Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Can I Lose Weight in a Week

The clock is ticking! I have an important date in a week and Im nervous! Can I lose weight in a week?
Have you ever been in that situation? I have and its no fun. But there is hope, especially if youre truly committed and willing to work for it. A hot dates a good motivator, so lets see how serious you are, lets see if you can lose weight in a week!

The trick involves two basic things. For most people, if you really want to lose weight in a week, you need to decrease your caloric intake and increase you metabolism.

Yes, youve heard it before, eat less and exercise more. But if youre in reasonable condition, and you can hit it hard, with a little rigorous exercise, you really can lose weight in a week.

I have to admit, the fastest way Ive done it is using a low-carb diet. With this system, I didnt actually reduce the amount of calories I took in, but I did shift my metabolism by cutting out carbs. This causes your body to start burning fat. A low-carb diet can do that in pretty fast. Ive done it a few times and the metabolic shift usually happens after about three days of eating less than 20 grams of carbohydrates a day.

I was able to kick that rapid weight loss into high gear with exercise. Ive tested this, done it without exercise and with exercise. Ive even tested it with moderate exercise compared to rigorous exercise.
But low-carb diets are controversial. They have worked for me, and Ive been able to lose weight even faster when I did some fairly rigorous cardio exercise, like running four miles three or four times a week, or biking. Its cool, kind of like turbo-charging your weight loss!

You never go hungry with a low-carb diet, but there are side effects, like bad breath. And Ive never been able to keep the weight off for more than a year because I always go back to my old eating habits (not to mention beer).

If you dont want to go the low-carb diet route, just reduce your calories to 800 or 1,000 a day. Then exercise a lot! Rigorous cardio exercise will boost your metabolism and burn fat. It also adjusts your resting metabolism so your system is more inclined to burn calories even when youre not exercising.
One diet commonly mentioned for rapid weight loss is Fat Loss 4 Idiots. We have a review of this diet, along with four more at our weight loss site. Follow the link below to find those reviews and more ideas on how you can lose weight in a week.

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