Ways to lose Weight Fast

Fast Ways to Lose Weight do exist, in fact, you'll be surprised at how many effective ways to lose weight quickly there actually are! As a person who've gone from size 12 to size 2, I've tried it all and this ultimate list of Fast Ways to Lose Weight is all you need to lose weight fast and keep it off.

NUTRITION TIPS FOR QUICK WEIGHT LOSS:

1. START PREPARING YOUR OWN MEALS

Preparing your own meals is the #1 step in fast and successful weight loss.  By doing so, you'll be able to control your portions, that are usually two-three times larger in restaurants.  In order to switch to home-prepared meals easily, start with making one meal a day.  The easiest to prepare would be a nutritious yet low calorie breakfast, like oatmeal or eggs with a small salad on the side.

Have your home-made breakfast for a week and start preparing your healthy, perfectly sized dinner too.  After the second week, you'll be having 2 healthy meals a day!  And you'll notice that by solely using this method, you've already lost from 5 to 15 pounds, depending on your previous eating habits.  Wonder which foods are the best for losing weight fast? See the list of 50 Healthiest Foods to Help You Lose Weight for ideas. Or read on to learn more effective ways to lose weight fast.

2. LEARN WHAT A SERVING SIZE IS

Another important thing is to know how much food a normal size serving is. A serving of meat or fish should be about the size of a deck of cards. A serving of almost everything else ought to fit in the palm of your hand. And most importantly, if you feel full, do not make yourself eat up everything you have left on your plate. Listen to your body and you will know when it's the right time to stop.

3. LEARN WHICH FOODS ARE GOOD AND WHICH ONES ARE BAD FOR YOU

To make losing weight fast, you might need to know which foods are diet-friendly and which really aren't. It might sound easy, but you won't believe the number of foods we consider to be healthy and dietary when they actually aren't! Check out these 50 Healthiest Foods from out Ultimate Grocery Shopping List for Losing Weight to know which foods will contribute to your healthy diet and these 10 Worst Foods for Your Hips to know which ones you might want to stay away from.

4. INCREASE YOUR FIBER CONTENT

Fiber is essential for your healthy weight loss, your digestive system will run smoothly, your body will be able to naturally detox, your metabolism will go up and you will feel healthier overall. To know more about fiber and to learn which foods have plenty of this magic carbohydrate check out this top fiber-rich foods list. Make oatmeal your daily breakfast and have a few vegetable salads during the day to get the fiber you need and you will see how fast you will start losing weight.

5. DON'T SKIP ON PROTEIN

It's very important to have balanced diet when trying to lose weight fast. That's why you need to make sure that at least two of your daily meals contain sufficient amount of protein. Eggs, white meat, fish would be the best natural sources of protein for you. In case you are vegetarian, you might enjoy such foods as tofu, beans, asparagus that also have plenty of protein your body needs to start losing extra weight. See the list of high protein foods for vegetarians for more choices. Not only protein helps you feel fuller, it also repairs the muscles after your workouts and contributes to the beauty of your skin, nails and hair. Not sure how much protein a day you actually need? Use this online daily protein intake calculator to know exactly how much protein your body needs for a healthy yet fast weight loss.

6. GO EASY ON BREAD IF YOU WANT TO LOSE THAT WEIGHT FASTER

It's best to avoid bread altogether, but if you necessarily must have some, opt for whole grain bread, rather than processed white bread. It has fiber and it has way less calories. And it tastes better too! It might take some time to start eating less bread, but once you do, you'll see that this is probably one of the most effective and fastest ways to lose weight.

7. DITCH THE DRESSING AND OTHER SALAD TOPPINGS

Salads with loads of leafy greens are marvelously nutritious and low-cal, unless you cover them in salad dressing and croutons. One of the fastest ways to lose weight is to have as much salad as you can, only substitute the dressing with some vinegar, olive oil or lemon juice. Your body will be spending more energy on digesting these salads than it will be getting out of them, so you'll be shedding pounds like never before if you start eating a couple of salads without traditional dressings every day.

8. DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF IF YOU WANT TO SHED THOSE POUNDS AND KEEP THEM OFF

This is a common mistake many of us do, when trying to find a way to lose weight. I've been there and from my personal experience I can say that skipping meals in order to lose weight is not working. First of all, it's very hard and distracting, as you can not stop thinking about food, and second of all, the few pounds I managed to lose came back in abundance the week I started eating normally. The thing is, starving ourselves puts our bodies in a "starvation mode" which basically means the body is trying to reserve the very same fat that we are trying to burn off. And don't forget what a toll it takes on your overall health and your metabolism... Eek!

9. EAT 5 MEALS A DAY, RATHER THAN 3 BIG ONES

The more often you eat, the less hungry you feel before each meal, which inevitably leads you to consuming less when you eat more often. Just make sure the 2 snacks you have in-between the meals are actually healthy. Boiled eggs, or a piece of chicken breast and a salad will be the perfect choice. If you decide to have a yogurt or a fruit, have it after your salad or protein snack. If you need a little help, take a look at this list of How to Eat Five Times a Day.

