You know how you should lose weight; eat less and workout more. However sometimes you need the pounds to come off a little faster than healthy weight loss dictates. The question then becomes, what can you do to lose weight fast without compromising your health?

{For fast weight loss, give up alcohol…at least for awhile.}

There are simple things you can do that might help you lose a few extra pounds within just a few weeks. Keep in mind though that these tips are not meant for long term weight loss. But if you need fast weight loss, keep reading for tips to help you lose weight fast!

Give Up Booze

When you need to lose weight fast one of the first things you should give up are the empty calories found in alcohol. As much as you may like to unwind after work with a glass of wine, the truth is that drinking can impede your ability to burn fat, protein or carbohydrates as fuel. So instead those things get stored, which generally leads to weight gain, not weight loss.

Besides storing fat, the other problem with drinking when you need fast weight loss is those high calorie sugar-filled mixers. These are just more empty calories that contribute to weight gain without providing you with any nutrients.

Exercise More

If your goal is to lose weight, exercise more is always good advice. This is especially good advice if you need to lose weight fast. Instead of taking up a very low calorie diet to achieve fast weight loss, increase the time and/or intensity of your exercise regimen. Exercise burns calories and the more calories you can burn the more successful you will be at losing weight.

{Need to lose weight fast, get out and get climbing!}

For fast weight loss your goal should be activities that burn a lot of calories, preferably in an hour. Running and bicycling are excellent calorie burning activities, but if you’re looking for a change of scenery consider alternative activities like playing handball, swimming, rowing or even handball. These are activities that help you burn as much as 1,000 calories per hour, which can help you lose weight fast.

Drink Green Tea

It’s no secret that a green tea regimen can help with weight loss efforts. Green tea is a zero calorie drink and it has been known to increase your metabolism for greater fat burning. In fact a 2008 study published in Physiology & Behavior concluded that green tea is effective in reducing body weight because not only does it oxidize fat but it also increases your energy expenditure, i.e. fat burning.

Trade your daily cups of coffee for green tea to boost fast weight loss. Green tea isn’t a miracle weight loss cure that will help you burn thousands of additional calories, but it will give you the boost you need to lose weight fast. Additionally, the other benefits associated with drinking green tea include improving overall health as well as heart health, not to mention reducing blood pressure and bad cholesterol. All of these benefits can make fast weight loss much easier.

Fruits & Veggies

To give your fast weight loss efforts a boost, you need foods that help your body burn more calories such as foods high in fiber like apples, cucumbers and celery just to name a few. Adding fruit and vegetables to your diet is a great way to make sure that every single calorie counts for something.

What’s more is that fruits and vegetables are packed with water, another essential for weight loss that we’ll get to shortly. Because produce is so water-filled, you can satisfy your hunger with a lot less calories than greasy burgers and fries. Don’t take my word for it; check out the calories in apricots, grapes, spinach and watermelon.

Get creative with salads, vegetable casseroles and even grilled vegetable sandwiches to help you lose weight fast without sacrificing good health.                          

Breakfast Is Your Friend

As tired as you may be of hearing just how important breakfast is to a healthy mind and body, I’m going to say it again. BREAKFAST IS IMPORTANT. Not only does it help improve your brain function throughout the day, but eating breakfast helps you regulate your diet throughout the day.

When you eat breakfast you reduce your chance of mid-morning cravings, which inevitably leads to a trip to the vending machine for chips, cookies or cupcakes. These foods don’t satisfy your appetite; all they do is fill your body with calories making sure you’re hungry a few hours later and consuming even more calories.

{Breakfast is the most important meal for a reason…}

It doesn’t matter how busy you are, get up 15 minutes earlier than you regularly do and make time for breakfast. You don’t need a big weekend breakfast of pancakes or waffles; all you need is a bowl of oatmeal and fruit salad, toast & eggs or cold cereal. Just make sure you have something that’s healthy for breakfast.

Bringing lunch to work with you isn’t a bad idea either for fast weight loss.

Drink More Water

Water is a beautiful thing, ya know. It has no calories or fat, it helps flush out your body and it quenches thirst, and that’s just for starters. For fast weight loss you need to make sure you’re drinking more water.

Drink a glass of water before each meal to help you eat less calories, which will help you lose weight if you’re exercising more (see above). What else? Drinking more water will eliminate a common mistake we all make; mistaking thirst for hunger. If you’re giving your body the water that it needs to perform basic functions then it will be easier for you to recognize the signs of hunger when they occur.

Drinking more water will help you eat less, which will help you lose weight fast.

These are just some of the things you should do to help you lose weight fast. In fact these are the healthy ways to facilitate fast weight loss, which should always be your goal. If you feel exhausted all the time then you’re weight loss efforts are unhealthy.

Give your fast weight loss a boost with intermittent fasting. It can help you stop craving foods heavy in calories, salt and sugar. Get more information on intermittent fasting by reading our Eat Stop Eat review.