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How to lose weight fast was a question I was asked frequently when I was an admin on the Trim Healthy Mama Facebook groups. Even though this post addresses the question from the THM perspective, I think it applies to many other ways of eating as well. If youre not familiar with the Trim Healthy Mama plan, I review the book here. ~Gwen

Q. Any specific advice for us on how to lose so quickly? Id love to hear some of your own tricks.

A. Ill answer from my own experience here, and what Ive seen from moderating this now nearly 6,00080,000 and growing member Facebook group:

Mostly, those who lose quickly are just those blessed with a fast metabolism that recovers quickly when sugars are removed. They dont cheat or eat off plan frequently and avoid real sugars, but they do bounce a good bit in their calorie intake.

While THM is not really designed for quick weight loss, it does happen for some. What makes it different from quick weight loss plans and gimmicks is that it doesnt attempt to force weight loss at the expense of overall healthso for those whose bodies *can* lose quickly, they do. For those who need a slower, gentler approach, they experience loss and healing at the rate that their own body dictates.

I found that even though my body was *able* to lose quickly, I now wish that I had slowed down my losses. Though I did sustain quick and lasting results in weight loss, I ended up needing specialized help for the past six months to recover from complications from overwhelming my liver. I have a somewhat common liver processing issue called MTHFR that makes my body work harder at detoxing, and weight loss can and does strain that process. If you have a family history of heart disease, stroke, miscarriage, autoimmune disease, autism, or miscarriage, or if you react strangely to healthy foods, I strongly suggest that you consider being gentle to your body during any weight loss program, and that you ask about MTHFR genetic testing.

Those who lose more slowly either have underlying health or hormone challenges that their bodies are dealing with in addition to weight loss, so that slows them down. But the basic lifestyle and diet of Trim Healthy Mama are only going to support their rate of healing and move diet concerns out of the way when dealing with a health problem that needs to be addressed.

Some ladies find that adding in additional liver support really helps their body process the fats into and out of their body in a much more efficient way. The liver processes all lipids or fats, including the ones we eat, the ones in our bloodstream that we are giving off as we lose weight, and also our hormones, which are lipids. So the liver really has to work extra hard during weight loss or during periods of hormone readjustment (like pregnancy, nursing, or menopause.)

Silymarin is one of my favorite herbal liver support herbs, and one I take daily to support my body in healthy weight loss. This is a great liver support blend that contains silymarin if you want to support healthy liver function: (affiliate link)

Some signs that you may need liver support are: pimples or acne, indigestion after meals (especially fatty meals) that ranges from bloating/gassy feelings to pain, and a history of gall stones.

Plateaus and stalls can be a normal part of healthy weight loss. Early on with THM, I would be seeing my friends losing 1-2 pounds a week at a steady rate, but I would stall for 2 weeks and then lose 2-3 pounds. Its just how my body worked at that point, and it does fall within the normal range of weight loss experiences. Ive also had phases where I was losing around a pound a week with no real changes to what I was doing. So that can change as your body adjusts and heals.

Certain times in your monthly cycle can also stall weight loss, but just because youre retaining water.

Its REALLY important to not get too number bound with your scale. Its a good indicator of overall weight, but that involves SO much more than just body fat. Hormone fluctuations, water retention, and more will dramatically affect the scale anywhere from 1-4 pounds per day. [bctt tweet=Its NORMAL for your weight to bounce higher in the evening. This doesnt mean youve put on fat! #GwensNest #THM]

This is one of my favorite quotes from the Facebook group, from a lady who had seen the scale move up from one day to the next:

My husband always reminds me: A pound [of fat] is equal to 3500 caloriesdid you REALLY eat 3500 too many calories yesterday? Really?

Here are some of the most common THM obstacles to weight loss that I see frequently on the wall over on the Facebook group:

Inadequate protein intake specifically reduces Phase I clearance, and insufficient calories decreases overall detoxification function. The detoxification process requires large amounts of caloric energy, which comes mainly from the food we eat. If we do not eat enough protein, the body breaks down vital tissue protein to produce the energy it needs. This decreases the available amounts of Phase I and Phase II enzymes, amino acids, and peptides, because the body breaks down protein to amino acids and peptides. The greater the toxic burden of the body, the higher the need for protein, carbohydrate, fat, and micronutrient intake. (emphasis mine.)

In plain English, that means: Eat enough food or youll feel like crud.

Consuming less than 1500-1800 calories per day (most women should stay at the high end of this range) may put your milk supply at risk, as may a sudden drop in caloric intake.A mothers baseline need for calories (not including lactation) depends upon her activity level, weight and nutritional status. A mother who is less active, has more fat stores, and/or eats foods higher in nutritional value may need fewer calories than a mom who is more active, has fewer fat stores, and/or eats more processed foods.

Nursing Mamas need an additional 400-500 more calories per day to support healthy milk production IN ADDITION to the number of calories that they are burning with working out or just regular life activities. So listen to Kelley, and listen to your body: eat when you feel genuinely hungry.

