Thursday, May 22, 2008

5 Things Anyone Can Do to Lose Weight Faster

Are you trying to lose weight fast? It's important to attack your extra body fat from many angles. Give the following tips a try and you'll build a leaner, healthier body in less time...

1. Set goals and visualize success. Creating a list of goals with a deadline is a proven way to speed up results in any endeavor. Also, the the power of visualization to help focus your thoughts and actions for much faster fat loss progress.

2. Boost your energy naturally. Energy is everything when it comes to fast fitness results. Use these proven techniques to boost your energy, speed up your metabolism, and improve your overall health:

-- Get 7-8 hours of sleep per night
-- Avoid refined sugars, processed junk foods, and alcohol
-- Surround yourself with positive images and positive people
-- Drink green tea and yerba mate for a healthy & natural energy boost (and increased fat burning!)

3. Eat like a caveman. One of the fastest ways to lose weight healthily is to cut out all refined and processed foods from your diet and focus on eating a paleo or "caveman"-like diet. This basically involves eating only lean meats (or other lean proteins), fish/seafood, vegetables, raw fruits, nuts, seeds, some tubers, and healthy fats from avocado, olive oil, nut oils, etc. These are the foods our bodies are designed to consume and process. They make losing weight much, much faster and easier!

4. Do high-intensity exercise. Brief (20-45 min), high-intensity workouts, done 3-5 times a week, are one of the most effective ways to lose body fat quickly. They burn a ton of calories, boost the metabolism for hours after you've finished exercising, stimulate the production of powerful fat-burning, muscle-building hormones, and are more fun to do than typical long/slow cardio. They're also less likely to leave you over-trained or feeling "burnt out."

A great example of this type of exercise is HIIT training.

5. Take the right supplements. Of all the supplements on the market, only a handful have actually been shown to improve fat loss and fitness results. Three of the best, most-proven supplements for faster, healthier weight loss are:

-- Whey Protein
-- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
-- A Quality Multivitamin

You should consider making these relatively inexpensive supplements part of your daily training regimen.



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