Buffing Up

I have a friend who is quite overweight, and has been “wanting to lose weight quickly” for the past few years. They have been on numerous fad diets, hunger strikes, diet pills, you name it. Progress has been little to none, but this has not deterred them. They are still adamant, years later, that they need to lose weight quickly. As bizarre as this is, it got me thinking. Perhaps the “slow and steady” method is, in fact, how to drop weight fast.

First up, we need to look at the causes of weight gain. Our society revolves around processed food. This is resulting in a large increase in overweight people. These overweight people are running a huge risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and many other illnesses that can rob quality of life and reduce their life span.

It is important to allow yourself time to make the necessary changes. We want to do this the quick way, which means we want to make it manageable and realistic. It is all too easy to develop poor eating habits, especially with all the so called “health foods” the food giants are throwing at us that are not healthy at all. We will succeed by making good choices, one choice at a time.

For example, you might start off with changing your bowl of chocolate frosted sugar bombs for a bowl of oatmeal, some nitrate/nitrite free bacon, and a piece of fruit. If you are in the habit of eating out every day, maybe start to prepare a healthy meal at home once a week. When you do eat out, perhaps start to exchange the side order of fries for a salad every second meal. If you can make a new small change every 2 weeks, and keep it in place, it will not be too long till your bad eating habits are a thing of the past.

When you are eating healthy food, you will begin to lose weight, and you will have more energy. But if you want to keep losing weight, you will have to increase your metabolic rate. This is where exercise comes in. Now you can make use of your extra energy. You can start off slow, just like when you changed your eating habits. Maybe do some sets of star jumps before hitting the shower. Occasionally add something to your exercise routine, without subtracting anything. As your fitness improves, you will have to increase your output if you want to keep seeing results.

We’ve covered food and exercise, but there is one more very important factor to consider. If you seriously want to lose the weight and improve your health, you will need to become committed to the cause. It is not easy to lose weight and keep it off. It will take some serious changes to your lifestyle. There will certainly be times when you will feel discouraged or disappointed, especially if you take some backward steps. But remember, you are on the “fast track” to lose weight, not on the “no track” of gimmicks and fads.

You have had your little stumble, but now your commitment takes you by the hand and sets you right back on the path. Shake off the cupcake crumbs and resume your journey. You began this journey because you wanted to know how to drop weight fast, but now you are on the home stretch. You can hear your good health not far down the road, urging you on, and you smile to yourself, because you know you will make it.

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