Now, lets shimmy down to the other end of this teeter totter. Away from the celery sticks and lettuce turkey wrap lunchat the opposite end of the spectrum: the Lasagna Lunch with brownie dessert.

Believe meI NEVER thought Id be free of desiring sugar. I loved sweets. I fought hard emotional battles against the idea of Weight Watchers and diets, because no Twix barsno Dr. Pepper, and no Krispy Kreme donuts until after I had lost the weight. Life without sugar just wasnt even on my radar. I was SHOCKED beyond words when I was taken through the drive through of a Krispy Kreme on week 3 or 4 of Trim Healthy Mama, and I didnt even have one tiny desire to eat oneand I wasnt even mildly annoyed by missing out. In fact, I didnt feel like I WAS missing outit felt so weird, and so freeing!

Some of my friends really struggle with not losing the cravings even after weeks of willpower and sticking to plan. For those ladies who are having trouble kicking nagging sugar and/or carb cravings, the books The Truth About Beauty, and the Diet Cure are great reads and resources that are helping a friend of mine overcome her health issues and return to healthy weight loss patterns. She is using Trim Healthy Mama(Amazon affiliate link)as the basis for her return to health along with the other two books I just mentioned:

If THM isnt working for you, dont give up!! Just keep looking and paying attention to yourself to figure out what it is that you are personally missing. [The Diet Cure]diet is almost exactly THM, and there are 8 sections to figure out why it is you dont feel good or arent losing weight. This book has quickly moved up on my list of all time favorite books! Doing the questionnaire in the book I just read ruled out some key things I thought I might have, and left me to focus on deficiencies were obvious I did have! My top 3 categories were brain imbalance (hoping to heal with amino acids) sometimes low cal dieting (healing with THM) and blood sugar imbalance (on the road to healing that with supplements [from the Truth about Beauty] and already noticed a huge difference!)

For hormone help and testing, see your doctor. For help with mood disorders, anxiety, and other odd and random issues, check out The Mood Cureor The Diet Cure by Julia Ross. (Amazon Affiliate links) For issues with unrelenting cravings (which are NOT supposed to be a part of the Trim Healthy lifestyle), check out The Truth About Beautyby Kat James.(Amazon Affiliate link)

So there you have it, my friends! Go forth and fight for your trim and healthy best!

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"My body just can't lose weight." That's the first thing I heard when I picked up the phone. Sounding frustrated and hopeless on the other end of the line, my client Sarah continued. "If you knew how hard I've been working, you'd understand. You'd know I wasn't making excuses."

Sarah first contacted me after a friend of hers had successfully lost weight through my online coaching program, just six months after having a baby. I asked her to keep an open mind and walk me through everything she'd been doing in terms of diet and exercise. The problem was immediately clear: Sarah was putting in effort, but the type of effortspecifically her over-reliance on running for weight losswasn't the best way to lose fat and get the results she wanted.

Once Sarah understood why her approach to cardio was holding her back, we adjusted her plan and the pounds starting coming off again (seven pounds in one month, to be exact.) So to make sure your cardio training isn't the reason your jeans don't fit better (despite spending plenty of time in the gym), here are five common mistakes, plus simple solutions to get back on track. (Here, more on running for weight loss, and other cardio myths that could be holding you back.)

Your body is an amazing machine. It's designed for efficiency, meaning if you do the same thing over and over again, the process becomes easier. This applies to your running workouts too. Not only will they start to feel more effortless (even if you're still sweating and pumping your legs), but your metabolism literally learns and reacts so that fewer calories are burned with the same exercise output.

This is where traditional "steady state" running falls short on a long-term weight-loss plan. Research conducted at the University of Tampa found that doing steady state cardiosuch as running on the treadmill for 45 minutes at a consistent pace that's not near maximal effort (think sprinting)helps out with weight loss but only initially. Subjects lost a few pounds during the first week and then kaput! Nothing more. The reason? Within one week, their metabolism had adjusted and now didn't need to work as hard to burn off the fat.

One of the biggest problems with running at a steady, moderate-intensity pace, is that the calories you burn are limited to the time you spend sweating. So once your body adapts, the benefit is limited. That's why weight training is oftentimes viewed as better than "just" running for fat loss. Lifting weights impacts your metabolism by causing mini-micro tears that need to be repaired. That healing process requires energy, which means you're burning more caloriesa process that can sometimes last for nearly two days after your training session.

To put it more simply: With cardio, you can slog away for 30 minutes at a lower intensity and burn 200 caloriesor you can just eat 200 fewer calories per day. It's the same thing. With weight training (or as you'll soon find outsprints), that's not the case. The calories you burn are not limited to what you do in the gym. So while a little variety might not seem like a big change to your routine, it will have a dramatic impact on transforming your body.

One of the most important variables with any type of exercisecardio or otheris intensity. If you look at the average person who runs, they pick a pace that they can maintain for a long duration. Think about it: When you jump on a treadmill, elliptical, or bike, you're starting with the intent to be on there for a while. Whether it's 30 minutes or an hour, your goal is to push at a pace you can sustain, work hard, feel tired, and then go home. While this is great for endurance, it's not so great for fat loss.

