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Losing weight seems like a pretty easy concept, when you think about it. You eat less, exercise more and the weight is supposed to come off. The fact is, I'll bet you already know how to lose weight. If you're like most of us, you've probably lost weight many, many times...so many times, you're an old pro at it. You may even have your 'go-to' diet or exercise program, powering up your old Weight Watcher's account or starting back to the gym whenever the weight starts to creep up.

But what happens when you go off that diet or stop that workout program? You gain it right back, sometimes with a few extra pounds thrown in.

So what you really want to know isn't how to lose weight, but how to lose it and then make it stay lost...forever. There's no real secret to losing weight. The real challenge is making it permanent.

Weight loss is such a complex process, the only way we can really wrap our heads around it is to drill it down into a bunch of numbers. You already know these numbers, probably as well as any weight loss expert: You know that, to lose one pound of fat, you have to burn about 3500 calories over and above what you already burn each day. You don't really want to burn 3500 calories in one day, but rather to cut that down into daily calorie deficits, say cutting 500 calories a day with a combination of diet and exercise.

To go by the numbers, you have to go through a few calculations:

Your BMR is the most important part of the weight loss calculations because it tells you how many calories your body needs to maintain bodily functions such as breathing and digesting and well, existing. This is the minimum number of calories you need to eat each day. Important Note: No calculator is 100% accurate and these formulas don't take into account things like bodyfat, frame size or other factors that can make a difference in your BMR. More about your metabolism.

-Sedentary................BMR x 1.2 (little exercise)

-Lightly active...........BMR x 1.375 (light exercise)

-Moderately active.....BMR x 1.55 (moderate exercise)

-Very active.............BMR x 1.725 (hard exercise)

-Extremely active......BMR x 1.9 (hard exercise daily)

Example:

Mary is 46 years old, is 5'4" and weighs 165 pounds. These are her stats:

BMR = 1465Activity Level = Moderately Active (1.55)Food Calories = 2700TEF Calories = 270

Mary's BMR/Activity level is 2270. She's eating about 2430 calories a day (less her TEF). That means Mary is eating about 160 calories more than what her body needs, which could eventually lead to weight gain.

Is There an Easier Way?

There isn't an easier way to lose weight, but there is an easier way to figure out how to lose weight, if these formulas are a little too much for you. The absolute simplest involves one thing: Make small changes in your diet and activity levels every single day. With this method, you don't always know how many calories you're cutting, or how many calories you're burning. But, if you're doing more movement than before and you know you're eating less than before, you are creating a calorie deficit and the weight loss will follow, even if it's slow. Some ideas:

Total Calories Saved: 532 (based on a 140-pound person)

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Donnelly, J.; Blair, S.; Jakicic, J.; et al. Appropriate Physical Activity Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults. Med & Sci in Sports & Ex: Feb, 2009. Vol 41, Issue 2.

Kelly, Mark. "Resting Metabolic Rate: Best Ways to Measure it - And Raise it, Too." ACE. Retrieved August 29, 2013. http://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/2882/resting-metabolic-rate-best-ways-to-measure-it-and/.

There's no doubt that your diet is probably the single most important aspect of a weight loss program. Why? Think about it for a moment; you can easily eat just one wrong thing and end up eating more calories than you're burning, even if you exercise.

I don't say this to make you paranoid about every bite you take, but it's important to understand how this energy balance works so you can get it right.

Say you've been eating great all day, tree bark and lemon wedges, water instead of Coke, etc. You've been walking all day and you even finish a workout that burns another extra 350 calories. You rock.

Then you go to dinner and have two margaritas and a glass of wine along with dinner. Your drinks alone are worth up to 450 calories and, right there, you've canceled out your workout.

That doesn't mean you have to starve yourself or that you can't have a margarita from time to time. However, if you really want to lose weight, you have to commit to more exercise and less tequila.

How Much Exercise Do I Need?

