How to Lose Weight Properly & Fast

Losing weight fast should not be done by crash dieting. Not only do crash diets teach you bad eating habits, they are also dangerous to your health. According to the Epigee website, you put yourself at risk for iron, potassium, sodium and vitamin B12 deficiencies, osteoporosis and organ damage. If you want to shed pounds quickly and properly, you have to adjust your way of living. Regular exercise and a healthy diet are essential when trying to lose weight.

Instructions

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Reduce your weight by 1 to 2 lbs. per week. The Medline Plus website states that you should not lose more than two pounds. weekly, because the body will rebel. It fears starvation, and resists letting go of fat.

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Feed yourself a small, healthy meal six times daily, to keep the metabolism revved up and burn fat and calories. Avoid eating three large meals per day, since you may end up craving result-sabotaging foods. Choose your foods wisely. Load up on fruits and vegetables. Eat complex carbohydrates, including whole-wheat bread and brown rice, early in the day. Have lean protein with every meal because it requires a lot of energy to digest; this results in an accelerated metabolic rate. Avoid fried and processed food, and get fats from healthy unsaturated fat-sources.

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Make green tea and water your drinks of choice. Drink up to five cups of green tea because it speeds up your metabolism according to the Colon Health website. Water helps metabolize fat, flushes out toxins, delivers nutrients to cells and keeps the body hydrated so it can function properly.

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Avoid alcoholic. Alcohol metabolizes as glucose (sugar) and has a lot of calories, plus no nutrients. According to "Redbook" magazine, alcohol also affects the nervous system, which slows down your metabolism.

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Insert spurts of high-intensity exercise into your cardiovascular workout, because the sudden increase in energy will maximize your calorie and fat consumption. You will burn more calories in a shorter amount of time compared to same-intensity cardio workout. Perform interval training three days per week, and aim for 45 minutes per day.

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Maintain an active metabolism all day long by introducing weight training into your workout. Muscle tissue needs a lot of energy to maintain itself, and this speeds up the metabolism. Focus on toning the whole body, instead of just problem areas.

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Prevent fatigue, chronic diseases and an increase in appetite by sleeping up to eight hours each night. Sleep allows the body time to replenish and restore itself.