10. DON'T SKIP BREAKFAST IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT

This is the meal that feeds your body through its most busy... and studies have shown that eating a healthful breakfast helps you lose weight faster. Make sure your breakfast contains plenty of complex carbs (a hearty bowl of oatmeal is the perfect example). If still hungry, you might add some protein (eggs) and vegetables. Check out these 7 Healthy Breakfast Choices to Start off Your Day for other healthy breakfast ideas.

11. KEEP A HEALTHFUL SNACK WITH YOU

A small container of salad, grapes, an apple, even some flavored low-cal rice cakes would do. If a snack-attack strikes, you'll be prepared... and won't have to seek out the high-calorie, high-fat junk in the vending machine! Crave something tastier? Check out these delicious 6 Best Low Calorie Snacks.

12. SCHEDULE YOUR SNACKS

We've already covered the reasons why eating 5 times a day is an absolute must for all of us who want to lose weight fast and keep it off. What we also need to do is to make sure we snack on a schedule too! 5 time meal schedule means a good breakfast, lunch and dinner. And the other 2 meals are healthy snacks we need to have in between the big meals. To make it easier to remember when to have your snacks, schedule them 3 hours after breakfast and before lunch, and 3 hours after lunch, which would also be 3 hours before dinner. Eat at the same time every day and your body will know exactly when to expect its next meal. Hence, no unnecessary cravings, emotional eating, off-schedule snacking etc. which are just a few things that prevent us from successful and fast weight loss.

13. ONE OF THE FASTEST WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT - NOT TO STOCK UP ON JUNK FOOD

This is also one of the most effective ways to lose weight, Ladies. Just don't buy junk food and don't bring it home, it's that easy! You can't crave what you don't have. Well, even if you do crave it, you don't have a choice but have something else, much healthier instead. When I start craving french fries, for example, I simply microwave a nice big potato and have it with a little bit of sour cream and spices. It tastes delicious, and the cravings? They are gone the minute I think of a baked potato I am about to have! Wondering what other foods beside obvious junk foods are bad for you?

14. HAVE YOUR DESSERT AFTER A PROPER MEAL

The big mistake many of us make is having just a dessert instead of a proper meal to keep the calorie intake down. But the thing is, anything sweet makes your blood sugar skyrocket, which automatically leads to storing fat no matter what you put in your mouth afterwards. But if you have a real meal first (complex carbs, veggies, proteins) and then have your dessert, your sugar levels will go up smoothly, without creating a spike and without causing you store fat. Now that we know when it's best to have dessert, let's see which desserts have least calories!

15. SHARE YOUR DESSERT

When having that occasional dessert after a meal, share it with your someone special. You will still get to taste the good stuff, but without calories piling up. And it does not even taste that good after 3-4 pieces, when your taste buds are already used to it. But you already know that, right? So, indulge in moderation, share and keep losing that weight fast!

16. EAT SLOWLY IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT QUICKER

Our bodies don't register that they're full and satisfied for 15-30 minutes after we get full... eating slowly will ensure you're not over-stuffing yourself when you don't even mean to! Also, our saliva contains enzymes that help break the food down while we are still chewing, so the more thorough you are when chewing, the more healthy nutrients you will be able to get out of the food you are eating. Try chewing each piece for 7-10 times before swallowing and see the difference -- not only you will feel fuller faster, you will also have better digestion and a better overall health in a matter of weeks. And the end result -- that weight melting away!

17. INDULGE IN A TREAT OCCASIONALLY

Depending on your weight loss goals, set those days when you will allow yourself to indulge in a treat, may it be a dessert or your favorite cocktail or something else you are avoiding in order to lose weight. For me having a chocolate cake once a week worked just fine, although before I used to have sweets every day. Pick the hardest day of the week for you and have your little treat after a proper meal that day. Not only it will help with the cravings, it will also help make that day more pleasant. And don't worry, a dessert after a proper meal once a week won't hurt your weight loss progress. As long as you keep implementing other fast ways to lose weight from this list.

18. REPLACE UNHEALTHY FOODS AND DRINKS

One by one, substitute the unhealthy foods and drinks in your diet with their healthy versions; this is one of the most important fastest ways to lose weight. Start by replacing soda with water or sparkling water with lemon to make it more interesting. Once you conquer that height, reach for another, substitute white bread with wholegrain, a big piece of chocolate cake with a small piece of high quality dark chocolate (Lindt and Godiva have the best dark chocolate bars, just do not have the whole thing at once.)

19. FASTEST WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT - BANNING SODA ALTOGETHER

It will be perfect for your weight loss if you stop drinking soda altogether and substitute it with water. However, it's not an easy habit to break. So if you absolutely can not live without a sweet drink, replace soda with fresh squeezed juice or home made lemonade. Assuming you drink 16 ounces per day, you'll save more than 43,000 calories a year by ditching the soda.  And what a big improvement for your weight loss progress and overall health that would be!  Some people think they are not putting on weight as they drink diet soda.  But the worst part is, diet soda is even worse than regular soda.  So, the only way to do it is to stop drinking any kind of soda altogether.

20. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU FEEL HUNGRY

If you feel hungry, you may actually be thirsty, as at first, thirst is translated as hunger in our brains. So try drinking a little water and in a few minutes see if you are still hungry before you indulge in a snack. Drinking plenty of water in general is very beneficial to your health and drinking water can help you lose weight faster. See the ways water helps you lose weight to know more.