Speed up weight loss
 

I've been losing quite consistently, but I'm starting to feel a little too... bored? I guess that's the best word for it. I'd like to start seeing some more significant losses from time to time.

I'm juggling around a few ideas around the ole' noggin. Possibly doing a temporary Atkins induction every once in a while, just give an extra push. Or maybe start fasting like one day a week.

I don't know, just looking to mix things up a bit. Give me your ideas! What works for you when you need to boost your losses?

sometimes being consistent is ok...you know what they say about slow and steady wins the race...all the extreme diets come with a price. Maybe a fitness challenge instead to keep it fresh?

When I've hit plateaus in the past, I always broke through them by changing up my exercise routine (making my routine longer, maybe harder or just different), and doing what I call "protein days", get my percentage of protein up to 35-50 for 2-3 days running. You might also take on some sort of challenge like do Cto5K or some such. Maybe join a road bike or beach volley ball club, and start training for the next event. Or you might consider purchasing a new piece of exercise equipment or a gym membership. In for a penny, in for a pound.

Lots of people use Atkins to get a quick loss in a short time. It gets rid of a lot of water weight. You get to see a new number on the scale. Then you go back to your regular diet and that water comes back on. So, short-term, very short-term, it does what you want it to do.

Long-term, your diet is progressing fine, it seems. Why mess with that success? What you need is a new interest in some physical activity that will entertain you while you are losing - take up a new sport or start an intense swim program at the Y, or something like that!

I am practicing a one-day fasting three times per week for losing weight. In other days i am not eating after 6 pm. I lost 10 kg and still losing about 1 kg per week. :) but now I have a problem with my extra skin.

speedy weight loss
 

To make your speedy weight loss you have to perform many of the exercises and especially yoga to keep your body fit and fine. Every morning try to do yoga and some fitness training to keep yourself fit also have a juice and green vegetable in your meal it will help you a lot to maintain your body and diet.

fasting one day a week is supposed to be healthy but personally I don't think I could do it. You might be different though. It's said to give your digestive system a rest and bring about better health in general. However you're also supposed to drink enough water (within reason) and not do a lot of activity on that day. If you're bored with your dieting routine it seems like fasting one day a week would make you even more bored because you couldn't really get up and do a lot that day.

A 24 hour fast once or twice a week might help.... and 24 hours isn't that bad (or as bad as it seems) because you don't go an entire day without eating.

For instance, Monday have breakfast and lunch. Don't eat anything after lunch (say you finish at 1pm), then fast until 1pm the following day (Tuesday) - eat lunch at 1pm, and dinner. There is a 24 hour fast. You could of course even eat breakfast, lunch, dinner (say end at 6pm) then wait until 6pm to eat the next day.

You shouldn't really do this more than twice a week, as it can over-stress the body and raise cortisol levels. But once or twice shouldn't hurt.

And the key is to east 'normal' sized meals - don't overcompensate by having a huge dinner. (It can be a little bigger than normal - but don't eat all of your calories for that day in one meal!)

huh?
 

where are people getting the idea that fasting for weight loss is healthy?

Well, I don't know that it's particularly unhealthy, in moderation. We all fast from supper to breakFAST every day. But, having been a serious fasting practitioner in the past (a couple 30 day water fasts and many shorter ones) I don't see it as an effective weight loss strategy for the long run.

Really, a moderate amount of "good" calories per day is, I think, the ultimate answer to weight loss. Yes, you can dump weight pretty quickly with a fast but much of it comes back when you break the fast and the impulse to "binge" once the fast is ended is pretty powerful. Much better to lose a steady one or two pounds a week while enjoying good food and the occasional indulgence.

Regards,
Michael

Fasting is not just about dropping pounds. It's about ridding your body of toxins that have built up over the years which cannot be eliminated by any other means. It's about giving your body a time to heal itself and rejuvenate. If done correctly, the health benefits of fasting are enormous.

Awesome advice!!

