Strategies to Lose the Weight Quickly

You don't have twelve weeks to devote to a training program (which is of course assumes that you even have a gym membership.) And you don't have time to lose a pound or two a week on the "sensible diet", though that would be great.

If you are going to fit into that dress, those jeans, or that bikini at this point your best bet is to start flushing out that excess water weight. You can do so by simply drinking more water, fasting, and/or cleansing.

Drinking more water is an effective strategy. The benefits of drinking water are endless but we won't go into all of them here. As a strategy to lose the weight quickly, drinking more water is the easiest and cheapest method with an immediate result.

If you deprive your body of an adequate amount of water, you are "dehydrated". Your body responds by storing whatever available water you do have. This storage of water results in bloating.

When you drink the recommended eight glasses of water per day, your body no longer stores water but rather allows for the fresh supply of water to cleanse your body and to be released.

This strategy of drinking more water alone can result in a loss of water weight of 3-5 pounds in a week.

In addition, drinking water a half hour before a meal, fills your belly. By doing this, you will not feel as hungry and will eat less .... which means, fewer calories consumed!

There are a number of reasons why a person may choose to fast, but again, for the purpose of this lens, we are talking about benefits as they relate to losing the weight quickly. Whether you choose a juice fast, or a water fast, fasting is an effective way to lose weight quickly while detoxifying your body.

The following article, details the pros and cons of such a strategy.

Can Fasting Help You With Weight Loss?
By Phillip England

Although there are a lot of criticisms against the matter, fasting can help achieve weight loss goals. People believe that fasting can help you in weight loss by helping you get rid of unnecessary fats in your body. However, to ensure that it can work to your advantage, it should be done correctly.

Effectiveness

In some cases, fasting to help you with weight loss may not be effective. When done for longer periods of time, it can help promote eating disorders and further health complications. Aside from that, fasting for longer periods of time can cause your metabolism to slow down.

Weight management

If fasting can help you with weight loss, it can also help with weight management. However, you need to make sure that you do not fast for long periods of time. Fasting can be done in intervals. For instance, you can choose to fast once every week or once a month.

A quick-fix

Fasting seems to be a quick solution to lose weight but you need to understand that what you are losing initially is your water weight and not your fat. Since it is considered as a quick-fix weight loss solution, there is a high possibility that all the weight you lost can come back once you stop fasting.

How to fast

Fasting can be done in many ways but to do it properly, you need to make sure that you are both mentally and physically prepared for it. If you are not, then you are going to have a hard time focusing on your goal. Some fasting can be done for medical purposes while some are done by not eating but drinking fluids only. The extreme type of fasting involves not eating anything at all for at least 24 hours.

Some reminders

There are a lot of misconceptions regarding fasting that may mislead you especially if you are using the method to lose weight. You must remember that it should be done in moderation. Furthermore, before fasting, you should consult with your doctor first for any existing medical condition. For example, fasting is not recommended for those who are diabetic because not eating anything can lower their blood sugar.

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Who Shouldn't Try Juice Fasting?
By James A. Penn

Juice fasting is an excellent method to detox the body, but not for some people. For some people, juice fasting could be potentially dangerous or harmful. Are you one of these people?

Juice fasting may not be suitable for people that are%u2026

- Pregnant - your body will undergo some extreme changes that could be potentially damaging to the health of your unborn child.

- Suffering from a variety of diseases and illnesses such as: diabetes, eating disorders, liver disease, low blood sugar, malnutrition, addictions, anorexia, anemia, asthma, low blood pressure, infection, gout, cancer, epilepsy, terminal illnesses.

- People with other chronic conditions should only attempt the juice fast diet with supervised medical attention.

- People currently taking prescription drugs and medication should consult a doctor or medical professional before embarking upon a juice fasting program.

If you don't suffer from the above, then it is more than likely that you can start the juice fasting diet program. But, as with any extreme change to your traditional lifestyle, you should seriously consider consulting a doctor or health care professional before you begin with the juice fasting program. Good luck!

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Just as fasting is a strategy to flush out excess water as well as to detoxify your body, so too is a body "cleanse." Unlike a fast, however, which starves the body and thus slow metabolism, a cleanse allows for enough nourishment to keep metabolism up, while detoxifying the body and losing the weight quickly.

The buildup of toxins in the body aid in the storage of fat, ineffective fat metabolism and ineffective digestion. The purpose of the cleanse is the draw those toxins from your organs and from the fat, resulting in a healthier and slimmer body.

One particular cleanse has become WILDLY popular for people looking to lose the weight and inches quickly.

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Without getting ahead of ourselves, I'm confident you've achieved your goal of losing those few extra pounds and inches and look FABULOUS for that event!

Lets not stop there! Remember that "sensible diet?" Lets get to it and keep that weight loss going. In another lens, I'll take on true FAT loss, so keep in touch.