Fast Weight Loss

It is intimidating to go into a bookstore and sort through the hundreds of diet books in the aisle trying to make sense of it all. As if being pummeled by diet books aren’t enough, you can rarely watch television without “miracle diet pill” propaganda. It’s no wonder people are more confused than ever about weight loss. First let me clear up some of this confusion.

Any diet program or pill that promises “fast and easy weight loss” should immediately throw up a red flag. Successful weight loss is a process and cannot be achieved overnight. The FDA recommends one to two pounds of weight loss per week. Now, before you get discouraged about the amount of time it may take to achieve your goal, just think of how wonderful you feel about the way you look. Isn’t that feeling worth the correct approach, if it will lead to lasting results?

You may ask why is it recommended to only lose one to two pounds per week. Any time the body loses more than two pounds per week it is more than just fat weight you’re losing. Water weight and muscle tissue are a part of that weight loss. The majority of your body is composed of water. Some popular diet programs cause a good deal of water loss. This water weight is easily regained and does little to nothing to change your appearance.

Water loss tricks a person into thinking the diet is successful. Losing muscle tissue will cause weight loss, however in the long term you are wreaking havoc on your body. Muscle is metabolically active tissue, in other words, the site on the body where fat is burned. Simply put, if you have less muscle on your body, you will weigh less, but you lower your metabolism and burn fewer calories. This ultimately leads to regaining the weight you have lost; since you have less muscle than you had, you end up gaining more weight than you originally lost.

If your goal is to lose weight, it should be fat tissue that you want to lose thus relying solely on a scale to measure your success is going to set you up for possible failure. Any product that does not incorporate nutritional changes and exercise as part of a weight loss plan is flawed from the beginning. Each is an integral part in attaining and maintaining your weight loss goals. Remember, fast and easy should not be included in promising weight loss. Successful weight loss can be achieved, but takes time; it is up to you to take the first step!