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed the exercise habits of more than 34,000 women and concluded that it took about an hour a day of moderate exercise (walking at 3mph) to maintain weight. Notice, that's not weight loss. And three miles per hour is not very fast.

Now imagine if instead of arbitrarily picking an amount of time to exercise, you focused on pushing yourself to certain level of difficulty. If the 3.0 on a treadmill would be a "four" on a difficulty scale of one to 10, what would happen if you pushed yourself at an eight or nine for a shorter period of time?

There's no need to guess, I'll tell you: More fat loss. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario compared short but intense exercise to long, less-intense cardio. One group performed four to six 30-second "sprints" while the other group did cardio for 30 to 60 minutes. The results were nothing short of amazing. Despite exercising for a fraction of the time, those in the sprint category burned more than twice as much body fat.

That's because the process of sprinting causes similar internal changes to your body as those that occur during weight training. Your body needs to replenish it's ATP (energy), convert lactic acid that's produced during exercise into glucose, and restore your blood hormone levels after an intense workout. All of those processes mean your body works harder and burns more fatboth of which don't happen during steady-state aerobics.

One of the most common weight-loss mistakes is believing that the majority of the calories you burn results from exercise. This is a dangerous misunderstanding. Simply being alivesleeping, standing, eating, thinkingrequires a tremendous amount of energy. The number of calories you burn at the gym actually pales in comparison to normal functioning and your daily activities that are not exercise based.

Does that mean there's no need to hit the gym? Of course not. Exercise has many health benefits, but the type of exercise you perform in the gym will influence how many calories you burn outside of it. Running will burn calories, but sprinting or lifting weights will result in more muscle. And the more muscle you have on your body (nonot the "bulky" muscle of bodybuilders), the more calories your body burns just functioning.

Now that you know muscle is important to your overall weight-loss goals, it only makes sense that you would want to do the type of training that helps this happen in the least amount of time. So if you're a lover of slower, longer duration cardio, I have some bad news: "Endurance" running and walking (longer duration, lower intensity) impairs strength and muscle growth, according to research in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. What's more, even if you increase the intensity and run on an incline, cycling is still better for gaining muscle and burning fat, researchers found.

Again, the point here is not that "running doesn't work" or that there aren't any benefits. However, if you're looking for the most efficient weight loss strategy and are short ontime, you might be better served by cycling (preferably at a high intensity), rather than goingfor a longwalk or relying on jogging to lose weight. (More on that here: Do I Have to Run to Lose Weight?)

This might sound crazy, but just hang with me: The number on the scale might not be changing because you're running too much. While this isn't a problem for the majority of people struggling to drop a few pounds, I've worked with more than a few peopleand seen hundreds of other case studieswhere fat loss has been stunted by doing too much.

Exercise is an indisputable component of a healthy life, but it's still stress on your body. And the demands of that stress impact your hormones, which also control your ability to lose fat. More specifically, the hormone cortisol is released when you exercise. All cortisol is not bad (despite what late-night TV and supplement ads might have you believe), but chronic stress and chronic cortisol can lead to insulin resistance which forces you to store belly fat against your best-laid plans. Research published in the journal Hormone Research found that long distance runninglike that done in endurance runnerscauses a sustained increase in cortisol. And this increase in cortisol for long period of times can lead to more inflammation, slower recovery, breaking down your muscle tissue, building up fat, and even harm your immune functioning.

Just as bad, if you're suffering from too much stresswhether it's the result of exercises for too many hours or not recovering with the right nutritionyou can harm your thyroid and lower your metabolic rate, making weight loss more difficult.

If you're doing an hour of cardio per day, that's more than enough for fat loss. (Remember, this isn't for endurance training.) If you start running two to four hours per day and aren't losing weight (or maybe evening gaining), you might be best suited to reduce your running frequency, add some resistance training, and see what happens. Odds are, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

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Do you want to learn how to lose weight fast?

Whether you are trying to jumpstart a stagnant weight loss routine, lose 10 pounds fast for an upcoming vacation, or if youre simply impatient and want to get weight loss over and done with, this post will show you the best way to lose weight fast.

Below youll find my weight loss tips, information on my Detox Diet Week, and a basic outline for losing weight fast.

You can also check out my best selling Lose Weight by Eating cookbook for metabolism boosting comfort food recipes, because we believe you can have your cake and eat it too.

Here are my top 10 recommendations for how to lose weight fast:

Increasing your water intake is both the simplest way to make a big change today, and also the most important step in weight loss! So, go get yourself a glass of water and start drinking right now Ill wait here while you get it.

Water naturally increases your metabolism, fills you up and flushes toxins. Make a goal of drinking a gallon of water a day, this will ensure your metabolism keeps rising, your belly stays full and you rid your body of all those toxins from food and life that can hinder weight loss efforts (more on this below). (1,2)

If you do not enjoy the flavor of water I recommend trying some of my metabolism boosting detox water recipes, they are delicious and are key to rapid weight loss!