I agree, and it really is an amazing experience. It's just that I don't see it as a viable long-term weight loss answer. I think the 30 day fasts I've done were great and the only reason I stopped was rather bad muscle spasms. I will say that starving to death would not be particularly pleasant--not from the hunger as that passes but from the side effects.

Regards,
Michael

I do not wish to belie fasting for its spiritual attributes, as such is of great importance to many people.

I take issue with the implication that fasts are a helpful weight loss aid. Fasts may be trendy right now but are the opposite of healthy. You may lose weight (temporary water weight/weight loss that only registers on the scale while fasting), but not actual fat which is what ya want. Here is lots of info about fasts:

Is Fasting Healthy?

Detoxification (alternative medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Science-Based Medicine “Toxins”: the new evil humours

i encourage fitday users to research some of the statements made in this thread. I do think the information in the above provided links is sound. Believe as your perception of this world allows.

I think having links like this are okay since i'm not spamming or trying to get hits on a personal blog. if they aren't cool please let me know and i'll take them down.

I just want to clarify something, Michael. As I understand it, and I've practiced short term fasting for years, is that once the hunger returns, that is the body signaling that the fast should be ended, because at that point it is the onset of starvation. While fasting, there is no hunger since the digestive system shuts down. The point being is that during starvation there is hunger and the body is feeding upon vital organs.

And yes, I agree that fasting is not a long term viable solution to weight loss. I've never done a long one like yourself, but I have done a few upwards of a week.

Everybody wish to have a good and a toned body but it cant be possible for everyone but can be possible only when you are having your daily routine in a right way. having exercise and yoga on a daily basis as well as not skipping your any meal and taking food in a right diet. this will surely help you to make your body in a tone.

If you are that worried about your weight and dedicated to losing a lot of it, then you should probably run and workout everyday. Pills are not unnecessary, they actually help a lot if you have the right one. I would say have an intense workout for at least 45 min. a day.

had a nutritionist suggest calorie spiking (good calories of course). 2000 one day
1500 the next.have had good luck breaking through the plateaus with her strategy

Weight loss
 

The fastest and easiest way to lose excess weight is to avoid salt and salty food. When you reduce salt intake you lose some of the fluid retention, so this is easy method to reduce weight and also reduces high blood pressure and risk of stroke and heart disease. Have a full glass of water immediately when you wake-up in the morning and stop putting toxins in your body. Thanks a lot.;)

As far as the monotony goes, if you've been going at it a while it may be helpful to take a break from dieting. Up to a week off eating normally, but
not excessively. During the holidays may be a good time for this, you'll enjoy yourself, maybe put on a pound of flesh and then get back on the wagon with renewed vigor. Sometimes it's best to take 1 step back and go 5 forward.

I am just back for a quick 2-day gig, eating at about half of my normal requirements. I'm thinking that dieting 2 days a week for the next 6 weeks should get off a few pounds of fat, since last dieting 6 months ago.
It's hard for me to diet continuously precisely because of the monotony.
I've considered doing the 24 hour fast, which would net out about the same:
1000 cals for breakfast & lunch day 1, and 1000 cals for dinner day 2 in my case.
However, it seems mentally harder. I could be wrong, and may try that as well.

Personally I'm not terribly active physically when dieting. Just about 30 minutes of weights on one of the days. I'm very active on other days and don't want to increase my energy requirements and hunger more than necessary.

I've also got a load of Glucomannan fiber which I find dulls my appetite.
There's research studies on it that seem to support it's use in weight loss:
Glucomannan causes an average weight loss of 1.8 lbs according to a review of 14 studies - fatnews.com.

Fiber in general will do that. Is there something special about Glucomannan?

I find that it's more palatable and mixes better than psyllium.
It has a clean taste, not like eating saw dust.
I believe it bulks more than either psyllium or inulin, yet causes
me less intenstinal discomfort.

Actually it can be bought in noodle form for cooking too - it's been used in Japan for centuries. Called Shirataki noodles.
Konjac Foods - Pure Fiber Zero Calories Pasta