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How Do you Know if your Quick Weight Loss Diet is Working?
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Jayson Hunter asked:
I come across individuals all the time that tell me they have followed a quick weight loss diet, but don’t know if it worked or not.
What do you mean you don’t know if it worked or not?
Did you lose weight? Did your body fat percentage decrease? You have to know if it worked or not.
I then ask them if they took any measurements and body fat calculations at the beginning of the quick weight loss diet.
Usually the answer is no.
So I guess they are really telling the truth about not knowing if they lost any weight or not. Generally they say they got on the scale in the beginning and then weighed themselves at the end.
The scale can give you some answers, but it won’t tell you the whole story on whether or not your quick weight loss diet is successful. It can also give you plenty of false numbers along the way that will discourage your efforts.
To be successful at fast weight loss you need to be obviously eating properly, but also strength training. Strength training produces lean body mass which is weight on the scale, but looks great on your body and is key to keeping the fat off once you have lost it.
If I only used the scale as my measuring tool and I lost 10 pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of lean muscle the scale would tell me that I only lost 5 pounds.
I would think that I failed.
If I took before measurements, pictures and body fat calculations I would know that I lost 8% body fat, 4 inches off my waist and gained 5 pounds of lean body mass.
I now know that my quick weight loss diet was successful. The scale didn’t tell me those numbers.
Before starting any quick weight loss diet program take before pictures as well as determine your body fat percentage and circumference measurements.
This way you have all the evaluative tools to tell you if a program is successful or not. These tools you will be using will also let you know if there are modifications to be done to your current diet or exercise program so that you are guaranteed results.
I advise those looking to follow a quick weight loss diet program to start with all these baseline measurements and re-take them every 2-3 weeks to re-evaluate your progress. If you need to modify anything regarding your diet or exercise program these steps will guarantee that you will know quickly.
Don’t just assume a quick weight loss diet program is going to work. You have to measure the results and make modifications to suit you individually. This is the way to guarantee successful weight loss.
Joe
I come across individuals all the time that tell me they have followed a quick weight loss diet, but don’t know if it worked or not.
What do you mean you don’t know if it worked or not?
Did you lose weight? Did your body fat percentage decrease? You have to know if it worked or not.
I then ask them if they took any measurements and body fat calculations at the beginning of the quick weight loss diet.
Usually the answer is no.
So I guess they are really telling the truth about not knowing if they lost any weight or not. Generally they say they got on the scale in the beginning and then weighed themselves at the end.
The scale can give you some answers, but it won’t tell you the whole story on whether or not your quick weight loss diet is successful. It can also give you plenty of false numbers along the way that will discourage your efforts.
To be successful at fast weight loss you need to be obviously eating properly, but also strength training. Strength training produces lean body mass which is weight on the scale, but looks great on your body and is key to keeping the fat off once you have lost it.
If I only used the scale as my measuring tool and I lost 10 pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of lean muscle the scale would tell me that I only lost 5 pounds.
I would think that I failed.
If I took before measurements, pictures and body fat calculations I would know that I lost 8% body fat, 4 inches off my waist and gained 5 pounds of lean body mass.
I now know that my quick weight loss diet was successful. The scale didn’t tell me those numbers.
Before starting any quick weight loss diet program take before pictures as well as determine your body fat percentage and circumference measurements.
This way you have all the evaluative tools to tell you if a program is successful or not. These tools you will be using will also let you know if there are modifications to be done to your current diet or exercise program so that you are guaranteed results.
I advise those looking to follow a quick weight loss diet program to start with all these baseline measurements and re-take them every 2-3 weeks to re-evaluate your progress. If you need to modify anything regarding your diet or exercise program these steps will guarantee that you will know quickly.
Don’t just assume a quick weight loss diet program is going to work. You have to measure the results and make modifications to suit you individually. This is the way to guarantee successful weight loss.
Joe
Dec
9
MN Nikk asked:
A couple of weeks ago I’ve heard again the same old argument, “If weight loss programs would really work, then we would all look great. But we don’t look all that great, so it means weight loss cures are a total waste of time and money!”
You’ve probably heard or thought about something similar too at some point in your life if you’ve ever tried any kind of weight loss program.
I believe that quick weight loss cures don’t work because people fall too often pray to less-than-honest advertising campaigns, spend money on “miracle products” and get no results whatsoever.
So what would really work?
Is there any such a thing as a miracle quick weight loss cure or miracle pill? The short and long answer is, of course, “No!”
Weight loss cures and programs would be benefited if the accent would be shifted not so much on losing weight as on improving the general health of the individual. Furthermore, many specialists report that change in general lifestyle cannot be accomplished effectively unless it involves the whole family of the individual in facing weight issues.
