How to Lose 100 lbs Quickly and Safely
Posted on October 13, 2009
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Have you decided to lose 100 lbs or more, but don’t know where to start? Well, you’ve come to the right article. Losing 100 lbs usually seems like an insurmountable goal, but it doesn’t have to be when you get committed and have a good plan. The choices you make each day will make the difference in the long run, so don’t forget it. Losing 100 lbs won’t happen overnight, but you can do it if you follow this advice. Here some guidelines to get you started.
When you are going to try to lose 100 lbs or more, you need to set a goal. Losing 100 lbs is not a good goal. The best way to do it is state your goal positively. Focus on weighing however much you will weigh once you?ve lost the 100 lbs. For instance, if you now weigh 300 lbs and you want to lose a hundred, focus on weighing 200 lbs. This will get your mind working on the reality of weighing 200 lbs instead of the abstract goal of losing 100 lbs.
Think about this for a minute, can you picture what 100 lbs of fat looks like? Can you picture losing 100 lbs? Probably not, but I bet you could picture what you might look like if you weighed 100 lbs less. Try and picture yourself in a thinner, healthier, lighter feeling body. I?m sure this is much easier to imagine. That?s because you have actually given your mind something to focus on, if you make achieving this your goal, rather than losing 100 lbs, you are much more likely to achieve it.
If you are going to take on losing any amount of weight, you need a system that is guaranteed, but if you are taking on a large amount of weight and you want to lose it quickly, you need a system that will help you lose weight without plateaus.
Get a system with a diet and workout plan so that you are doing everything possible to burn more fat in less time. You want to reach that goal as soon as possible, don’t you? Be sure you can stay committed to the plan. Too many people start a plan and give up a few days into it because it is too strict or not strict enough. Don’t be like them. Be sure you can continue the plan for as long as it takes to lose your weight.
Note: Diet plans that cut out important nutrient groups may get you instant results, but will lead to plateaus and eventually weight gain later.
While cutting carbs or fat may help you lose weight at first, what is the cost of this weight loss? Usually when you drop carbohydrates, your body will begin something called dietary ketosis. This is a condition where your body releases water from the cells, your initial weight loss, then begins to eat away at fat and muscle. So why is this bad, you’re losing weight. It’s bad because while you lose water weight and fat, you also begin to lose muscle. This leads to problems later on. It’s best if you find a well balanced nutrition plan that you know you can stick to, after all, losing fat is what’s important, and you have to know you can succeed.
While it may be tempting to go to lunch with friends or over eat at business lunches, you need to stay focused if you actually want to reach your goals. This is sometimes easy, but most of the time, when it comes to food, it?s hard.
Junk food is just good, we can all agree on that, that’s why we buy it and that’s why we love it. That’s why McDonald’s does so well. We all know it’s not good for us, but we all sit in our cars at the fast food drive through and eat it anyway, because it tastes good. This is fine every once in a while, but it’s not such a good thing if we do it too often. That’s when the problem starts.
If you are going to succeed, you need to get rid of your vice food. This means any food that is your vice. Maybe it’s ice cream, chocolate or potato chips. Whatever it is, you have to get it out of your house so that it won’t tempt you when you’re feeling weak. This is one of the biggest reasons diets fail, junk food is tempting and easy to get to. Don’t allow yourself to fall into this trap. Get rid of your vice food until you’ve reached your goal.
When you intend to lose weight, you need to let your friends and family know. Tell them you plan to lose weight and that you are very serious about it. Ask for their help to stay on track. If your friends struggle with weight loss, let them know how committed you are. Often our closest friends won’t be as committed to their health as we are, and will accidentally tempt us to sweet snacks or a nice meal with friends. Ask for their help to stay on track and let them know how committed you are.
Some of your friends may surprise you and jump on board to support your weight loss. Some of your friends may just step aside and let you do your thing, whatever the case, these friends will be the ones to help you succeed.
If, however, your friends or family meet you with resistance, get yourself a coach, mentor, or even healthier friends to help you lose your weight. If worse comes to worst, you can charge forward alone. After all, you’re the only one that can do this and you are the only one that is going to be losing the weight.
Even though you have to stay on track, it’s important to indulge occasionally. Get a plan that keeps you burning fat constantly so you can’t get discouraged, then you are able to occasionally fulfill some of your cravings. If you don’t, you will fall off the wagon eventually, and when you do, it will be harder to get back to it. That’s just not worth it, this is your health we’re talking about, but it’s also your life, and life is for living. Get a diet plan that allows you to eat some of your favorite foods. Despite what most diet plans think, you aren’t a robot.
Eating cake or having fast food occasionally is just fine, but doing it at the wrong times can send you moving back up the scale, rather than down. Your diet plan must have flexibility built into it. There are plans available that let you eat your favorite foods while still losing weight.
It is possible to easily lose 100 lbs. All you have to do is follow this advice, stay committed and have a solid proven diet and exercise plan. It’s up to you to take the action to lose weight, and when you do, you’ll be amazed by the results. Imagine feeling lighter, healthier and full of energy. If you can imagine it, you can have it.
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