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People searching for weight loss programs and diets today seem to be searching more for rapid weight loss than permanent, healthy weight loss. Unfortunately, it is a fact that quick diet weight loss programs are seldom without their dangers, and their results usually range from erratic to nonexistent.

I would advise anyone seeking to lose weight to substitute the term ‘healthy weight loss program’ for ‘rapid weight loss program’. I hope, the following short discussion will explain my position to some extent.

You, like so many others in today’s society, are concerned about losing weight. Like so many others, you are looking for some sort of rapid weight loss program or plan. Rapid weight loss, also often referred to as quick weight loss or fast weight loss, involves, as its name implies, losing weight in a short period of time. Claims of such programs often cite fantastic results in anywhere from two to seven days.

In the United States, approximately two-thirds of the adult population is overweight or obese, and hundreds of thousands of these Americans are understandably interested in rapidly losing that unwanted weight. Many simply wish to lose weight before an important event, like an upcoming vacation or a wedding, while others are willing to accept the fact that permanent, healthy weight loss is a lifetime commitment.

While it is certainly simple to understand how you can want to lose weight as fast as possible, to tell the truth, you really need to proceed with caution. Although it is possible to lose weight, or at least a small part of it, in a relatively short period of time, you should realize that there are dangers and problems associated with doing so.

One of the many dangers of rapid weight loss is simply that which is inherent in some of the many measures that some people take. For instance, it is common to hear of individuals who have decided to fast, i.e. not to eat, while trying to achieve a rapid weight loss goal. Going without food, for even a short period of time, can be dangerous to your health. It deprives you of many nutrients necessary to health and will shortly cause your metabolism to slow down. At that point, initial weight loss will cease if it hasn’t already. At some future time, when you return to your normal consumption of calories, as most dieters do, your body will burn fewer of the calories you take in, and the excess will be stored as fat…more fat than would have been accumulated before the rapid weight loss program.

This results in a condition in which the person now weighs more than they did before the weight loss program or diet. They attempt to lose the weight by going back on the same diet or a similar program. This time, the weight loss is harder to accomplish, the basic metabolic rate may diminish more, and the person will eventually go off the diet and gain more weight! This is a cycle often referred to as yo-yo dieting, and, as you can see, it is a self-defeating situation.

During an extreme diet, one in which as little as two to three pounds a week are lost, the dieter can experience the loss of lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is the ‘incinerator’ which burns excess calories, and its loss can only make healthy weight loss even more difficult. Additionally, with less lean muscle, the person is less likely to feel like engaging in activity which could help burn fat.

While an actual rapid weight loss ‘danger’ is relatively small though quite genuine, the results, or lack of same, when combined with the loss of needed nutrients do not really seem worth the effort or risk. However, be aware that in the presence of some clinical conditions or while attempting to achieve rapid weight loss through extreme measures, the danger to health, and even life itself, can be quite real.

A WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION

A better alternative to simply ‘going on a diet’ is to cut back on the food that you do eat, particularly empty foods such as those sweetened with sugar, or heavily processed foods, or to just make sure that it is healthy foods which you are eating. Through limiting of your calories, you ought to be able to accomplish some sort of weight loss in the time that you were wanting to. However, it is very important that you do stick to a healthy eating and living plan.

EXERCISE AND HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING

Along with healthy eating and living practices, another important component of weight loss should always be exercise. Unfortunately, many individuals do not realize that it can take up to one week or more to notice any signs of results from exercise, and very obvious results will possibly take weeks or even months. However, in the long run, exercise, combined with sensible diet, proper hydration (plenty of water), and rest will result in a more permanent and more healthy weight loss experience.

Note, by the way, that those beginning an exercise program, particularly one which includes a strength training component…as it should…might actually notice a small weight gain at first. This is perfectly normal and is merely the result of adding lean muscle mass, which is healthier for the body, and this will help burn fat and calories. The scary part for the individual is that lean muscle mass often increases faster than they are losing fat, hence the temporary weight gain.

With all that having been said, the good news is that the more weight you need to lose, the sooner it is that you may actually start seeing results from a combined program of regular exercise and healthy eating and living.

While exercise should certainly be a major part of any plan for losing weight in a healthy and permanent manner, it is very important that you not overdo it. This is especially important if you haven’t previously had a regular exercise plan. Running on the treadmill for two hours, instead of twenty minutes, may burn fat faster, but, at the same time, it may also land you in the hospital. It is much better to begin at an extremely safe level and gradually work your way up to more difficult workouts than to start at some higher point just because you can and either give up because maintaining that pace is just too difficult, or because of some exercise injury.

DIET PLANS AND WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS

Another problem that should be considered when discussing rapid weight loss, is the taking of medications or weight loss products…particularly those sold off the supermarket shelf or through some magazine ad or an Internet website. The good news is that while some of these products do work a little, and some are even safe, you may not be able to tell what you are getting for your money or what it will do to your health in the long run. These products, such as the Alli diet pill, work best, if at all, when used in combination with a regular program of exercise and proper nutritional practices anyway. If, however, you are already doing that, it is fairly certain that you are losing a safe amount of weight at a healthy rate without having to pay for an additional helper which has no permanent health benefit and stops working as soon as you stop using it.