Exercise is an important weight loss tool, but how much you need varies from person to person. The guidelines recommend at least 250 minutes per week, which comes out to about 50 minutes, 5 days a week. However, it's important that you choose the right workouts - Workouts you enjoy and workouts that take you into your target heart rate zone so you can burn more calories.

There are some workouts that are better than others for burning calories including:

The caveat is that these workouts are very advanced and done at a high intensity. If you're a beginner, even if you used to workout like a crazy person, start with a beginner program to avoid injuries, burnout and misery.

It takes time to build the strength and endurance for high intensity exercise.

Where to Start

You have lots of options for how to start exercising. You could put on some shoes and head out for a walk right now and that would be a great place to start. I also have some programs and articles that offer a little more guidance:

The real key to the weight loss process has nothing to do with actually losing the weight. Most of us can easily figure out how to cut enough calories to do that, right? What we can't figure out is how to keep that weight off.

There are a number of reasons we regain weight: Following unrealistic diets or exercise programs we can't sustain, for example, or completely giving up on healthy eating and exercise during the holidays.

We also tend to think that there's an end to all of this healthy lifestyle stuff. That, as soon as you lose the weight, you can finally enter the 'maintenance' phase of your program which, for many of us, means we don't have to exercise as much and we can finally stop monitoring every single bite we take.

Unfortunately, there is no maintenance phase to the weight loss process. To keep the weight off, you have to do at least as much exercise as you did to lose the weight and, frankly, you may have to do more. The more weight you lose, the less energy your body expends during exercise and the more you have to do to get the same results. Not fair, I know.

So, keeping the weight off has more to do with how you start the weight loss process than how you finish it. To that end, you have to set yourself up for success and to do that you'll need to find a few things:

Keeping the weight off would be so much easier if there were just one thing you had to do. And, depending on how you look at it, there is just one thing to do to keep the weight off and that is: Keep your calories balanced. It's that balancing act that requires constant maintenance because it changes from day to day. Getting your mental strategies in order is just as important as the physical strategies and it may help to think about it like this: At its heart, weight loss will happen if you just learn how to take care of yourself. Once you start doing that, you may be surprised that you don't care as much about the scale anymore.

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We're not kidding. Starving your body by consuming too few calories will not only leave you feeling sluggish and tired, but will also send your body into starvation mode (here's exactly why cutting calories like crazy for weight loss is not a good idea).

"Inadequate intake of calories, especially protein, causes the body to breakdown muscle tissue to meet the needs for amino acids," says Cederquist."I have my patients focus on obtaining adequate lean protein and spreading it throughout the day." Her recommendation:focus on 100 grams per day, which breaks down into three to fourounces of protein at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a few ounces for snacks.

"It's important to get enough quality calories, not just calories," says Cederquist. "If you're eating too little, you may find you can't lose weight, that you are losing your hair or your nails are brittle. You will also be tired and not have stamina."

If you're eating fewer than 1,200 calories per day, your workouts will suffer and the constant stress on your body can lead to muscle loss and slow your metabolism, as we reported in 10 Things You Don't Know About Calories.If you're trying to eat super healthy, you might be surprised at how few calories you're actually eatingtry tracking your daily intake with a food tracking app and make sure you're fueling your body, not depriving it of nutrients.

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Losing weight and keeping it off can be a struggle.

Especially if you have an underactive thyroid. Your metabolism has slowed down and youre almost always feeling tired.

But if you break down the process into small steps, and tick each box as you go, weight loss comes much easier.

This guide covers the 6 fundamental steps required to successfully lose weight with an underactive thyroid.

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I wanted to begin with a nutrition recommendation, but correctingyour thyroid medication first priority.

If your medication is not helping to correct TSH and thyroid hormone levels, as well asrelieve symptoms, then weight loss goes from difficult to impossible.

Work with your health care provider to determine what type of medication is better for you, and also to find the optimal dose required. While Levothyroxine is on average more effective, Armour is reportedly much better tolerated.

There is no difference between taking your thyroid hormone meds in the morning vs evening. Choose whatever is easier for you to have it on a fasting stomach (1, 2).

