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Written by Vicky G.   
Many people need to lose some weight, that's a fact. Walk around where people gather, you'll see it. Look in the mirror, unfortunately you'll likely see it there too. When your goal is fast weight loss, keep a few simple things in mind to take off the pounds quickly and safely.
by VickyG.


Many people need to lose some weight, that's a fact. Look around where people gather, you'll notice the fat. Look in the mirror, unfortunately you'll likely see it there too. If your goal is fast weight loss, keep a few simple things in mind to take off the pounds quickly and safely.

When people want to lose weight one of the most common things they do is to skip meals. It makes sense, right, cut out the calories by eating one fewer meal. Doesn't weight loss come with eating less calories? That's correct but skipping meals isn't the right way to reduce calories. Your body thinks it's being starved when you skip meals. It goes into "starvation" mode. It starts to retain fat to counteract what it perceives as a food shortage. When you skip meals you'll end up hungrier at the next meal. The result is binge eating. Skipping meals is the worst of both worlds that results in gaining even more weight. Don't skip meals.

Know how much to eat. It's called portion control and it's as important as eating the right foods. Too much of even a healthy food still results in weight gain. It's hard to do when large portions are so common. Restaurants and even most people in home cooking serve portions far larger than needed.

Sources such as the FDA list recommended daily allowances. And remember portion size when you eat at restaurants, especially fast food restaurants. You'll likely have to cut down on what a restaurant serves.

Eat more whole grain foods, skip the white grains such as white bread, sugar and white rice. Whole grains are lower in fat and higher in nutrients. The fiber in whole grains will make you feel fuller faster and longer. Also whole grains contain many nutrients that are often lacking in people's diets.

Drink more water. Replace juice and soda with water since that juice and soda adds 90,000 calories to an average person's diet every year. Drink it between meals too. The goal is 8 glasses of water each day. It seems like a lot, but it's not. Drinking water also promotes health in general by keeping you well hydrated and cool.

In order to maintain proper blood sugar eat healthy snacks between meals since the body needs food every three to four hours. Healthy snacks also help control eating at meal times.

Fast weight loss isn't impossible with a little knowledge and planning. It won't be long before you're slimmer and trimmer.

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