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Written by Kim Reynolds
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Rapid weight loss is the process of losing a substantial amount of weight quickly. Generally, weight loss goals should put you at losing about two to three pounds per week. Losing more weight than this in a single week is actually very dangerous to most people. It can upset your metabolism and it is unlikely to be maintained over the long term. It is better to lose weight at a slower pace and to maintain the weight loss long term than to try to lose a lot of weight very quickly. Keep in mind, there are several ways to lose weight relatively quickly, though.
Avoid StarvationOne of the worst decisions you can make is to try a starvation diet for your weight loss goals. Starvation, or not eating enough, is a problem for your body, and it could cause weight gain long before you lose enough weight. Here is what happens in your body when you do not get enough food. Your body uses calories from your food to burn as energy. When the body does not get enough food, it restores to using stored fat. This is a good process, to a point, because it can help you to lose weight. However, if the body continues to not get enough food, the result is that you stop losing weight and your body starts to consume stored protein, which is in the form of muscle mass. Therefore, while you are losing weight, you are likely to lose muscle prior to losing fat. This can also result in malnutrition, which can lead to a variety of health problems.
Reducing Calorie IntakeThe very best way to lose weight quickly is through a process of reducing the number of calories you take in and the amount of exercise you get. For example, if you eat 2000 calories per day and your body needs to burn only 1800 calories, the remaining two hundred calories are stored as body fat. If you flip this equation and only eat 1800 calories by reducing your portions, and you do 200 calories worth of exercise, you will see your body turn to that stored fat to burn as fuel. This way, you are losing weight. |
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