So you want to go on a fast weight loss diet ? Almost all of us have felt this way at some time or another its just the way we assume things have to be done. Maybe it's some holiday weight you want to work off fast for this years vacation, or maybe you've just decided that you would feel and look a lot better with a little less bulk around your tummy or butt. Whatever the reason, losing weight fast diet methods can sometimes be difficult.
It's often the case that you will find yourself dealing with a very restrictive diet that is difficult to stick to, or other methods that just don't work for you. You can avoid much of this, however, by making some simple lifestyle changes that incorporate more healthy activities into your daily routine.
The temptation is to try and lose the weight as quickly as possible and then get back to normal but this seldom works and any weight loss generally not sustained for more than a few weeks.
I you are determind to try and lose weight very fast be prepared for the fact that this will involve a very restrictive change in diet and will be very hard to sustain for anything more than a few days.
A much more effective longer term solution is to make some basic but relatively easy changes to your life style and eating habits. Not only will this be much easier to stick at and a more effective way to lose 10 pounds or so but the weight you lose will have far more chance of staying off.
Usually people find the stress and restrictiveness of a fast weight loss diet program is just to much for them and with a requirement for exercise they have no hope of fitting in their daily routine.
The optimum way to lose 10 pounds or so is to look at combining exercise especially into your day to day routines. This will normally mean getting to work. If you can try biking instead of driving or getting off the subway a couple of stops early and walking the rest of the way.
By biking to work you will not only be getting exercise and working towards your goal of losing 10 pounds, you will be saving money and doing a good thing for the environment. Try and think of other small changes in a similar vein: take the stairs instead of the elevator, go for a walk on your lunch break instead of sitting at your desk. Although these chances may seem small and suspiciously convenient, they will go along way towards losing weight.
The other more pro-active way to lose 10 pounds through a lifestyle change is to engage in more sports and athletic activities over a period .Take up a sport, or go hiking on weekends. The beauty of this is that these things are entirely recreational: you're having fun at the same time that you're losing weight.
It's much easier and more enjoyable to commit to going on a hike every weekend or playing tennis with a friend than it is to sit alone in gym: after all, there's a reason they call it "work" out. I personally think the biggest problems with gyms are not that the machines are top ad great for working out but the fact that it is a solitary way of exercising and that get boring pretty quickly.
Lifestyle changes go a long way towards losing weight, and anyone who incorporates some of the changes listed above should find themselves able to lose weight fast diet not needed life style change is.
By Graham Foster
