About Fast Fat Loss
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Let’s look at the possibility that you can lose more than 2 pounds a week in a weight loss program. To lose real fat – not water, not muscle – you should eat 3500 fewer calories for each pound you want to lose. You would have to eat 17,500 fewer calories a week to lose 5 pounds, that is 2,500 calories less calories a day.
The lowest daily calorie intake you can have and still get all the food you need is 1200 calories. If your current calorie intake is 2500 daily, and you cut that to 1200 calories, your daily deficit is only 1300 calories. To meet your goal of 2500 calorie deficit, you will have to burn 1200 more calories each day with exercise.
Eating 1200 calories a day and burning the same amount in exercise each day is possible, but how long could you do it? Probably not long enough to lose the amount of weight you want to lose.
Losing 2 pounds a week on a diet that is less strict and an exercise program that is less strenuous will be much easier in the long run. You could easily shed 40 pounds in only 5 months. Long term weight control can be acheived by eating fewer calories – eat lean proteins, healthy fats (nuts, avacados, olive oil), and natural carbohydrates (fruits and vegetables). Increase heart and lung capacity with cardio exercises and build muscle with weight training. Read this article for a good fat burning diet and the article Body Toning Exercises for some exercise ideas.
You will avoid losing muscle and feel full longer by eating lean proteins. Increase your nutrient intake and help your digestion by eating green vegetables and lower calorie fruit. Always keep simple sugars and starchy carbohydrates to a minimum, but healthy fats can be eaten in small amounts. Muscle is built when at rest, so resistence training offers a calorie burn not only while you are exercising, but also during the day when you are not exercising. The best advantage of resistence training is making your body strong and lean. You can also burn more calories each day and improve your stamina with cardio training. See this article that has reviews of various programs that include all three elements.
Once you decide that 2 pounds of fat each week is a lot of fat to lose and you can have a less restrictive diet and less demanding exercise program, you can start working to reach your goals!
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