Summary: It is fundamental to work with your doctor to explore what type and dose of thyroid medication is best for you. Until your thyroid hormone levels are corrected, weight loss is much more difficult.

I need to begin with this clarification:

Carbohydrates are not inherently bad for you. That is, they do not make you fat or sick on their own (I wrote in detail about it here). It always comes back to total calories consumed.

That said, carbs in the form of added sugars and highly refined starches are unhealthy and unnecessary. They offer almost zero nutritional benefit (known as empty calories) and make up a large portion of the excess calories we consume.

In fact, the average American adults consumption of added sugar increased by more than 30% in the last 30 years, with children consuming approximately 20% more. Thiswas illustrated below by Obesity.org.

Fortunately those numbers have began to reverse; a trend thatneeds to continue. Nevertheless, cutting back on added sugar is still the most simple and direct way to cut out excess empty calories.

Thisis done by limiting intake of junk foods, flavoured drinks (including juice), alcohol, white bread, most cereals and muesli bars, and a good portion of packaged food in your supermarkets health food aisle. That includes gluten-free junk food its still junk food.

Now its unrealistic (and unfair) to expect yourself to completely avoid added sugar every day of the year. But you need to begin taking actionable steps that help you cut back and form healthier habits.

Start by not having junk foods at home, or at least keep them out of sight in a cupboard you never use.

Summary: Added sugar makes up a large portion of the excess calories an average person consumes each day. Cutting down on your intake is critical if you want to successfully lose weight.

If you want to lose weight with an underactive thyroid, these should be the foundation of almost every meal you make, and plated first when serving.

There are 2 main reasons for this:

The main benefit of protein is that its much more satiating than both fat and carbs. That is, it has a unique ability to reduce appetite and therefore your overall caloric intake too.

Studies show high protein diets may also reduce obsessive thoughts about food by 60% and cut desire for late-night snacks by half (3, 4).

Foods high in protein include meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, legumes (beans) and dairy.

Protein is also the muscle-building nutrient, so a high protein diet complements regular exercise.

The nutrient-density of meals is even more important for those with hypothyroidism and other autoimmune diseases, where nutrient absorption and deficiency are more common.

Emphasis goes to green leafy vegetables, mushrooms and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.

Veggies are also our greatest source of fibre, a nutrient that feeds the healthy bacteria in our gut. Studies show that long-term low fibre intake will completely throw out the balance of your gut bacteria; the effects on the gut health of mice was irreversible (5).

As a general guide, the protein portion of your meal should be the size of your palm, and salad/vegetables the size of your hand. This would leave about 1/4 or less of your plate for carbs (such as rice or potato or pasta).

Summary: Protein foods and vegetables should make up the majority of your plate. They are generally the most filling and/or nutrient-dense foods per calorie.

Selenium and zinc are two nutrients directly involved in thyroid function.

It is critical that your diet contains adequate quantities in order to optimise thyroid hormone production and metabolism.

Selenium is an essential mineral that helps the body to recycle iodine. Thats the reason the thyroid has the highest selenium content (per gram of tissue) of all our organs (6).

Therefore, its thought that low selenium levels contribute to hypothyroidism through alternate mechanisms related to iodine. For this reason its fundamental to eat a diet that contains many selenium-rich foods, such as:

Zinc is an essential mineral required to regulate Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH).

In fact, the metabolism of zinc and thyroid hormones are closely interlinked, which is why a deficiency can lead to alopecia (hair loss) (7).

While zinc deficiency is very uncommon in the developed world, its still recommended to eat a variety of zinc-rich foods (8). This includes:

Iodine is also important for thyroid health, but in reality insufficient iodine levels that can harm the thyroid is extremely rare in developed countries (9).

Youre much better off focusing on selenium and zinc-rich foods, many of which contain iodine anyways.

Summary: Consuming a diet naturally rich in selenium and zinc is critical for maintaining a healthy thyroid and metabolism.

You cant out-exercise a bad diet.

This is true, especially when your metabolism is slower than normal. Thats why this article places so much emphasis on dietary changes.

