Have you recently looked at yourself and asked ‘how can I lose weight fast?’ Whether you have or not, I’m going to provide you with an answer that’s so obvious, you’ll wonder why it never occurred to you before.

Nobody seems to be able to come together on a single way to lose weight quickly. A few maintain that crash dieting is the most effective way. Some refuse to eat carbohydrates. Then, there are those who starve themselves, as they are adamant that their method results in the quickest weight loss.

The above are perfectly feasible methods to lose weight. The weight that is lost through those programs, however, is not what counts towards permanent weight loss. Much of the weight lost through ‘conventional’ methods such as the ones above is water weight, which means that the weight loss is extremely temporary. The weight loss is as permanent as your diet is, since returning to your normal eating habits will result in the return of every pound that you tried to lose.

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Remember that ‘abusive’ dieting has side effects. When you remove certain items from your diet, your body reacts by attempting to source nutrients through alternative means|Your body will try to find different means to get nutrients if you do not directly ingest them. Your body’s natural ability to adapt to different situations will cause it to use less fuel. While initially this may sound like a good thing, it is the exact opposite of what you want. Not only does this prepare your body for regaining all of the weight that you starved yourself to lose, the sheer amount of stress placed on your body may have caused you to lose a year or two off your life.

In layman’s terms, ‘abusive’ dieting is only good for temporary weight loss. If you want to lose the fat and have permanent weight loss, you would have better results not following the ‘usual suspect’ diets.

There are plenty of ways to achieve long-term weight loss. All you need to do is find out how to do it properly. ‘Properly’ does not include starvation or trimming carbs/calories/fat/etc. Quick, but healthy weight loss is the key.

Avoid falling into the same mistake that snares most other dieters: losing weight much too quickly. Weight loss is a drastic change for your body to handle. Losing weight at too quick of a rate will cause shock to your body. Give your body time to accept the changes that are happening. This will avoid the possibility of potential health problems that you definitely don’t want to be dealing with.

Let’s start by examining how you eat. When and how much do you eat? How much water do you drink? Consider even seemingly irrelevent things, like whether you chew your food completely or not. Things you may not even have thought of can change your digestion pattern, which is directly related to why you’re overweight.

The amount of calories you take in per day is the same amount your body will try to burn off. This is a self-preservation mechanism found in all living creatures (including people!), which is why you won’t starve to death instantly if you don’t eat enough. Starving yourself for weight loss will only cause your body to try and preserve it(your)self, which is why your diet will fail. Starving yourself to lose weight puts you at war with your own body. You want to rid yourself of body fat while your body starts building reserves. Your body will win, and you’re left with embarrassing fat build-ups. Your body will win 10 times out of 10.

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Stop working against your body. There is a way you can use another of your body’s natural reactions to work in your favor. Every time you eat, your body goes into its special ‘digestive state’. You’ll know when this happens - it’s the unique feeling of contentment and slight drowsiness after filling yourself up. This is when your body gets to work by releasing hormones which digest the food you just ate.

To lose weight, you need to capitalize on this. Ironically enough, eating more food is the solution. By eating at planned intervals, you can start a pattern where your body will release these hormones. Done right, you can convince your body to deplete its reserves - i.e. your belly fat, thighs, love handles, etc.

This method is called ‘calorie shifting’. Calorie shifting is a basic yet essential part of losing weight. With this method, instead of going up against your own body you work with it. This is why calorie shifting will work where other diets will always fail. The best part of it is that you don’t need to spend all day working up a sweat at the gym.

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