Fast Ways to Lose Weight – A Fantasy?

November 7th, 2008 by Stephen Bartlay

by Stephen Bartlay

Few of us have a tolerance for long term perspectives about weight. We want it off and we want it off now! Fast ways to lose weight seems to be at the top of the mind for today’s dieters.

After making the decision to lose weight, it is understandable that we want to get it over with. While fast brings us peace of mind, the problems seem to outweigh the benefits.

Check it out yourself:

* When you Lose weight fast, your body think it’s starving. In an attempt to save itself the body starts storing fat more efficiently and holds on to it as long as it can.

* Cutting your calories dramatically makes it difficult to impossible to meet your nutritional needs. This is a genuine threat to your health.

* Believe it or not, rapid weight loss will trigger your body to consume its own muscle!

* Your body may become very acidic (because it really is starving) causing very bad breath.

* Sudden attacks of binge eating are common for people attempting rapid weight loss.

* Fast weight loss diets lower your base metabolic rate. Your body learns to burn fewer calories to do the same work.

* A lower metabolic rate will mean that you will gain weight eating less food than when you started your diet.

* You may find that you develop bowel related problems such as constipation.

* As you can imagine, being close to or actually starving makes you become obsessed with thoughts about food.

It is my opinion that being realistic about emotional topics is very important. The topic of dieting is definitely one of those topics.

Because of this fact, I not going to try to convince you that thinking about fast ways to lose weight is something you must stay away from. When the topic is emotional, the heart trumps the brain.

Since these are serious consequences, compromise might be worth considering.

* Diet with the least amount of aggression that is tolerable to you.

* Consider taking supplements while you are dieting.

* Begin thinking and moving towards the long term of weight control through lifestyle changes.

* Increase your exercise to minimize the body’s tendency to cannibalize its own muscle.

Of course not dieting and going straight to lifestyle change is an option, but of course we said we wouldn’t dwell on that, didn’t we.

About the Author:

Stephen Bartlay is a writer and researcher. Plagued by a faulty metabolism from birth, uncovering the mysteries of effective weight control has become Stephen?s passion. He is sharing what he has learned on his website. Stephen, the author of “Binge Busters ? Special Report”, invites you to visit him at http://WhyWeight.info to discover new insights that will help you in your own efforts at weight control.