Just be sure not to add flavor packets full of fake sugars and chemicals to your water, those will only hurt your weight loss and add pounds instead of remove them.

Weight loss is more about what you eat than how you exercise. Food accounts for 70% of weight loss, so if you are not eating right, that scale wont be moving very fast (if at all). Plus, lets be honest, what is the point in hitting the gym just to undo all that hard work by eating an entire pizza?!

If you want to lose weight fast you have got to get your diet under control, and dont worry, we have you covered

Your plate should look like this: 50% Veggies, 25% Lean Protein and 25% Healthy Carbs

Veggies are so important in weight loss, they naturally turn off your hunger receptors, are virtually zero calories and increase metabolism. Make this half of what you eat and the weight will melt off. (3)

Lean protein helps your body repair and stay strong. Poultry, lean beef, buffalo, fish and dairy are all obvious protein choices. Those of you looking for vegan and vegetarian protein sources can opt for lentils, tofu, black beans, tempeh, seeds and nuts. (4,5)

Healthy carbs are ideal for staying full, but we dont mean sliced white bread here. Starchy veggies like potatoes, healthy grains like oats, quinoa, barley, and whole wheat breads, pastas and rice are also good options.

Eating an all natural diet is key in fast weight loss. Preservatives and chemical derived sweeteners and thickeners actually add weight and cause weight gain. So go all natural! (6)

One great tip for shopping all natural is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store. Start at the produce section and load up your cart with fruits and veggies, stop by the butcher for some lean protein and end in the bakery section for some in store baked whole wheat bread or pita.

Cravings will come, no matter how disciplined you are, they will come so what are you gonna do about it? Are you going to blow all your hard work and good choices, or can you use this craving as a lesson and feed it in a healthier way?

Having a sweet craving? Try some fresh fruit, oranges, berries and apples all naturally boost your metabolism and feed your sweet cravings.

Have a sour craving? Step away from those sour candies and try a grapefruit, handful of raspberries or grapes, they naturally boost metabolism and feed a sweet and sour craving.

Have a chocolate craving? Go with it Have a square of dark chocolate, its actually good for you, unlike that candy bar you originally wanted.

Have a salty craving? Often salty and crunchy cravings go hand in hand, instead of reaching for those pretzels try my Skinny Ranch Dip with veggie sticks.

Have a fatty craving? Often we have salty and fatty cravings at the same time, smash an avocado in a bowl, add juice of lime, and if you like, some hot sauce. Mix together and eat with veggie sticks for a healthy fat that will speed up metabolism and make you look and feel younger.

Have a carb craving? Did you know a medium potato has only 163 calories?! When you crave carbs top a baked potato with Greek yogurt, chopped green onions and your favorite hot sauce or just top it with some of my Skinny Ranch Dip and dig in.

Why is it that we are always looking for the next zero calorie food? Greed we are greedy and want to eat as much as we can without having any calories. Instead of fighting that, lets work with it. Go ahead and eat as many veggies as you like, treat them as you would a zero calorie food.

While you are at it, make sure to fill your plate full of veggies at every meal, ideally over 50% should be vegetables (so go ahead and pack that plate so full its bursting, with veggies!) This will ensure you are full and happy, and by eating so many veggies that full feeling will come for almost zero extra calories.

Just like your brain has pain sensors to tell you that the curling iron is hot, your brain has hunger sensors. Basically your brain is telling your stomach we need nourishment or in the case of the curling iron hey, woman thats hot stop touching it. The only way to turn off hunger receptors is to feed your body the nourishment it needs to sustain itself and yep you guessed it that means veggies! (7,8)

Have you ever noticed that a couple hours after a big greasy (yet delicious) meal you feel hungry again? Thats because you have not turned off your hunger receptors, and as soon as your body starts to process that food your brain will start up again with we need nourishment because you guessed it, that carton of kung-pow did not give you nourishment, just a full belly. Next time go for more veggies, youll stay fuller longer and thus eat fewer calories.

By now you have probably heard about detox plans, removing toxins from your body will naturally help you lose weight. (9)

Now Im not talking about a fast, Im talking about eating all natural, good for you food that will help your body get back to a more natural state. Again, that is where vegetables and fruit will come in. Eat up and watch the weight melt away, and if you are looking for a detox plan try my FREE Detox Week, readers typically lose between 8-18 pounds in 7 days by eating!

Fruit and vegetables are also known to naturally boost metabolism, so next time you grab for a snack, make a meal or go grocery shopping pick some lovely produce. You will be naturally boosting your metabolism while filling up for virtually no calories. (10)

So what do you do if you hate vegetables? Green smoothies are great for the non veggie enthusiast, when blended with sweet yummy fruit you cant taste the greens, but you are ingesting them and doing your body good too!

