by K. R. Richardson

Created on: August 07, 2008   Last Updated: October 09, 2008

Whether it be for health reasons or for an upcoming event, there are times in life when fast weight loss becomes a necessity. The problem is, a lot of the diet plans that offer fast weight loss are unhealthy, unappetizing and impossible to maintain. To help you out, I have outlined below a simple plan that is not only healthy, but is guarunteed to give you results.

This plan fundementally involves a combination of calorie controlling, carb controlling and exercise.

Calorie controlling:

It is generally accepted that an adult male burns 2500 calories a day and an adult female burns 2000. This is intended as a rough guide and will obviously differ from person to person based on weight, activity level, genetics etc. A pound of weight is the equivalent of about 3500 calories. So if you reduce your calorie intake by say 500 calories a day, then in one week you will have a calorie deficit of 3500 and, theoretically, will have lost a pound. Obviously it's not s clean cut as this in real life, but once again, this is meant as a basic guide.

Keep in mind when reducing your calorie intake, that anything under 900 calories a day is considered starvation. DO NOT GO THERE. That is the land of eating disorders, terrible cravings, uncontrollable binges, guilt and unhappiness. The funny thing is, you will actually lose weight faster if you stick to consuming around 1500 calories a day. The trick is to significantly reduce your calorie intake without starving yourself.

To help you keep a track of your calorie consumption, it is absolutely essential for you to keep a food journal. Record everything you eat and the amount of calories it contains. This is very important, so no cheating!

To keep your metabolism from slowing down, make sure you are not eating the same things or the same amount of calories every day. Try consuming say 1200 calories one day then 1700 the next, then 1300, then 1900 etc. This keeps your metabolism from slowing down because it's not getting into routine of reduced calories. It also keeps things interesting for you and you can have fun 'spending' the extra calories allowed to you on the higher cal days. Carb controlling - The first thing your body burns for energy is carbs. So if you're not consuming many carbs, your body will then move on to stored fat and protein. If you cut carbs out completely you will end up feeling and looking terrible. The key is to reduce them without cutting them out completely. Cut out all simple carbs such as white bread, white rice

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