LOSE FAST, LOSE HEALTHY

Today, I want to share how to lose weight fast the healthy way but first let me start by reminding you that losing weight is one thing, losing weight the healthy way is another. Everybody who wants to lose weight wants to lose it all in one go and this makes a lot of people take drastic measures which are usually potentially fatal. I have people call and mail me to ask if I have weight loss pills or teas for sale and when I tell them I don't encourage it they find it impossible to believe.

Like I clearly stated in my first post, in years past, I had tried pills and teas to discover they were all apart from being a scam, poisons that rid your body of nutrients, weaken your immune system, spike or lower your blood pressure to name a few of the risks.

After a thorough research and talking to doctors, my first diet motto is -SAY NO TO WEIGHT LOSS TEAS, PILLS AND POTIONS- and on a personal note, a friend of mine recently lost his 31 year old sister to heart complications traced back to her use of weight loss pills.

To lose weight fast you need three 3 Es
i) Eat healthy
ii) Eat less
iii) Exercise more

Eat Healthy: Cut out foods that have bad, unhealthy and what I call useless calories from your diet. Also drastically reduce the intake of sodium from salty food and starch from carbohydrate to reduce fluid retention.

Eat Less: Cut down your calorie intake and ensure you avoid calories from saturated fat, processed sugar, etc (we'll discuss that more in future articles and posts). To lose weight, a woman needs to stay within a 1200 and a man 1500 calories diet.

Exercise More: To lose weight fast you must work out for about an hour daily (We're talking FAST WEIGHT LOSS), however it is not advisable to work out daily as your muscles need to rest and repair to avoid muscle damage so I recommend one and half hours four times a week.



DIETCHIC QUICK TIPS ON FAST WEIGHT LOSS

***To lose weight fast concentrate on a diet plan with minimal starch (this is does NOT mean don't eat starch), processed sugar, and animal fat from meat and dairy. Eat more of fruits, vegetables especially greens, egg whites, soy products in place of dairy including skim or slim milk, chicken breast (skinless), fish, shellfish and 95% lean meat (you can ask your local butcher for loin of beef).

***When you feel like snacking, snack on fruits and vegetables. Pineapples and cabbages are examples of fruits and vegetables that help you feel fuller for longer.

***Drink plenty of water as it helps balance body fluids which aid digestion, absorption, circulation, transportation of nutrients, etc. Water is also the perfect substitute for high calorie drinks so instead of grabbing that can of low sugar or sugar free drink, grab a bottle of water. Water is also vital when working out as it helps energize muscles which needs fluids to avoid having the muscle cells and electrolytes shrivel. Water prevents constipation and helps you move your bowel which is very important especially when you are dieting.

***Get rid of tempting foods by throwing or giving them out before you begin your diet. Replace biscuits, cookies and cakes with fruits, vegetables and healthy nuts like almonds.

***Occupy yourself  when you are at home because often times people eat just because they're bored.

***Dish and portion control your food, this simply means, dish your food into a plate and dish only a small portion. 

***Don't eat in the kitchen from an open pot or pick out food or fruits from the fridge and eat indiscriminately standing in front of the fridge. Eat sitting at a table.

***Do not skip meals especially breakfast as your body needs food for you metabolism to work. When you don't eat your body "hits panic mode" and traps what it has especially fat.
(This a topic we shall discuss fully soon).

***Keep a food journal, write down whatever goes into your stomach, that way you keep track and not over eat. It helps you hold yourself accountable for what you eat.

***Finally, avoid as poison any diet program or plan that encourages detoxifying teas, tablets and potions or promotes laxatives and fasting or any plan that claims that you can lose weight by eating whatever you want or without any exercise and run from any diet plan that can make you lose more than 1.5kg a week.

#DIETCHIC!