick to it.

10. Allow yourself to have a “cheat” meal once a week. This “cheat” meal is fine, as long as you watch your portion sizes, and you will find that you can still lose weight even with a bad treat every now and then.

As for whether you will lose weight quickly or not by following a great program like The Truth About Abs or Fit Yummy Mummy programs promoted on this website, really depends on how well you stick to the plan. It will also to some extent depend on your genetics, but this is by far the best way to lose weight and keep it off.

How many calories to lose weight?

This is a question that is commonly asked by people who want to lose weight. How many calories do they need to consume in order to lose weight?  Well, it all depends.

It depends on how much you weigh now, how tall you are, whether you are a boy or a girl , how old you are, and how active you are.

To determine how many calories you need to consume each day, you need to work out your Basal Metabolic Rate (or BMR). This is the number of calories you’d burn if you stayed in bed all day, which is something you hopefully don’t do!

You can follow the formulas below to work it out yourself or you can sign up for the free Fat Loss Report to get access to a free downloadable BMR calculator:

English BMR Formula
Women: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years)
Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in years )

Metric BMR Formula
Women: BMR = 655 + ( 9.6 x weight in kilos ) + ( 1.8 x height in cm ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )
Men: BMR = 66 + ( 13.7 x weight in kilos ) + ( 5 x height in cm ) - ( 6.8 x age in years )

Now, to take into consideration what level (if any) of exercise you do, to determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:

If you do little or no exercise : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you do light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you do moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you do hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you do very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

Ok, so that’s to work out how to maintain your current weight. There are apparently 3500 calories to a pound, so over the course of a week you might need to reduce your calorie intake by around 500 calories a day if you want to lose weight but there is a limit to how low you should go before you become counterproductive, and therefore lowering your metabolism (which you don’t want to do if you want to lose weight!).

There are also of course “safe” and “unsafe” ways to do this, so please seek the advice of an expert first. Starving yourself is NOT going to help you lose weight and keep it off, so it’s important your intake is appropriate for your body type and your goals!

I’m back and ready to do the Summer Transformation Challenge!

It feels like I’ve been out of action for ages, but I’m finally back into it, and did some intense exercise today.  Apart from feeling a bit wobbly, I’m ok! 

I did around 15 minutes of my resistance training, with intervals (running/walking to the end of the street and back). 

Now I’ve got to go and work out what I’m doing about lunch tomorrow - the key to succeeding in any weight loss program is to plan ahead, and today I’ve been extremely slack and haven’t arranged anything for the week, so I’d better go and do that now!

Desperate to lose weight quickly?

Many people who want to lose weight are desperate to lose weight quickly. I am sure that if we could all snap our fingers and instantly lose weight, we would!

Unfortunately it’s not that easy, and many are sucked in by the “fad” and “miracle” diets out there. Problem with these is that they provide no long-term benefits, and many people put on weight and end up heavier than they were before they started! What a waste of time and money!

Don’t let this put you off though because there is a way to lose weight that’s easy and effective as I have found and as I have featured on my website.

If you are desperate to lose weight quickly, consider the following tips:

- You need to commit to your decision to lose weight.

- You must find yourself a decent weight loss program to follow. Remember that “fad” and “miracle” diets are nothing but a waste of your time, money and effort. The links below will take you to the site that reviews the best programs I have come across EVER!

- Know that you are going to have to make some changes to your diet, whether you like it or not (sorry!).

- You WILL have to exercise! But don’t worry - the programs I talk about on my website only require that you do a maximum of 90 minutes a week. That’s only 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week!

- Never, EVER starve yourself!! Doing so will only lower your metabolism. Low metabolism = no weight loss! Remember that!

- If you’re not sure about whether to run on a treadmill for half an hour, or do intervals for 15 minutes, take the intervals - you will lose a LOT more weight in the long run.

- If you can’t afford to pay for a good weight loss program (as featured at the sites mentioned below), do yourself a favour and subscribe to the free newsletters offered, and be sure to download any free items you receive in return for your subscription. The good thing about these is that you can unsubscribe at any time.

You have probably realized by now that losing weight is going to take some effort, but if you find the right weight loss program, and you’re desperate to lose weight quickly, then you will do just that!

Protein Muffins

I’m not sure what these are like - they’re just a recipe I came across recently.

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup oats
4-5 egg whites
1 banana/some pumpkin/any fruit
Sweetner if you need it (I use Stevia)

Blend all ingredients until they form a batter.
Bake in small loaf pan or muffin tins at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

What’s your weight loss goal?

It’s all well and good to have a goal to lose weight, but how will you know if you’ve made progress or even achieved your goal?

