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What Are the Best Tips for Fast Weight Loss?

Diane Goettel
Diane Goettel
Diane Goettel
Diane Goettel

There are a number of ways to experience fast weight loss but it is important to remember that many of these methods are unsafe, especially if they are practiced for extended periods of time. The best way to lose weight in a healthy manner is to make lifestyle changes such as eating healthier foods and getting more exercise. These methods will also help to keep weight off, whereas drastic weight loss diets may lead to yo-yo dieting where weight is lost and then gained again.

Some of the most common fast weight loss plans include the three day diet, the cabbage soup diet, the liquid diet, and the lemonade power cleanse. The three day diet is a program for rapid weight loss during which the dieter follows a very specific and strict diet for three days during which up to ten pounds can be lost. This diet involves the combining of certain foods and a low caloric intake. The cabbage soup diet is a rapid weight loss diet during which the dieter ingests a low-calorie cabbage soup as the primary food for a certain number of days.

Eating healthier foods and getting more exercise may help people lose weight.
Eating healthier foods and getting more exercise may help people lose weight.

The liquid diet is a diet in which people only ingest clear liquids such as vegetable broth, water, diluted cranberry juice, and unsweetened herbal teas. This kind of diet is often prescribed to patients before surgery and is usually not supposed to be followed for more than a day or so. The lemonade power cleanse is a detox program during which a person consumes only a lemonade made with lemon juice, cayenne pepper, filtered water, and maple syrup. Some advocates of this cleanse say that it can be followed for up to two or even three weeks.

Some herbal pills may aid in fast weight loss.
Some herbal pills may aid in fast weight loss.

Fast weight loss is possible by following the diet programs described above. It is important not to engage in any such fast weight loss programs without first confirming the program with a medical professional. There are also pills that can be taken for rapid weight loss. These pills however, can have serious side effects. It is important, again, to consult a doctor before using these kinds of pills.

It's better to think in terms of long term lifestyle health than short term weight loss.
It's better to think in terms of long term lifestyle health than short term weight loss.

You can also lose weight by improving your nutritional intake with supplements. Green powders are popular dietary supplements for weight loss. Unlike dangerous diet pills, the best greens powder uses plant-based nutrients and probiotics to enhance nutrition and improve your overall digestive health. Weight loss is often an abstract goal, whereas focusing on improving your overall health will boost your energy, make you feel better, and might naturally cause you to lose excess weight.

Drinking a glass of water prior to meals helps reduce caloric intake.
Drinking a glass of water prior to meals helps reduce caloric intake.

The best greens powder for weight loss will have plenty of healthy, natural ingredients that benefit your digestive system and have a high nutritional value. Focus on supplements that provide sustainable, healthy forms of energy—avoid artificial stimulants and stick to food-based products, like powders made from leafy green vegetables. If you are unsure of what supplement to use, consult a doctor or nutritionist.

Lifestyle changes help to keep the weight off in the long-term.
Lifestyle changes help to keep the weight off in the long-term.

Starvation is a very unhealthy form of fast weight loss. It can lead to a number of serious mental, emotional, and physical issues. Malnutrition, depression, dehydration, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and even paralysis are just a few of the dangers associated with starvation. Again, it is important to remember that healthy weight loss is much better — and more effective in the long run — than fast weight loss.

Diane Goettel
Diane Goettel

In addition to her work as a freelance writer for WiseGEEK, Diane is the executive editor of Black Lawrence Press, an independent publishing company based in upstate New York. She has also edited several anthologies, the e-newsletter Sapling, and The Adirondack Review. Diane has a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and an M.A. from Brooklyn College.

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Diane Goettel
Diane Goettel

In addition to her work as a freelance writer for WiseGEEK, Diane is the executive editor of Black Lawrence Press, an independent publishing company based in upstate New York. She has also edited several anthologies, the e-newsletter Sapling, and The Adirondack Review. Diane has a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and an M.A. from Brooklyn College.

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Discussion Comments

anon341599

I don't think I'd be able to do that three day diet with just having cabbage soup or liquid diet. I have these unusual hunger so I opted trying an appetite suppressant. It turned out that prescopodene works fine with great results. I'm down 28 pounds and I need three more pounds, and then I'd be perfect. I've also been exercising at the same time. I find it helpful as well.

donasmrs

I once did the cabbage soup diet and I lost four pounds in three days. But I gained it all back in two days and I haven't been able to look at a cabbage since then!

bluedolphin

@ZipLine-- First of all, one month is not a very long time, so please don't set unreachable goals for yourself. But it's not a very short time either and you can definitely lose some pounds before the wedding.

I recommend many, small, high fiber and high protein meals throughout the day. Don't starve yourself, have a few almonds, or an apple in between meals. Try and eat mostly veggies and small amounts of lean meats.

Also, stay away from alcohol and salt. Alcohol has too many calories and salt causes the body to hold on to water, so it will make you bloated.

You can have herbal teas such as green tea throughout the day to boost your metabolism and suppress your appetite.

Finally, none of this is going to work if you don't burn calories so do some kind of exercise every day. Best of luck!

ZipLine

I decided to go to my cousin's destination wedding next month in Hawaii. We're also going to be swimming and tanning there and I still have my winter weight on!

All these liquid diets, soup diets and fruit diets don't sound too good to me. I know I will be cutting out bread because yeast makes me bloated and sugar as well.

What else can I do? Please give me some fast weight loss tips that won't make moody and dizzy!

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      Eating healthier foods and getting more exercise may help people lose weight.
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