However, if you want to kick-start your weight loss then regular exercise is the best way to do it.

Weight loss ultimately comes down to expendingmore energy (calories) than you consume. Although its much morecomplex than eat less, move more (there are many biological factors to consider),being active helps to burn additional calories. It also improves aspects of health that even perfect nutrition cant provide, such as strength and mobility.

You dont have to put yourself through miserable high-intensity workouts either. Research shows that low-intensity exercise that lasts longer such as regular long walks are just as effective for weight loss, especially if you are just starting out (10).

A general guideline is to walk for at least 60 minutes or 10,000 steps on most days.

Regularly lifting weights (or bodyweight exercises) is also highly beneficial, especially if mobility is an issue for you. In fact, its equally as important as cardio and we should be doing both where possible.

Known as resistance exercise, it still helps burns additional calories, but with the added benefit of building lean muscle. The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism and the less likely you are to fall ill (11).

There are numerousresistance exercise programs on Youtube for beginners, and you can do it all at home if you invest in a pair of dumbbells or even one kettle bell.

Summary: Regular exercise helps to kick-start weight loss and speed up the entire process. It also improves your strength, mobility and metabolic health. If mobility is a problem for you, lifting weights or bodyweight exercises are a fantastic alternative.

This step is only for those with Hashimotos or another autoimmune disease, and only recommended if you already consistently follow steps 1 to 5 but are still very overweight.

The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is an elimination diet that temporarily cuts out numerous food groups including dairy, grains, nuts and seeds, legumes, nightshade vegetables and more. It is said to have emerged from the Paleo movement (and sometimes referred to as Autoimmune Paleo), but to describe it as Paleo seems too basic.

The AIP goes by the premise that certain food chemicals and compounds cause low-grade inflammation in the gut of individuals with an autoimmune disease (in this case Hashimotos disease). Low-grade inflammation appears to be a driving factor behind many modern health conditions, including autoimmune diseases, metabolic disorder and obesity too (12).

By removing the everyday trigger foods in your diet, inflammation subsides giving your body the opportunity to recover and reset; known medically as remission. This is what occurs inceliac disease patients when they remove gluten from the diet, or most IBS patients followinga low FODMAP diet.

Ill admit I was highly sceptical of this theory at first; researchers in the area of rheumatology/immunology rarely do randomised trials on elimination diets (the only way to prove cause and effect). That means we still cannot reliably say what foods influence autoimmune diseases and their symptoms (nor to what extent).

Does it help because you cut out specific trigger food components? Or because such restriction inadvertently forces you to eat healthier consistently? Or is it a combination of both? Its hard to say, but we cannot ignore the abundance of non-trial and anecdotal evidence (personal testimonial) that indicate AIP helps with a variety of symptoms.

Although only temporary, elimination diets like AIP are highly restrictive and can get complicated if you take medications for other medical conditions or are at risk of nutrient deficiencies. Its fundamental you speak with your doctor before beginning.

Summary: Trialling the Autoimmune Protocol is an option if you have Hashimotos disease and have found steps 1 to 5 are no help. It may help with weight loss given its (theoretical) influence on inflammation and its highly restrictive nature.

Here are some extra pointers to help you lose weight with an underactive thyroid:

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How To Lose Weight With An Underactive Thyroid: Your 6-Step Guide

With so many get ripped yesterday and lose 50 pounds by tomorrow schemes out there, its tempting to keep looking for that easy way to lean out. But, even extreme plans that seem to work for a while are fraught with trouble.

The reality: If you really want to be a slimmer you, youll be making some habit changes in terms of how you eat and move.

Lifestyle changes are the best way to improve health and manage weight long term, says Donald Hensrud, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program and editor of The Mayo Clinic Diet Book and The Mayo Clinic CookbookHere are some of the most effective tips and tricks for changing your lifestyle and droppping those extra pounds.

