Safe Ways to Lose Weight Fast - Kick Start Weight Loss!
Is there a safe way to lose weight fast? There are many ways to lose it quickly. However, the best way is always the healthy way. The problem is, when you try and cut corners and diet or take dieting pills, you rarely keep the weight off long term.
If you’re not healthy you may risk your life by losing weight quickly! You don't have to give up the foods you love, if they are healthy foods, but living without food every now and then, is maybe a good idea? Don’t think you can do it? I bet you inadvertently already have!
Safe Ways to Lose Weight Fast
Have you ever had a stomach or intestinal virus, or just been generally sick and not wanted to eat? Sure you have! Have you ever been so stressed out that you couldn't eat and/or food was not appealing? Sure you have!
If you’re generally healthy before you get sick and then when you're sick, you 'don't eat' for a few days, you don’t just ‘waste away’. When you get past your virus or illness, you often discover that you’ve lost a few pounds in the process. Am I right so far? The point is, if you can go without food for a few days, you can learn to fast weight off.
Fasting
Fasting has been done for centuries. Fasting has been part of religious cultures for many faiths for many years. When the body is forced into the survival mode, it can and will survive for short periods of time without food.
You will always need hydration through fluids but food is optional for a few days. If you give up food for any amount of time, you are actually fasting. Still don’t think you can fast? I think you can! The people who sign up for and participate on the show 'Survivor' have proven to us that people can survive on little to nothing to eat!
Skip a Meal
You may even find that skipping one meal here or there can really kick start weight loss.
When spring finally comes, most of us run around getting ready for the tanning season. We pull out summer clothes but generally find that we need to shed a few pounds too! All those rich holiday foods took a toll on your weight loss goals.
If you always gain a few pounds in the winter (or any other time of year), you may have to work hard to take excess weight back off. Why work extra hard though, when giving up your lunch or dinner a few times a week might help you lose a few pounds. You can easily substitute juice, milk, or water instead.
You’ll be surprised at how such a small sacrifice can really pay off if you’re only trying to lose a few pounds quickly! You can lose weight fast just by skipping a few meals.
The Cabbage Soup Diet
Eating cabbage soup or just plain cabbage for a few days is a great way to lose weight fast too.
Cabbage is one vegetable, that for reasons unknown, helps promote the beneficial intestinal flora in your intestines and this in turn helps you with ‘elimination’.
If you eat enough cabbage, it will 'clean you out'.
Most people do not have healthy digestive tracts. No one has perfect elimination while most of us have poor elimination. Want a good recipe for Cabbage Soup?
If you like cabbage but don't like cabbage soup, just fix some slaw or steamed cabbage instead.
If you don’t like cabbage or cabbage soup, try the raw fruit cleansing program. However, cabbage is the best food to eat to lose weight fast, so try some today!
Juicing
Another great way to lose weight fast is to simply juice your weight off. Of course you will have to get a juicer if you don't already have one!
You will and do have to buy a lot of vegetables and fruits, but if you live near a local farmer's market you can get some really great deals. Anywhere you can buy them in bulk is a good idea.
Fresh fruit and vegetable juices are not only good tasting, they're packed full of vitamins that are essential for good health.
If you want to lose weight fast, I suggest trying one of these ideas. You can really kick off your weight loss if you just try!
3 cups nonfat beef broth or nonfat vegetable broth or nonfat chicken broth (beef is the best); 2 - 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 cups chopped cabbage; 1/2 yellow onion; 1/2 cup chopped carrots; 1/2 cup green beans; 1/2 cup chopped zucchini; 1/2 teaspoon basil; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; salt & pepper to taste.
1. Spray a medium sized pot with non stick cooking spray, saute onions carrots and garlic for 5 minutes. 2. Add broth, Tomato paste, cabbage, green beans, basil, oregano and salt & pepper. 3. Simmer for a about 5-10 minutes until all vegetables are tender then add the zuccini and simmer for another 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Amount Per Serving %DV Total Fat 0.1g 0% Saturated Fat 0.0g 0% Polyunsat. Fat 0.1g Monounsat. Fat 0.0g Trans Fat 0.0g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 33mg 1% Potassium 178mg 5% Total Carbohydrate 5.0g 1% Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6% Sugars 2.3g Protein 1.0g 1% Vitamin A 1711mcg 34% Vitamin B6 0.1mg 4% Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0% Vitamin C 12mg 21% Vitamin E 0mcg 0% Calcium 24mg 2% Magnesium 11mg 2% Iron 0mg 2% Alcohol 0.0g Caffeine 0.0mg
You can make this recipe in the crock pot and leave out what you don’t like and add what you do like as far as vegetables go. If you don’t like zucchini squash, then try yellow squash or have no squash at all. You can also make a large pot and freeze it for quick and delicious lunches or quick dinners.
So try some cabbage soup to get you over your weight plateau. Not only is cabbage cheap, it also tastes great and you will lose weight fast eating it!