Quick Healthy Weight Loss

Of course you want to lose weight as fast as possible, but if you're going for a rapid weight loss you need to be realistic.

The most effective way to drop pounds and keep them off is to do it slowly and steadily, by changing the way you eat permanently.

That way, you'll have a healthy weight loss rate

What so many folks do though, is go on to an ultra-low calorie diet, or half starve themselves for days on end.

If you do that, your body responds by altering its metabolic rate - after all, your body doesn't know you're going to the class reunion next month, it simply thinks that the usual supply of food has dried up, so it had better hang on to whatever nutrition you're offering it.

The result - your weight loss becomes slower and slower and might even stop completely. And in the longterm, you could find it harder to lose weight than before - and that could have disastrous consequences for your health and wellbeing in the future.

Ok, lecture over. I know you still want to drop a few pounds NOW! So here's how to do it. These are quick healthy weight loss strategies that are safe, and really work.

• lean protein - skinned chicken breast, beans and legumes, turkey, fish, eggs
• healthy carbs - it's vital to cut out highly processed junk foods, so forget about cookies, cakes, pastry, crisps and chips, burgers and other foods made with highly refined carbohydrates. Instead, eat leafy green veg, other fruits and vegetables, wholegrain cereals, beans and pulses, nuts (natural, untreated nuts, not the deep-fried, salted or sugared type) and seeds.
• healthy fats - like olive oil, wholenut peanut butter, nuts, low fat cheeses.