Losing weight is a goal set by a greater number of people than ever before. This is because many have realized that, as a culture, we are literally eating ourselves to death. For some, losing weight quickly becomes an issue, especially if they are on the cusp of developing long term health problems like diabetes. Here, we will take a look at how to lose weight in 2 weeks.
The first thing to remember is that losing weight is a function of burning more calories in a day than one consumes. In order to maximize the amount of weight that is lost in a short period, it is necessary to take a two pronged approach to the problem. The first prong is making some serious changes to the diet to reduce the number of calories consumed daily. The second is to increase the amount of physical activity each day to force the body to burn more calories.
Modifying the diet is really fairly simple. The goal is not to starve one’s self. That could have the opposite effect to the one desired and actually cause one to gain weight. Instead, one must change what is consumed. Believe it or not, it is possible to consume more food each day while taking in fewer calories simply by adding more fresh fruits and vegetables in place of many of the high fat, high sugar foods we consume today.
Increasing the amount of water consumed and reducing or eliminating soft drinks will also help a great deal. Water has no calories and is vital to the health of the body. In addition, if one consumes the proper amount of water each day, the body will not think that is in danger of dehydration and will not retain water the way most of do now.
Increasing exercise is also important. One should incorporate a balanced approach that uses aerobic (cardio) exercises to speed the metabolism to burn more calories and resistance to training to focus the energy into burning fat while building muscle. This approach will help one to burn more calories, create more energy so the body wants to do more, which will aid in pushing harder to burn more calories.
If taken in the proper balance of dietary changes and exercise, it is possible for a person to lose up to 40 pounds in just 2 weeks without ever feeling hungry. At the end of that time, the person will likely feel better and have more energy than he/she has in a long, long time.