If you’ve purchased the Fit Yummy Mummy or the Truth About Abs program you will realise pretty quickly that looking great is less about losing weight (although this does play a part) and more about losing inches!

How do you want to feel once you’ve achieved your goal?  What will you look like?  Think about this before you start, and write them down.

I find it helpful if you take some “before” photos.  Take a picture of yourself from the front, back and side.  Embark on a plan like the two mentioned above, and at the end of 12 weeks or so, take some “after” photos and see your amazing results!

Seeing progress will give you the confidence to continue on the road to looking fabulous!

Before long your weight loss goal will be achieved and the time when you felt fat and frumpy will be a distant memory…!

With whom do you associate with?

The people you associate with have a lot to do with your results in life, believe it or not.

A good friend of mine, millionaire entrepreneur and adventurer Nik Halik has recently written a book, The Thrillionaire and the other day I read an article where he was asked what the best advice his parents had given him. He responded with, “You are whom you associate with”.

Interesting. But how does that relate to losing weight?

It relates a LOT, in fact! Just think about it for a minute. When you have told people that you want to lose weight, do they respond positively or negatively? If they were to respond negatively and to say something like, “You’ll never do it!” or something like that, how confident do you think you will feel. What about if they are positive and encouraging? What if they’re in the same situation as you, and decide that they want to lose weight too, right alongside you? Great!

To succeed in any area in life, it’s worth hanging around those who are already a success, or those who are well on the way there - that will give you the motivation to continue and hopefully change your mindset.

That’s why online communities such as the Fit Yummy Mummy’s ClubFYM is such a great idea. If you’re a woman like me, join the club and read about all of the women posting their success. Also look at the support and encouragement these women are giving other members. It’s great to see!

If you’re female then you should join ClubFYM today. It’s free and you will get some great tips and ideas on how to lose weight the right way!

Still sick - I want to start the summer transformation challenge!!!

I am really starting to get frustrated. I’ve been a little unwell for over a week now. My husband’s been away with work, I’ve been working full time and of course I’ve had the children to look after as well.

I have until early next week to officially start the Summer Transformation Challenge, so will have to rest up so I can get started before then!

Tomorrow I start the Summer Transformation Challenge - AGAIN!

 

My health has finally improved and I will be ready to get into the Summer Transformation Challenge. I will start again.

I am currently working out my meals for the week so I don’t stray and eat bad stuff!

Here’s an idea of what I will be eating through the week, taking into account that I get up pretty early, am very busy and want to eat things that are healthy but quick to prepare:

Breakfast
Cheerios with banana, strawberries and milk

Meal 2
Almonds or cashews and a banana

Lunch
Chicken breast with salad
Apple/orange

Meal 4
Protein shake (made with water, protein powder, cocoa and stevia)

Dinner
Steak with mixed vegetables, including carrot, cauliflower and peas/corn

Jason’s body building meal plan

My wonderful husband Jason is currently training for a body building competition at the end of September and I must say he’s looking pretty “buff” these days!

He started to see a trainer in around March/April and was put on a special diet and exercise program to first build up, and now to lean up.

He was given a daily meal plan, which he had to follow for the next month. He was allowed to eat whatever he wanted for one meal per week. He decided that Saturday’s dinner was going to be that meal!

Jason is 6 foot 3 and weighed 238 pounds at the start. I am 5 foot 7 and weigh 127 pounds. The program he was put on definitely would not suit me! If I ate as much as he had to, I’d probably weigh 227 pounds in no time!

So because I wanted to lose weight and tone up too, I decided to initially was go along with the “spirit” of what he was doing. I ate the same foods but in MUCH smaller quantities! I had to be sure to consume the right amount of calories too. If I ate too much, I would gain weight, but if I ate too little, my metabolism would drop and I would probably still gain weight!

Here’s a copy of the meal plan he was on at the beginning of his training period. As you will see, this meal plan, whilst very high in calories (more than I would ever need), it contained plenty of protein and vegetables:

Meal 1 (breakfast)
4 eggs
2 pieces of toast
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

Meal 2
2 scoops of whey protein
2 cups of skim milk
1 cup of green beans

Meal 3
7oz chicken breast
1 cup of cooked rice
1 medium tomato
1 cup cucumber
1 cup of lettuce

Meal 4 - Pre workout
2 scoops of whey protein
2 cups of skim milk
1 medium sweet potato

Meal 5 - Post workout
2 scoops of whey protein
2 cups of skim milk
4 tablespoons dextrose powder

Meal 6
8oz lean steak
1 cup broccoli
1 cup green beans
1/2 cup baby spinach
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil

Meal 7
2 scoops of whey protein
500ml skim milk

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