Quick Weight Loss Programs – do they work?

If you’ve got a special event coming up, you want to look your best, so you start looking for quick weight loss programs.

Quick Weight Loss Programs Are Everywhere

There are a number of quick weight loss solutions available. However, many of them are not only absurd, but down-right dangerous, ranging from hour long treadmill runs dressed in a plastic bag, lotions and potions made from spices and herbal teas, and diets consisting of coffee and chili

For days we starve ourselves living on water and strawberries, do more exercise than an over-zealous triathlete, and drink water like it’s going out of fashion. By the end of the week, we’re exhausted, off-color and too exhausted to get out of bed.

When we consider that it has been estimated that half a kilo (one pound) of body fat equals around 16,000 kilojoules (or around 4,000 calories), we can see why it’s nearly impossible to lose any substantial amount of body fat in a short period of time.

It doesn’t matter how much we run, how little we eat, or what supplements we take, we’re clearly not going to gain a calorie deficit large enough to lose any more that a kilo or two in the time-frame of a week – simple as that.

Which makes any quick weight loss theory not only false, but dangerous too, as any dramatic change in diet, exercise or supplement intake is going to have a negative effect on the body – hence why many crash dieters often complain of symptoms such as nausea, headache, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, lethargy, sleeplessness or an inability to concentrate just to name a few.

Losing Weight – what works?

If we want to lose weight effectively, we need to do it at a realistic pace – say, for example, half to a kilo per week. And to do this, we simply need to eat less, eat healthier foods, and exercise more – simple as that.

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