Finally lets talk about raw versus cooked, how you eat your veggies is important! Did you know that when you cook food it loses 50% of its nutrition?! So by eating a raw carrot you will get twice the Vitamin A than if you were to cook it! (11,12)

Now Im not telling you to only eat raw food going forward (though I wont stop you if you want to try!) just try to eat as many raw vegetables as you can. So salads, green smoothies, snacking on raw veggie sticks, these kinds of simple changes to your diet will help you take in more nutrition and therefore lose weight fast.

We live in a protein obsessed society, and sure it is important but what kind of protein you eat is key when it comes to weight loss!

Ideally shoot for 25% of your daily food to be lean protein, it will burn more fat and help you feel more satisfied. It can help ward off cravings and even promotes muscle repair and growth.

Here is my list of lean proteins, and dont worry vegetarians and vegans Ive got you covered too:

Fat how sad that one little word can carry so much misrepresented, negative weight! So heres the skinny on fat, there are good fats and bad fats. Good fats are actually a good tool forhow to lose weight fast! Yep, you read that correctly, healthy fats will actually tell your body to release excess fat. (13)

Your body stores up fat for later, but if you eat a balanced amount of healthy fats your body will stop storing it because it knows you will be having it everyday. Kind of like that age old diet tip, dont put yourself into starvation mode, it will make your body hold onto fat for later, same is true here. Feed your body healthy fats and it will release excess fat from your body.

So what are the healthy fats, here are my 10 favorite:

I use this analogy often: You wouldnt drive your car around on empty all day just to fill it up before you park it in the garage at night would you? It would not run, would break down and generally ruin your day!

Many people treat their bodies this way though, skipping breakfast, snacking at lunch and then eating a huge meal before going to bed. But when do you get to use up the fuel if you are sleeping? Eat more during the day and less at night and you will burn it off!

Start by eating a good breakfast, in fact go for a breakfast that has around 500 calories, you want a good portion of your calories in the AM so you have the stamina and fuel to keep you going all day.

Next eat a well rounded lunch, again around 500 calories, you need fuel darling! Want to go out? Go out at lunch instead of dinner, not only will you save money (hello lunch specials) you will also have more time to burn off your food.

And lastly have a light dinner, you are about to go to bed, you dont need a big burger (seriously, have that at lunch instead!) you would benefit from a light, veggie heavy meal that will keep you full and satisfied, a goal of 300-400 calories is best at night. Plus your body processing all those good for your veggies at night will keep your metabolism up while you sleep and help reset your cravings for the next day. Eat good tonight and youll be more likely to eat healthier all day tomorrow.

And while we are talking about eating at night I should bring up late night snacking. You dont need me to tell you that this is hurting your weight loss efforts, but when should you stop eating? Make a goal to stop eating 4 hours before bedtime, if you are starving have some veggies and a big glass of water to fill up your belly. Remember your car is in the garage, it does not need gasoline it just wants it. Look back at how you ate today and see if there was an opportunity to eat more earlier in the day so that you dont have those late night cravings tomorrow.

I love a good glass of wine or a craft beer as much as the rest of you, but I also know that if I have it everyday the pounds will start packing on! Sure there are lower calorie options, but drinking everyday will cause you to gain weight and not just because of the calories!

The fastest way to lose weight is to stop drinking your calories. Hey, I know you know, and you dont need to roll your eyes, but alcohol is empty calories. Besides that buzz, what does that drink really do for your body? Nothing! Instead of drinking alcohol get a sparkling water, unsweetened iced tea or make yourself a Fruit Infused Water.

Its not just the calories in your cocktail that are causing you to gain weight, when you drink and get a little buzz on you are less likely to stick to the plan, you feel happy and euphoric and think hey, what the heck one Oreo wont hurt and the next thing you know you have eaten the entire box. And how about when you have one too many drinks and are like man, Im trashed I need to get some bread in my tummy so Im not hung over tomorrow yep, drinking alcohol will lead to bad choices and not just in the after school special kind of way.

Now, Im not going to tell you to stop drinking all together, just try to keep it to 1-2 drinks per week, enjoy them, and make sure you have a healthy meal with the drink so you are less likely to snack on unhealthy stuff later.

Homework. Yuck! I know I know, but it really is important to write down everything you eat and drink. Not only will you start to see patterns emerge, but you will be holding yourself accountable.

We all have patterns and more often than not we dont know what they are! I have spent a lot of time coaching people in weight loss and every time I ask them what are your bad eating patterns they are stumped! I have them write down everything they eat and drink for a week and all of a sudden patterns emerge.

Jen always has a sugary snack at 10:00 am, Jane loves to eat chocolate at night, they did not realize it but they have a daily pattern and we can use that to our benefit. If you see that you always want something sweet at 10:00 am, have a sweet breakfast like oatmeal, it will curb that craving before you have it and guess what? Pattern broken and extra calories consumed no more.

Now, patterns are not limited to daily, we need to look at weekly, monthly and even quarterly patterns. Say you are losing weight and doing great, then you stop losing and start gaining and you cant figure out why. You can look back at your food logs and see exactly what the culprit is and make changes to get back on the weight loss train.

