| Copyright (c) 2008 Ed Scow | | | | No coffee drinks, no sodas (regular or diet), no |
| "I need to lose weight...fast." I get that statement all the | | | | sweetened teas, no alcohol, no liquid calories at all. |
| time from training clients, or just random people who | | | | Anytime you have a drink with your meal, it should be |
| find out what I do for a living. | | | | something that has zero calories, and I'm sorry but I |
| Everybody wants to know how to lose weight fast, | | | | diet soda cannot fit in this category even though it has |
| and there is no shortage of crooks out there who will | | | | zero calories. Diet soda can actually hinder your fat |
| tell you how to do it. | | | | loss goals and may make you gain weight. |
| The only problem is they're probably lying to you. | | | | I've had clients lose upwards of 5 pounds in a week |
| Selling you some magic pill or fad diet that won't do | | | | just by getting rid of their liquid calories. |
| anything but make you go to the bathroom (which is | | | | You can too. |
| I'm sure what you really want) or make your wallet | | | | 3. Resistance Training |
| lighter. | | | | You have to work your muscles if you want to lose |
| But is there a way to lose weight fast? | | | | fat fast. It's just that simple. However, that doesn't |
| Is it possible to lose weight fast and keep it off? | | | | mean you can spend the entire time working your |
| There are ways, but you have to be consistent and | | | | "beach muscles" or by doing thousands upon |
| understand that you have to work to keep the weight | | | | thousands of crunches. |
| off and understand that there's no such thing as a | | | | You have to spend your time doing full body workouts |
| magical cure all. There's no pill, powder or potion you | | | | and full body exercises. Also, given that you want your |
| can take that will make you lose lots of weight | | | | workouts to be done quickly, you should do more |
| instantly without changing the way you live. | | | | supersets or mini-circuits rather than just doing one |
| It just isn't possible. | | | | exercise at a time. |
| However, there are small changes you can make that | | | | Pair exercises like push-ups or chest presses with a |
| will help you lose fat fast and well on your way to you | | | | lower body exercise like a squat or lunge. That |
| goal. | | | | superset alone works virtually every muscle in your |
| 1. Cardio | | | | entire body, including your abs, and will have you |
| That's the obvious one. But don't do what you're | | | | burning fat like crazy. |
| thinking I'm going to tell you. Do not head to the treadmill | | | | You'll get more done in less time and you'll lose a lot |
| and decide you're going to do nothing but cardio for | | | | more fat. |
| the next 90 minutes and do it every day of the week. | | | | 4. Meal timing |
| That's just ridiculous. There's no need for it. Yes, cardio | | | | Don't save all your calories for one meal. Eating too |
| is very important if you want to lose fat fast, but it's | | | | many calories in one sitting will make you gain fat, not |
| not going to help if you do nothing but live on the | | | | lose it. You've got to spread your calories out over the |
| treadmill for the next couple of months. | | | | day and keep your body fed, while not over |
| You don't need to spend that much time doing your | | | | consuming. That's how you lose weight fast. |
| cardio, and some people I tell not to even consider | | | | Also, make sure you eat a good breakfast that's high |
| doing it. There are exceptions, but the majority of | | | | in protein and limit the amount of food you eat after |
| people I train I instruct them to do interval training for | | | | your last meal of the day. This is prime snacking time |
| their cardio. It gets them done with their cardio in as | | | | and it's when most people, who eat perfectly all day |
| little as 15 minutes, it's not as hard on the joints and it | | | | long, totally ruin their fat loss goals. They eat perfectly |
| sure as heck isn't as boring. | | | | all day, then night time rolls around, they're watching |
| When it comes down to it, interval training just means | | | | television, they're bored and they head for the |
| that you mix bouts of higher intensity exercise with | | | | refrigerator or cupboard and grab some snacks. Say |
| bouts of lower intensity exercise. Take the stationary | | | | good bye to your fat loss and hello to more fat! |
| bike for example. After you warm-up, mix bouts of | | | | There you have it. Follow those 4 tips and you will lose |
| harder riding for 30 seconds for bouts of easy riding | | | | weight fast. Give them a try starting right now. Not |
| for 60 seconds and repeat for about 10 minutes, then | | | | tomorrow, right now. Do it and you will be well on your |
| cool down and it's done. | | | | way to accomplishing your fat loss goals. |
| 2. Stop drinking calories. | | | | |