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What is a good way to lose weight fast?

6 Responses to “What is a good way to lose weight fast?”

1. Villhelm said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 10:10 am

   There are good ways to lose weight and then there are fast ways to lose weight.

   There are no good AND fast ways to lose weight.

   Good way to lose weight: Eat properly and nutritiously and do lots of exercise.

   Fast way to lose weight: cut your arm off.
2. tjforreel said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 10:30 am

   Cardio And Circuit training.

   Cut cals a bit

   loose around 1.5-2 pounds a week
3. soccergirliee07 :] said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 11:00 am

   eat well, exercise, and its takes time.
   cut out junk food and fast food and some sugars and pasta from your diet and you’ll get a good start. im 14, 5’7 and 100 pounds and i lost 26 pounds in 8 months by doing this so good luck !
4. Sarah said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 11:44 am

   In order to lose wieght, you need to consume less calories than you burn in a day. First you will want to figure out how many calories your body burns in a day. This is called your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) There are several calculators available online. You will then need to track how many calories you burn through exercising. If you want to maintain your weight, you need to eat at least that many calories each day. If you want to lose weight, you will want to eat less than the amount you burn. If you want to gain weight, eat more than you burn.

   Each pound is approximately 3500 calories. To lose one pound a week, you need to cut 500 calories from your meals or burn at least 500 calories each day. If you are able to cut 500 calories through either diet or exercise you should lose 1 pound a week.

   An example:
   My body burns approx. 1500 calories a day
   I exercise ½ to 3 hours a day, 6 days a week. The amount of calories I burn varies between 300 – 1500. I mainly do cardio (swim, bike, run).
   My daily calorie(energy) output is between 1800 and 3000. I maintain a diet of approx. 1400 calories, more on days where I will be doing heavy workouts.

   It is important to balance your calorie input and output. If you do not take in enough calories, you will actually be starving yourself. Your body will hold onto the excess weight rather than letting it go. Losing 1-2 pounds a week is healthy and it will stay off. It is important that you consume at least 1200 calories a day. Anything less than this will put your body into starvation mode. Stay away from fattening foods, things with high sugar content such as fruit juice and soda, and eat plenty of fruits, vegatables and lean meats.

   I do not recommend using diet pills as they can mess with your metabolism. You will see weight loss, but it will mostly be water weight and will be regained once you stop taking the pills.

   You will lose wieght faster by doing at least 30 minutes of cardio a day. This can be running, cycling, aerobics, swimming, rollerskating, etc. The sky is the limit. By incorporating weight training, the muscle that you gain will help as well as the more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns.

   For the best results you should see a professional to help you draw out a plan.
5. Aspen said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 12:37 pm

   you need to burn more than you consume
   try calorie.about.com to help set up a diet tracker. this will have you set up a profile and help you reach a healthy goal. Don’t crash diet, if you do you’ll just gain weight back and then more. Not good for cheerleading.Be sure you are combining cardio and strength training, getting plenty of sleep and drinking lots of water. Cut out all candy, soda and bad carbs, no mcdonalds or starbucks!
6. whinnie_p said :
   October 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

   Wanna lose 5 pounds in one week?

   If you’ve got an important event coming up soon, and you need to work off a few extra pounds, here are some tips that’ll help you squeeze into your favorite outfit. But a word of caution: quick weight loss isn’t healthy, and you shouldn’t do it often. But if you need to slim down fast, just this once, here are 5 tips from Women’s Health and Fitness magazine.

   Make sure one of your meals each day is just raw vegetables.
   Don’t drink anything carbonated – it can bloat you.
   Drink a ton of water – then drink some more. It’ll help keep you full and prevent you from retaining water.
   Minimize carbs – no potatoes, rice or pasta.
   Walk for 20 minutes twice a day.
   Between the exercise, the vegetables and the water, you’ll be squeezing into your favorite outfit in no time.