What can one do to improve his or her health, well being and self image?
Procrastination is the number one challenge you will have to face if you want to make durable changes in your life. I mean what can happen if you don’t take your 30-minute walk today? Nothing, really.
There’ll be time that you will skip your walk more and more often and then your gym classes because it will be harder for you to do a full body workout when you’ve done no exercise at all during the week. By the way, 2 hours once a week is not that effective anyway.
And then there are all the small treats you just can’t say no to. And does it really make such a great difference if you’ll eat a little chocolate today, or a double cheeseburger?
When I needed to find a weight loss cure that really works I’ve tried a lot of things. I’m not saying they are all waste of time, but I didn’t like neither one of them. There are friends of mine who swear by Atkins or Hoodia or who knows what else, but I’ve never had any success with any of the well known weight loss programs.
And I am not the type that goes to the gym either. I simply hate to sweat at the gym. I am doing all the chores that needs to be done around the house, I love gardening and I spend a lot of time playing with my dogs, but I just cannot make myself get up and going to the gym.
Plus I love to cook and I love to eat.
Sounds hopeless, isn’t it?
Well, it would be hopeless if I would be into quick weight loss, but I am not.
I’ve set myself a simple goal: I have to lose 1 (one) pound per month. It would have taken me 3 years to reach a healthy weight. It sounds like an eternity and it may well be so for people who expect miracles.
But look at it my way – I didn’t have to make major adjustments in my lifestyle right from day one. All I did was to eat a little less fries than usual and some more veggies. And then I’ve started to drink less sweet carbonated drinks.
It took me more than a year to give up fries and cola, but I’ve done it and I was so proud of myself. I still don’t go to the gym, but I do walk for 30 minutes four times a week and I do try not to use the elevator at work.
And so, with minor adjustments over a long period of time I’ve come to achieve my goal and I haven’t gained any weight back!
Henry
A couple of weeks ago I’ve heard again the same old argument, “If weight loss programs would really work, then we would all look great. But we don’t look all that great, so it means weight loss cures are a total waste of time and money!”
You’ve probably heard or thought about something similar too at some point in your life if you’ve ever tried any kind of weight loss program.
I believe that quick weight loss cures don’t work because people fall too often pray to less-than-honest advertising campaigns, spend money on “miracle products” and get no results whatsoever.
So what would really work?
Is there any such a thing as a miracle quick weight loss cure or miracle pill? The short and long answer is, of course, “No!”
Weight loss cures and programs would be benefited if the accent would be shifted not so much on losing weight as on improving the general health of the individual. Furthermore, many specialists report that change in general lifestyle cannot be accomplished effectively unless it involves the whole family of the individual in facing weight issues.
What can one do to improve his or her health, well being and self image?
Procrastination is the number one challenge you will have to face if you want to make durable changes in your life. I mean what can happen if you don’t take your 30-minute walk today? Nothing, really.
There’ll be time that you will skip your walk more and more often and then your gym classes because it will be harder for you to do a full body workout when you’ve done no exercise at all during the week. By the way, 2 hours once a week is not that effective anyway.
And then there are all the small treats you just can’t say no to. And does it really make such a great difference if you’ll eat a little chocolate today, or a double cheeseburger?
When I needed to find a weight loss cure that really works I’ve tried a lot of things. I’m not saying they are all waste of time, but I didn’t like neither one of them. There are friends of mine who swear by Atkins or Hoodia or who knows what else, but I’ve never had any success with any of the well known weight loss programs.
And I am not the type that goes to the gym either. I simply hate to sweat at the gym. I am doing all the chores that needs to be done around the house, I love gardening and I spend a lot of time playing with my dogs, but I just cannot make myself get up and going to the gym.
Plus I love to cook and I love to eat.
Sounds hopeless, isn’t it?
Well, it would be hopeless if I would be into quick weight loss, but I am not.
I’ve set myself a simple goal: I have to lose 1 (one) pound per month. It would have taken me 3 years to reach a healthy weight. It sounds like an eternity and it may well be so for people who expect miracles.
But look at it my way – I didn’t have to make major adjustments in my lifestyle right from day one. All I did was to eat a little less fries than usual and some more veggies. And then I’ve started to drink less sweet carbonated drinks.
It took me more than a year to give up fries and cola, but I’ve done it and I was so proud of myself. I still don’t go to the gym, but I do walk for 30 minutes four times a week and I do try not to use the elevator at work.
And so, with minor adjustments over a long period of time I’ve come to achieve my goal and I haven’t gained any weight back!
Henry
Dec
7
Has anyone had any personal experience with Quick Weight Loss Centers — in Atlanta?