For us ladies there is a dreaded week each month that we hold onto water weight (and usually a bar of chocolate) and guess what, you will be much more forgiving at the end of the week weigh in if you know once a month you just happen to be 5 pounds heavier. Youll say to yourself, yep thats my pattern, its OK and it will be gone next week. See sometimes homework can be beneficial.

Some of you are probably scratching your heads thinking why is exercise at the bottom? well its because it is not nearly as important as what you put in your mouth! Exercise is great for burning off a few calories (emphasis on a few), for toning up your body and overall health, but no matter how hard you work out, if you dont have the diet aspect down you wont be losing the weight as fast as you want or at all. But it is still an important part ofhow to lose weight fast, and heres why:

I cant tell you how many women come up to me and coyly ask what about loose extra skin after weight loss? and my answer is always exercise babe! Exercise will tone up your body and give you that lean look you want. If you are exercising while you lose weight it is even better, you will be tightening and toning as youre losing the weight. But for those of you who have already lost the weight you can still get that toned body you want, and you will get it with exercise, babe!

Another question I get often is if I am exercising how many extra calories can I have per day? and my answer is (sorry, youre not going to like this) None! Unless you are training for a marathon or the like you dont need more calories. Too often we erase all our hard work by justifying eating more calories, and if you do your research youll find that the calories burned ticker on your exercise equipment is not accurate. Exercising is not an excuse to eat more, exercising will help tone your body, give you a healthy heart and burn off a few calories whats the point in burning them off if youre just gonna add them back?!

Exercise will help you increase your metabolism and is key to how lose weight fast, It tones your body, tightens up excess skin, increases your stamina, gives you more energy, and makes you happier and healthier. And for those reasons it is important to rapid weight loss, but its not everything! It will help you stay on plan and stay motivated, so find an exercise you love and do it.

Here is a video I made for eHow on How to Lose Weight in Your Stomach & Thighs Without Very Much Exercise:

I want to leave you with this last note, having reasonable and attainable expectations are paramount! Too often we expect to lose 10 pounds in 7 days, and when we lose 5 we become discouraged and quit. Five pounds (heck, 2 pounds) is a great start, certainly not a reason to give up.

Set reasonable goals for yourself, you will be more likely to achieve them, you can always beat them. And by meeting those goals you are more likely to keep going and lose the weight you want to lose.

I always recommend a weekly goal of 2 pounds, now I know that does not sound like a lot, but that is over 100 pounds in a year! It is attainable and best of all you can always beat your goal!

Same with exercise, if you dont work out at all right now dont set a goal to workout everyday this week, set a goal to exercise 1-2 hours this week. Add on an hour every week or two until you have made room in your schedule and can keep up with it.

Set reasonable and attainable goals, follow these steps for how to lose weight fast, and youll be back here posting your success story in a few short months!

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If you have an underactive thyroid, your thyroid has been surgically removed, or you have had radioactive iodine to treat an overactive thyroid, you may struggle with an inability to lose weight, a common complaint in hypothyroidism. However you ended up with an underactive, inactive, or surgically removed thyroid gland, you may find that, even with prescription drug treatment for your hypothyroidism, you stillcant lose weightor cant stop gaining weightdespite your best efforts.

Understandably, it's frustrating. In this situation, it's helpful to understand the factors contributing to difficult weight loss and how you can address them so that you can lose weight with hypothyroidism.

Whatthyroid patientsneed to know is that there are five factors that may make it significantly more difficult to lose weight:

Let's explore each one and identify strategies to address them.

For many conventional endocrinologists, the goal of hypothyroidism treatment is to restore you to a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level somewhere within the TSH reference range. At that point, you are considered euthyroid, which means that your thyroid function is normal.

Some studies show, however, that TSH levels in the upper end of the reference range are linked to increased weight, higher body mass index (BMI), and higher rates of obesity. To that end, some physicians aim to keep the TSH level at the mid-point of the reference range, or even lower, in some patients.

Conventional therapy for hypothyroidism is levothyroxine, a synthetic form of the T4 hormone. Some studies, however, have shown that nutritional deficiencies, genetic defects, and other factors predispose some people to have an increased need for the active thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3).

Those studies have shown some weight loss and increase in metabolism in patients who are treated not with levothyroxine alone, but with a T4/T3 combination therapysuch as levothyroxine plus liothyronine (synthetic T3), or natural desiccated thyroid drugs like Nature-thyroid and Armour, which include both T4 and T3.

Your metabolism works to protect you from starvation, ensure sufficient energy, and to maintain you at whats known as a set pointa particular weight that, like a 98.6-degree body temperature, your body tries to maintain. Initially, as you start to take in too many calories, or your metabolism slows, you will notice a small increase in weight gain. When operating normally, your metabolism will then speed up to burn off extra weight gain, your appetite drops, and your weight returns back to your normal set point.

If your metabolism is chronically slowersuch as seen in hypothyroidismand you take in more calories than you burn, the body then establishes a new, higher weight set point.