The good news: If you really want to succeed, you wont be going on a diet. When someone undertakes a program with the typical approach to diet, they do something thats very restrictive and drudgery but they think, If I can just do this until I lose the weight, Ill be fine. Hensrud says. But if its negative and restrictive, its temporary. The potentially less-good news (if youre resistant to change): You will likely have to modify what you eat, how much you eat, or (probably) both.

Accept that calories count. Hensrud says. This is basic, but there are many fads out there that say they dont. By the numbers, one pound of fat equals 3,500 calories. So in order to lose a pound per week, youd have to reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories a day. This doesnt mean that you need to count every morsel that goes into your mouth (though if youre into that sort of thing, feel free).

Rather, you need to understand calorie density versus nutrient density. Foods that are calorie-dense tend to be high in fat (after all, there are 9 calories per gram of it) and/or full of empty caloriesas in, ones that dont provide much nutrition (sorry, French fries, candy bars, and soda). On the other hand, nutrient-dense foods have lots of good vitamins and minerals for their calorie load. The best ones also have fiber, protein, and/or good fat content, which will keep you fuller longer (which is another reason that sugar-laden juice should probably be limited). Hello, veggies, fruits, whole grains, lean fish, chicken, beans, and nuts.

Vegetables are particularly nutrient dense, especially those that are vividly colored, like dark greens and bright red tomatoes. Greens like kale and cruciferous veggies like broccoli and Brussels sprouts are high in fiber, which will fill you up.

Fruit is a great choice, too, and though it is higher in sugar, the fiber content tends to offset that in terms of preventing a blood sugar spike. The color rule applies here, too, with brilliant berries leading the pack in terms of nutrient density. Still, watch your portions if your main goal is weight loss.

Whole grains are fiber-rich and provide necessary nutrients such as B vitamins and magnesium, and yes, even protein. Wheat, oats, and brown rice may be most common, but get creative with quinoa (a particularly good source of protein), amaranth, buckwheat, and teff.

Lean fish, such as wild-caught salmon, rainbow trout, and sardines are low in mercury and high in Omega 3s and, of course, protein.

Boneless, skinless chicken breast is one of the best bangs for your buck in terms of protein content, with 27 grams in a 4-ounce serving.

Beans are both low in calories yet very filling, being high in fiber and protein (hows that for nutrient-dense?). Top choices include black beans, kidney beans, lentils, and chickpeasbut really any are worth your while.

Nuts are best enjoyed in moderation on account of their relatively high fat content, which makes them more caloric ounce for ounce than other healthy picks. Stick to the serving sizes (usually an ounce) and youll reap the benefits of their wide array of nutrients and their satiating abilities. Especially good picks are almonds, cashews, and pistachios.

Here's our comprehensive list of the 103 best foods for weight loss, according to nutritionists.

OK, so youre not dieting. That means that, yes, you can actually have those French fries. Just probably not every day. Consider quantity as a sliding scale, from limited fries and candy to unlimited veggies, and fill in from there with moderate portions of meat and beans (for protein), whole grains, and low-fat dairy. (The government is onto something with that whole MyPlate thing.) An extreme example: If someone ate only 600 calories of jelly beans a day, yes, theyd lose weight, but not support their health, says Hensrud. But theyd be pretty hungry and unsatisfied once the 60 or so jelly beans (or 150 smaller Jelly Bellys) were gone. (Note: Were also not suggesting 600 as your target calorie count, but you get what were saying.)

Candy. Kinda a no-brainer, since its either all sugar or sugar and fat. Still need your sweet fix? Get down with fun sizeand stick to one at a time.

Pastries. A combo of sugar, fat, and refined flouryeah, not so great for the waistline. And, unfortunately, that danish containing apples or the pie made of blueberries arent any better.

Deep-fried...anything. Oil soaking into those potatoes and breadings might taste great but its not filling and certainly won't help you towards your weight loss goals.

Chips. Ones that are fried or cheese-powder-coated certainly dont scream good for you, but even the ones that purport to be healthy by being baked or made of, say, sweet potatoes, still are mostly empty calories.

White bread. The grains have been de-germed, rendering white bread fairly nutrient-sparse. Many are fortified (for that reason), but its generally better to get your nutrients from their natural, original source.