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fort worth.tx asked:
Does anyone know about how much their program costs? — what all their program entails?
John
Does anyone know about how much their program costs? — what all their program entails?
John
Dec
6
Esther S asked:
ive tired all sorts im a size 14 and 5f9 and i way 12 stone im quite big boned, ive tried hoodia weight loss pills but that dosent seem to be workin, i try and go gym as often as i can, id like to loose a stone or so, so does anyone have any ideas ???
Brandon
ive tired all sorts im a size 14 and 5f9 and i way 12 stone im quite big boned, ive tried hoodia weight loss pills but that dosent seem to be workin, i try and go gym as often as i can, id like to loose a stone or so, so does anyone have any ideas ???
Brandon
Dec
6
Candace asked:
If you have used a diet pill and it worked for you let me know where to find it. Or if you have followed a great plan I would like that too.
Anthony
If you have used a diet pill and it worked for you let me know where to find it. Or if you have followed a great plan I would like that too.
Anthony
Dec
5
Muna wa Wanjiru asked:
Is there such a creature as the quick weight loss diet? I mean, sure there is or are in existence thousands of so called quick weight loss diets but how effective are they? How are they on the person’s health? How long does the weight loss last; how quickly does the diet wear off?
I have always been impressed with celebrities who give birth and within weeks are back to pre-baby shape. What quick weight loss diet do they use? Do they use any? I am further impressed with the actors who gain and lose weight to play particular roles. Robert Deniro, for example, gained 60 pounds to play Jake LaMotta as the boxer aged and got stagnant in the docudrama Raging Bull. Minnie Driver added twenty pounds for the fat friend role she played in Circle of Friends, as did Rene Zellweger for her Bridget Jones roles. And the record-breaking weight addition was done by Vincent D’Onofrio, who gained 60 pounds to play the incompetent, picked-on soldier in the opening scenes of Full Metal Jacket. What kind of quick weight loss diet did they use afterwards, or what kind of quick weight loss diet do the stars use to play emaciated characters—those with eating disorders or those who are depicting concentration camp or natural disaster victims?
And further, the overriding question, if you are not a movie stay raking in a couple mill to do so, is this: How healthy can a quick weight loss diet be? Or, in conjunction, Is it worth it? I am not a doctor or medical specialist of any kind, but I have—as an overweight child, teen, and adult—experimented, read, studied, envied, and been alarmed by the quick weight loss diets mentality and habit and practice. I have fainted, had heart palpitations, and even accidentally overdosed on OTC (over-the-counter) weight loss pills. I have also seen students and friends lose the shine of hair, lose hair, become anemic, develop severe headaches, and need to be intubated to gain nourishment after having played with the Russian Roulette of the quick weight loss diet world.
The celebrities who do so gain and lose weight with seeming ease, are not doing it as a lifetime tradition. They might even be under medical supervision when they do so. When not working on a role that requires their changing their natural weight, they do not, typically, do quick weight loss diets (the actors with eating disorders excluded, here). They use healthy food plans. They exercise. They see food as food and not as love. They diet, but they diet according to the definition of the word as a structured menu of healthy foods that include grains, dairy, protein, nuts, and fruits and vegetables, or reasonable equivalents. We are the ones who turn their food-eating methods into fad “quick weight loss diets”!
Marcus
Is there such a creature as the quick weight loss diet? I mean, sure there is or are in existence thousands of so called quick weight loss diets but how effective are they? How are they on the person’s health? How long does the weight loss last; how quickly does the diet wear off?
I have always been impressed with celebrities who give birth and within weeks are back to pre-baby shape. What quick weight loss diet do they use? Do they use any? I am further impressed with the actors who gain and lose weight to play particular roles. Robert Deniro, for example, gained 60 pounds to play Jake LaMotta as the boxer aged and got stagnant in the docudrama Raging Bull. Minnie Driver added twenty pounds for the fat friend role she played in Circle of Friends, as did Rene Zellweger for her Bridget Jones roles. And the record-breaking weight addition was done by Vincent D’Onofrio, who gained 60 pounds to play the incompetent, picked-on soldier in the opening scenes of Full Metal Jacket. What kind of quick weight loss diet did they use afterwards, or what kind of quick weight loss diet do the stars use to play emaciated characters—those with eating disorders or those who are depicting concentration camp or natural disaster victims?