Take the example of a 5-foot-7-inch woman who weighs 160 pounds and maintains her weight on 2500 calories a day. She becomes hypothyroid and over the period of a year or two gains 50 pounds. Technically, based on body weight alone, she now needs 2800 calories a day to maintain her weight of 210 pounds. If she kept her calorie intake at 2500, would she lose the extra 50 pounds? Rarely, because not only is her hypothyroidism slowing down her metabolism, but as she drops calories and weight her metabolic rate actually slows down as well. So she might lose some weight, but she will have a higher set point, even as she is consuming the same level of calories as another woman who far less.

This issue of metabolism is one of the factors behind the mystery of someone who apparently eats even more than you do, doesnt exercise more, but maintains a lower weight, or conversely, someone who doesnt eat as much as you, but doesn'teat that much and gains weight or cant lose weight.

Hunger, satiety, fat storage, and fat burning are all intricately tied to your brain chemistryand a number of key hormones and neurotransmitters. There are neurotransmitters that are released to trigger hunger and to encourage you to eat quick sources of energy like simple carbohydrates. Other neurotransmitters tell you youve had enough to eat and are satisfied. Hormones direct glucose in your blood to be stored in fat cells, or instruct the body to release stored glucose for energy.

This complex system can be dramatically affected by several factors that are usually seen in hypothyroidism:

Insulin is a hormone released by your pancreas. When you eat foods that contain carbohydrates, your body converts the carbohydrates into simple sugars. These sugars enter the blood, becoming glucose, or blood sugar. Your pancreas then releases insulin to stimulate the cells to absorb the glucose and store it as an energy reserve, returning your blood sugar to anormal level.

For an estimated 25 percentof the population (and some experts estimate that this is much higher in people with hypothyroidism) eating a "normal amount" of carbohydrates raises blood sugar to excessive levels. A substantial percentage of the population also eats a diet that is too high in carbohydrates. In both cases, the pancreas increases insulin release to drive down blood sugar. Over time, however, cells can become less responsive to insulin, and more has to be produced to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Researchers have also shown a link between resistance to leptina hormone that helps regulate fat storage and fat burningand thyroid disease.

Both insulin resistance and leptin resistance have a number of negative effects:

The fatigue, reduced energy, and muscle and joint painof hypothyroidism may result in less activity and exercise. This lowers your metabolism, reduces fat-burning muscle, and reduces the amount of calories you can eat without gaining weight. These factors make regular movement and/or exercise as important to your health and well-being as taking your daily thyroid medication.

The issue of weight gainor difficulty losing weightin hypothyroidism is controversial. Many conventional medicine experts believe that there is no direct relationship between thyroid function and obesity.At the same time, numerous research studies have found that the interaction between thyroid hormone, fat tissue, other hormones, and the brain are all crucial for weight control and maintenance of metabolism and energy

Studies have shown that, on average, weight modestly decreases following treatment for hypothyroidism and that thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels are typically higher in people who are overweight or obese, compared to the normal population. Research into thyroid patient quality-of-life consistent shows weight gain or inability to lose weight as a key concern for people with hypothyroidism.

There is, however, more definitive evidence that links autoimmune diseasesespecially Hashimoto thyroiditis, the cause of most hypothyroidism in the U.S.with weight gain and obesity. Some research has shown that in some people, autoimmunity triggers resistance to leptin, which then becomes a major contributor to a higher metabolic set point, and the inability to lose weight.

Dont give up hope. You can successfully lose weight with hypothyroidism by paying attention to resolving the key issues we just described. Specifically:

Stay motivated. To help encourage more movement and activity, consider using a wearable fitness tracker (such as a FitBit) to help you set goals and stay motivated. You can also track calories and nutrients with apps such as MyFitnessPal. You may also want to try one of the thousands of fitness programs available on DVD, video, and as smartphone apps. One thyroid patient favorite is T-Tapp, an easy-to-do and effective overall fitness program that combines aerobic and muscle-building routines in gentle, short sequences.

Get support. It's much easier to stay on track and positive with the support and encouragement of others who are on the same path. You can join a thyroid-specific support group for people participating in weight loss programs, such as theThyroid Diet Support Group. Or you may also want to consider teaming up with some friends to work with a personal trainer or weight loss coach, go for regular fitness walks, or join a gym.

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Duntas LH, Biondi B. The interconnections between obesity, thyroid function, and autoimmunity: the multifold role of leptin. Thyroid. 2013 Jun;23(6):646-53. doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0499. Epub 2013 Apr 4.

Pearce EN. Thyroid hormone and obesity. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2012 Oct;19(5):408-13. doi: 10.1097/MED.0b013e328355cd6c.

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Your weight can make a big difference to your health.

Thats because being overweight increases your risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and certain cancers, and carrying extra weight puts more pressure on joints such as your knees and ankles.

So being a healthy weight has many health benefits. Simple changes to what and how much you eat, combined with your level of physical activity can really help shed the pounds. Better still, youll feel alert; have increased motivation and feel much better about yourself.