As noted, deprivation doesnt work long term. Thats why Nathane Jackson, C.S.C.S., R.H.N,, a health and wellness coach and founder of Nathane Jackson Fitness, recommends his clients follow the 80-20 rule: 80% of your calories should come from fresh, whole single-ingredient foods that you eat in largely the form in which they grow in nature (produce, meat, nuts, etc.). The other 20% can be of the more processed variety, in which he includes foods that have a place in a healthy diet, such as whole-grain bread. Of that 20, he says 5 to 10% can be from the junk food column. But dont have chocolate or ice cream in the house, he says. Rig the game so you can win, rather that relying on willpower. If you want it, you can go get it, but make it an effort to do so.

After reading all that, you may still think you have some major dietary changes to make. Before you freak out, start by taking inventory of exactly what youre eating, including portion size. An app like MyFitnessPal can make logging easier, with its extensive database, barcode scanner, and memory of most-used foods (were creatures of habit, after all). If youre not good at estimating how much you ate (and studies show that most people arent), measure your food until youre better at eyeballing it. And dont ignore the calories you drink (soda, juice, beer), which Jackson says are easy ones to cut down on right off the bat. Once you know where youre starting, you can make changesslowly. Try adding one more serving of fruit and one more of veggies, and one less of meat each day, suggest Hensrud. Gradually, the goal is to have the nutrient-dense foods you add crowd out the calorie-dense ones you should limit, so you can eat plenty of food and feel full but consume fewer overall calories.

When it comes to weight loss, what you eat (and dont eat) is far more important than your exercise plan. However, the more you move, the more calories youll burn, which will set you up for greater success. Also, youll develop fitness habits that will be essential for maintaining that weight loss once you reach your goal. If youve been totally sedentary, that means starting by getting up off your duff more. Set a timer to go off every 50 minutes and stand up, walk around, move a little. Studies have shown time and again that people who are naturally thinner move moreup to two hours a day. This timer deal will get you there.

Just like you wont overhaul your diet, you dont need to suddenly become a gym rat. Were aiming for sustainable activity here, so if you go from zero to five days a week at the gym, eventually youre going to burn out. A more manageable goal, Jackson says, is to ramp up your activity slowly, starting with a half-hour walk every day. Then, he suggests some strength training two to three times per week to retain muscle as you lose fat. Choose multi-joint movements like squats, pushups, overhead presses, and rowsyour biceps are a small muscle, so they dont burn a ton of calories, Jackson saysand allow yourself plenty of rest between sets at first. Working out too intensely at first can affect your appetite and energy, so finding a balance is key, he says. A great circuit could include two or three sets, with 8-12 reps each and a few minutes rest between, of the following exercises:

- Squats- Supported Rows- Step-Ups- Overhead Presses- Glute Bridges- Incline Pushups

Once some of the weight is gone and youre feeling stronger, you can increase your strength-training intensity, taking shorter breaks between the exercises, which will increase the aerobic benefits. You may also add in one or two higher-impact cardio days, such as incline walking or running, cycling, or rowing. Start with steady-state workouts, where you go at the same pace for a half hour to 45 minutes, then play with intervals of exertion and recovery, which are higher intensity and have more calorie-burning benefits. Keep the higher-impact portion shorter than the recovery at firstsay 30 seconds or a minute on, 1 to 3 minutes offand then gradually decrease the recovery. When youre ready, you can then increase the push until youre at even time.

Chronic sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on your weight-loss efforts. Your hunger hormones reset when you sleep, too, so if youre deprived of quality and quantity sleep, youre behind the eight ball when you first wake up, and more likely to crave junk food and carbs, Jackson says. Sleep is also when your muscles repair post-workout, so its even more important to get enough once youve started your workout routine. Quantity is good, but quality is also important, Jackson says. Sleep hormones are naturally released around 8 or 9pm, so by going to bed at 10 or so, youll feel more replenished because youll have slept during the window for best quality.