And further, the overriding question, if you are not a movie stay raking in a couple mill to do so, is this: How healthy can a quick weight loss diet be? Or, in conjunction, Is it worth it? I am not a doctor or medical specialist of any kind, but I have—as an overweight child, teen, and adult—experimented, read, studied, envied, and been alarmed by the quick weight loss diets mentality and habit and practice. I have fainted, had heart palpitations, and even accidentally overdosed on OTC (over-the-counter) weight loss pills. I have also seen students and friends lose the shine of hair, lose hair, become anemic, develop severe headaches, and need to be intubated to gain nourishment after having played with the Russian Roulette of the quick weight loss diet world.
The celebrities who do so gain and lose weight with seeming ease, are not doing it as a lifetime tradition. They might even be under medical supervision when they do so. When not working on a role that requires their changing their natural weight, they do not, typically, do quick weight loss diets (the actors with eating disorders excluded, here). They use healthy food plans. They exercise. They see food as food and not as love. They diet, but they diet according to the definition of the word as a structured menu of healthy foods that include grains, dairy, protein, nuts, and fruits and vegetables, or reasonable equivalents. We are the ones who turn their food-eating methods into fad “quick weight loss diets”!
Marcus
Dec
2
Alien asked:
There are different techniques that can be employed if you are looking for a quick fat loss. You can get a few products that are available in the market that claim to help you reduce the excess fat in your body. The use of these products should however be done only with the permission of the physician. Some of these products may have a slow side effect and affect you in the long run, hence the approval of the doctor is a must. You can get the weight loss pills if you are looking for a speedy recovery from obesity and over weight. Obesity and over weight often have long lasting impact on the body, and disable us from doing a number of things. For example obese people commonly face the problem of knee and joint pain. This mainly happens due to the unbalanced body’s structure. If you reduce the weight you can automatically reduce the effort that is to be done by the different muscles to carry it.
Using the quick weight loss programs you can reduce a considerable amount of weight in a short time span. The use of the fat free foods and the low calorie food is a good option for the beginners. Along with these pre processed food you can also cook some healthy food for your self that is low in fat and carbohydrates. The carbohydrate we intake in our diet is directly converted into calories and gets stored in our body if not used. Similarly the excess fat that we consume through the fatty food is accumulated in our body. We can reduce the fat and hence indirectly the weight of the body by keeping a control on the intake of fat and carbohydrates in our diet. The regular habit of exercise would help you get a faster response.
Some of the breathing exercises can also be followed to increase the body’s metabolism and for a faster weight loss. Quick weight loss can be obtained by doing regular exercise and following a proper diet, however if you want to further increase the rate of weight loss you can take the help of the weight loss pills and the other weight loss products. The weight loss pills comprise of naturally occurring medicinal value chemical that can help you increase the metabolism rate and helps conversion of the bad cholesterol to the good cholesterol.
Megan
There are different techniques that can be employed if you are looking for a quick fat loss. You can get a few products that are available in the market that claim to help you reduce the excess fat in your body. The use of these products should however be done only with the permission of the physician. Some of these products may have a slow side effect and affect you in the long run, hence the approval of the doctor is a must. You can get the weight loss pills if you are looking for a speedy recovery from obesity and over weight. Obesity and over weight often have long lasting impact on the body, and disable us from doing a number of things. For example obese people commonly face the problem of knee and joint pain. This mainly happens due to the unbalanced body’s structure. If you reduce the weight you can automatically reduce the effort that is to be done by the different muscles to carry it.
Using the quick weight loss programs you can reduce a considerable amount of weight in a short time span. The use of the fat free foods and the low calorie food is a good option for the beginners. Along with these pre processed food you can also cook some healthy food for your self that is low in fat and carbohydrates. The carbohydrate we intake in our diet is directly converted into calories and gets stored in our body if not used. Similarly the excess fat that we consume through the fatty food is accumulated in our body. We can reduce the fat and hence indirectly the weight of the body by keeping a control on the intake of fat and carbohydrates in our diet. The regular habit of exercise would help you get a faster response.
Some of the breathing exercises can also be followed to increase the body’s metabolism and for a faster weight loss. Quick weight loss can be obtained by doing regular exercise and following a proper diet, however if you want to further increase the rate of weight loss you can take the help of the weight loss pills and the other weight loss products. The weight loss pills comprise of naturally occurring medicinal value chemical that can help you increase the metabolism rate and helps conversion of the bad cholesterol to the good cholesterol.
Megan
Dec
1
San Francisco Girl asked:
I have to go to this wedding in a couple of months, and want to lose some weight. Is there a diet out there that drops pounds FAST? I have heard of the Size Zero Pill, but don’t know how to get it. Any ideas for weight loss? Thank you.
Yvonne
I have to go to this wedding in a couple of months, and want to lose some weight. Is there a diet out there that drops pounds FAST? I have heard of the Size Zero Pill, but don’t know how to get it. Any ideas for weight loss? Thank you.
Yvonne