Essentially, there are two elements to maintaining your weight at the right level what you eat and what you do and a combination of the two is the best way to lose weight.

Its not just about eating less, but eating the right foods. Looking at the amount of sugar and salt in foods and making sure you eat the right mix of food types throughout the day. It means you dont have to give up the things you love, just keep the right balance of foods and be physically active. This way youll burn off more calories to help keep your weight at the right level.

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How excess weight affects your health

If youre carrying many extra pounds, if you face a higher than-average risk of a whopping 50 different health problems These health conditions include the nations leading causes of deathheart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancersas well as less common ailments, such as gout and gallstones. Perhaps even more compelling is the strong link between excess weight and depression, because this common mood disorder can have a profound negative impact on your daily life.

A Harvard study that combined data from more than 50,000 men (participants in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study) and more than 120,000 women (from the Nurses Health Study) revealed some sobering statistics about weight and health. The volunteers provided their height and weight, as well as details on their diets, health habits, and medical histories. Researchers tracked the volunteers over more than 10 years, noting the occurrence of illnesses and comparing those developments with each subjects BMI.

Obesity increased the risk of diabetes 20 times and substantially boosted the risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and gallstones. Among people who were overweight or obese, there was a direct relationship between BMI and risk: the higher the BMI, the higher the likelihood of disease.

Heart disease and stroke

Some of the most common problems seen in people who carry excess weight tend to occur together, such as high blood pressure and unhealthy levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood. And both can lead to concurrent health problemsnamely, heart disease and stroke. High blood pressure is about six times more common in people who are obese than in those who are lean. According to the American Heart Association, 22 pounds of excess weight boosts systolic blood pressure (the first number in a reading) by an average of 3 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and diastolic blood pressure (the second number) by an average of 2.3 mm Hg. That translates to a 24% increase in stroke risk.

A 2007 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine examined the connection between weight and heart disease by pooling results from 21 different studies involving more than 300,000 people. Being overweight boosted the risk of heart disease by 32%, whereas obesity increased the risk by 81%, the researchers found. Although the adverse effects of overweight on blood pressure and cholesterol levels could account for 45% of the increased heart disease risk, even modest amounts of excess weight can increase the odds of heart disease independent of those well-known risks, the authors concluded. Compared with people of normal weight, overweight people face a 22% higher risk of stroke. For those who are obese, the increased risk rises to 64%, according to a 2010 report in the journal Stroke, which pooled results from 25 studies involving more than two million people.

Diabetes

Overweight and obesity are so closely linked to diabetes that experts have coined the term diabesity to describe the phenomenon. About 90% of people with type 2 diabetes (the most common form of the disease) are overweight or obese. The incidence of diabetes rose dramaticallyby nearly 65%from 1996 to 2006. A high blood sugar level, the hallmark of diabetes, is one of the features of metabolic syndrome. If untreated or poorly controlled, diabetes can lead to a number of grave health problems, including kidney failure, blindness, and foot or leg amputations. Diabetes is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Cancer

Some experts believe that obesity ranks as the second leading cause of cancer death, after cigarette smoking. A study by the American Cancer Society in the New England Journal of Medicine that followed more than 900,000 people for 16 years showed a link between excess body weight and many different cancers. Among people ages 50 and older, overweight and obesity may account for 14% of all cancer deaths in men and 20% of all cancer deaths in women. In both men and women, higher BMIs were associated with a higher risk of dying from cancer of the esophagus, colon and rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, or kidney. In men, excess weight also increased the risk of dying from stomach or prostate cancer. In women, deaths from cancer of the breast, uterus, cervix, or ovary were elevated in women with higher BMIs. A 2008 review article in The Lancet reached similar conclusions.

Part of the problem may lie in the fact that people who are very overweight are less likely to have cancer screening tests such as Pap smears and mammograms. A report in the International J Journal of Obesity showed that the larger the woman, the more likely she was to delay getting a pelvic exam, largely because of negative experiences with doctors and their office staff. In men, screening tests such as prostate exams may be physically difficult if people are very overweight, particularly if they tend to store fat in their hips, buttocks, or thighs.

Depression

Do people gain weight because theyre depressed, or do they become depressed because they have grown overweight? A review of 15 studies found evidence that both scenarios are likely true. Obese people have a 55% higher risk of developing depression over time compared with people of normal weight, according to a 2010 study in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Both conditions appear to stem (at least in part) from alterations in brain chemistry and function in response to stress. But psychological factors are also plausible. In our culture, thin equals beautiful, and being overweight can lower self-esteem, a known trigger for depression. Also, odd eating patterns and eating disorders, as well as the physical discomfort of being obese, are known to foster depression.

The study also found that depressed people have a 58% higher risk of becoming obese. According to one theory, elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol (common in people with depression) may alter substances in fat cells that make fat accumulation, especially in the belly, more likely. Also, people who feel depressed oft en feel too blue to eat properly and exercise regularly, making them more prone to gain weight. And finally, as mentioned earlier, some medications used to treat depression cause weight gain.

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