Stress is another factor that can adversely affect your weight-loss efforts. When under stress, your body also releases cortisol, says Jackson. When stress is chronic, youre fighting an uphill battle to lose weight. Further, exercise itself is actually stress on the body, which is why its also important to have a balance of different intensities of training. He recommends meditation, conceding that at first most of his clients roll their eyes. But you dont have to be a monk sitting on a mountain in Tibet. Take 20 minutes a day to relax and breathe and focus. (Check out these Men's Fitness cover guys who meditate for more motivation.)

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On day four, you can eat up to eight bananas, three glasses of milk and a 'GM wonder soup' that consists of cabbage, onion and other green vegetables.

On the fifth day, eat two portions of lean protein (beef, chicken or fish) and six tomatoes. Day six you can eat unlimited protein and vegetables and on the final day you can enjoy unlimited fruit and vegetables and brown rice, but no protein.

This diet is very restrictive and you are likely to miss out on nutrients and feel dizzy, tired and faint. You may have to cut back on exercise; only very low intensity exercise is recommended such as yoga.

The rapid weight loss is unlikely to be true fat loss but water weight - which you will regain very quickly if you start eating carbs again.

You may lose some muscle which will reduce your metabolic rate in the long-term and you may find it harder to maintain your weight.

A two-week, low-GI diet, prioritising heart health. Three meals and two snacks a day consist of lean protein, meat, fish, poultry and some low-GI vegetables and unsaturated fats.

While there is no calorie counting or portion limits. There is, however, an exercise plan to follow.

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Fiona Kirk is the author of 2 Weeks in the Fast Lane and its follow-up 2 Weeks in the Super Fast Lane promise speedy weight loss for those needing to get in shape for an event.

Kirk devised her plan after research showed between 85 and 95 per cent of dieters regain the weight they have lost within five years.

So she studied the ones who had managed to maintain their weight loss and see what they did to be successful.

She said: I interviewed hundreds of people and discovered that 63 per cent of successful dieters had found a so-called quick fix diet that actually worked.

The initial fat loss encouraged them to include in their daily lives some of the eating, drinking, exercise and lifestyle strategies they learned. Not only did they reach their fat loss goal, they kept it off.

Discussing the plan she created after her research, she said: This is not a crash diet.

It doesnt count or restrict calories or leave you short of nutritional goodness. Its not depressing or demotivating and, whilst it flags up the fat-gaining potential of regular consumption of certain carbohydrates, in no way is it low carb.

There are a list of rules that must be followed for the plan to work in the two week time frame.

Consume only fruit until 11.30am, as it is easier to digest if it is eaten on its own.

Have a bowl of soup at lunchtime with a plate of salad on the side.

Starchy carbs such as sweet potatoes, beans, lentils, couscous, brown rice and quinoa are allowed before 6pm. They can be eaten after 6pm if you exercise in the evening. White carbs such as rice, break and pasta are not allowed.

Eat at least three vegetables or a big salad with the evening meal.

Get 30 minutes of physical activity every day, ideally first thing in the morning as this is when fat is burned more efficiently and continues to do so for up to eight hours afterwards.

Drink water every two to three hours, as every chemical reaction in the body needs water to get a result.

If things go wrong, dont worry, just get back on track as quickly as possible.

Juices, salads and soups can be shop-bought if you dont have time to make your own.

Stick to the plan for two weeks, and after the time is up, you can continue the plan for as long as you want to or you can play around with the recipes to suit your tastes.

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Walia Murshida Huda, Senior Wellness Consultant at Healthians and Angeli Misra, co-founder of Lifeline Laboratory, shared possible reasons why you are not losing weight .

- Eating more after a workout: After exercising, some feel hungrier and end up consuming more calories than losing.

- Hypothyroidism: People who have sluggish thyroid or hypothyroidism do not lose weight easily.

- PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Disease): Due to hormonal imbalance, the body increases in weight and it becomes difficult to lose weight.

- Stress: People who are stressed find it difficult to lose weight due to the increased secretion of stress hormone cortisol and stress eating.

- Sitting more and moving less at work: Exercising regularly is good, but being physically inactive for long hours may also affect the weight loss regime.

- High blood sugar levels: High blood sugar levels can affect your weight loss regime.

- Alcohol - Drinking alcohol in excess causes problems in weight loss. One reason is that alcohol itself adds to the calorie intake.

- Over focused: Being focused on the target is good, but being over focused may be harmful as it might make you feel hungrier and increase the craving for junk food to make up for the lost energy.

- Less muscle mass: People who have less muscle mass will find it difficult to lose weight, they have to first build muscle before they can lose weight.

- Some medications: Some hormonal medications, anti- depressants and anti-allergic can cause problems in losing weight.

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It's important to note, right away, that this research is in its infancyif you were looking for an excuse to go wild on a plate of pasta tonight, this ain't it (but there are some healthy options, just in case). The research is largely based on two independent studies on mice which showed that a high-fat, zero-carb pure ketogenic diet made mice live longer and age slower. The drawback, of course, is that humans aren't mice, and the diets necessary for the study would be extremely difficult, if not dangerous to achieve for a normal person (one of the studies, at the University of California, Davis, put the mice on a 90 percent fat diet). Basically, the researchers realized that carbs are actually great, and giving them up totally sucks.

The biggest problem with the [ketogenic] diet is that it is difficult to maintain as a lifestyle, Dr. Eric Verdin, the lead researcher of a newer study, published Tuesday, told the Guardian. "Its an antisocial diet. You can hardly eat anything that most of us like.

(Want a great diet without sacrificing delicious foods? The Men's Health Metashred Diet will help you lose fat fast with an eating plan that's incredibly easy to follow.)

That's where the pill comes in. Ketogenic diets are difficult for humans both because not eating carbs sucks, and because high-fat diets can cause havoc on the body by increasing LDL, or "bad cholesterol" levels. (Mice aren't as susceptible to LDL, so they can pig out on the greasy stuff to their tiny hearts' content.)

Verdin's study at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in California found that one of the biggest benefits of the diet was a "ketone body" called BHB, which the mice's bodies produced during ketosis. As the Guardian notes, Verdin has been researching BHB for years, and found in 2013 that it had the potential to either protect cells from or reduce the microscopic wear and tear that accumulates as bodies get older, lengthening lifespans and helping people feel healthy much later in their lives. To get around the minefields of LDL and bread-free diets, Verdin is now trying to develop a compound, taken as a supplement, that would help the body generate BHB and reap its benefits without making people deluge themselves in fat.

"Im excited about this, and its hard not to be after what weve seen that it does. These are pretty profound effects, Verdin told The Guardian about the original study. His research is ongoing, but the initial results are certainly a fresh look at narrowing down the exact chemicals and bodily processes that help us live healthier livesand then making pills out of them.

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Gene writes: Ive read that toxic chemicals get stored in our fat cells and that when you lose weight, these are released into your body. But all the sources I can find are companies selling detox products. Is there any truth to this claim or is this just another scam to separate us from our hard-earned money?

Before we Gene's excellent questions, lets talk about this word toxin. For most people, the word suggests things like synthetic pesticides or cleaning chemicals, which, ironically, are not technically toxins at all. Strictly speaking, a toxin is a poisonous substance produced by a plant, animal, or microorganism, such as venom from a snake or the bacterial toxin that causes botulism.

Whenever you see the word toxin or toxic, be sure to ask whether the amount you're likely to be exposed to has actually been demonstrated to cause harm--especially when someone is trying to sell you something.

In the popular lingo, however, the word toxin is often used to describe any compound that might have a negative effect on health. But the first rule of toxicology is that the dose makes the poison. Substances that may be harmful (or toxic) at high rates of exposure may be completely harmless--or even beneficial--at low doses. And virtually any substance, including water, can be harmfulor toxicif consumed in sufficient quantity.

Whenever you see the word toxin or toxic, be sure to ask whether the amount you're likely to be exposed to has actually been demonstrated to cause harmespecially when someone is trying to sell you something.

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