If you think you are interested in using a weight loss product, like a diet pill or a cleanse, to help you lose weight, it is important that you do the research first. This should, at the very least, involve reading reviews of the product to learn about its effectiveness, and discusing it with a qualified healthcare professional.

It is extremely important that you proceed with the utmost caution if trying to achieve rapid weight loss still appeals to you. Although unexpected events or appearances will occur without much notice, most individuals have at least a month’s worth of time before attending a large event such as a wedding or even going on a vacation to someplace where they wear bikinis all day. As soon as you become aware of your upcoming event, you are advised to start trying to lose weight then in a healthy and sensible manner, if you are interested in doing so.

An even better tactic might simply to be to adopt a healthy lifestyle of proper nutrition combined with exercise. Then you won’t ever have to worry about such events, and you won’t have to ‘diet’ or try some other means of achieving rapid weight loss.

With summer just around the corner, there is no better time to commit to a weight loss plan. You can see quick weight loss results and shed unwanted pounds in as few as six weeks if you are able to stick with a
diet and increase your exercise.
It’s common for people to look for a weight loss program this time of year. People want to look nice in their summer clothes and feel comfortable shedding layers of clothes as the warmer months arrive. Spring is a great time to start a weight loss program. Remember that once you recommit to daily exercise, your body will go through an adjustment period. It will be a few weeks before you are able to measure your dieting success.
Quick Weight Loss Diets Give False Promises
Weight loss programs and products that promise immediate results are not realistic. Some overweight people try starvation diets, skip meals, become gym rats and take potentially harmful diet pills in hopes of losing weight quickly. Others take laxatives or purge after they eat to keep from gaining weight. The sad truth, however, is there is no get-slim-quick plan that works and is healthy for you.
The Path to Healthy Weight Loss
Creating balance in your life is necessary for permanent weight loss. No diet on the market will work for you unless you work it. You must be willing to commit to the weight loss plan, be ready for change, make time for daily exercise, and find things to keep you busy and away from the kitchen.
Tips for Healthy and Fast Weight Loss
These healthy weight loss tips won’t make you skinny overnight, but they will set you on the path to better health and lasting weight loss:
* You can lose weight the healthy way by cutting back as few as 250 calories per day and getting some type of exercise at least three days per week.
* Find out why you eat. Address any emotional eating habits you might have.
* Keep track of every morsel you put in your mouth. You don’t have to do this for the rest of your life, but try it for a week and you will be amazed at how much a few bites here and there really add up.
* Move your body. Find an activity you enjoy and stick with it.
* Find support for your weight loss journey. If you don’t have built-in support in your family, try finding a local support group or an online weight loss buddy.
* Plan your meals ahead of time. Write out exactly what you will eat all week, shop according to your meal plan, and stick with it. Taking the guesswork out of your daily meals keeps you from making poor choices
when you are already hungry.
* Cook up a batch of food on the weekend and create your own frozen dinners. Grill a handful of chicken breasts, for example, and have them ready to go in a moment’s notice to pair with brown rice and a vegetable. Or dice the chicken and toss it on a salad for a quick and healthy meal.
* Include healthy fats in your diet. A handful of nuts or a teaspoon of olive oil are healthy options.
* Swap out your sugary drinks for water. Flushing the toxins from your body and keeping it hydrated are important for weight loss.
Start making healthier food choices. Cut back a little on your calories and portions. Get some exercise. With just these simple changes, you can see weight loss results by summer.

I am starting this journal today to track my progress with TAIslim. TAIslim is a brand new product from FreeLife which has been shown to help people with weight problems in the following ways: 

By fighting abdominal fat – the fat that is known to be a higher health risk. TAIslim is clinically shown to decrease the body’s production of stress hormones that cause you to accumulate unhealthy belly fat.† Other ingredients act on digestive tract enzymes to help reduce the amount of calories absorbed from starchy or fatty foods. 

By enhancing your metabolism – 20 times the effect of coffee or green tea! 

By controlling appetite – TAIslim supports a positive mood, suppressing appetite and between-meal cravings to help you to cut unwanted calories. 

By cleansing and replenishing the body – gentle cleansing and detoxifying action to promote regularity and healthy microflora, while slowing the absorption of food to improve metabolism. 

I personally know people who have lost 5-12 pounds in their first week on TAIslim. This sounds amazing but keep in mind that the more people may have to lose, the more impressive the initial results will be. Average loss after the first week is 2 pounds per week. 

My first bottle arrives in 2 days and I am excited to begin posting results here as my TAIslim weight loss record. I have about 40-60 lbs to lose, depending on whether you are going to go by the BMI charts or my own personal comfortable zone. I am going to set my initial goal at 45 lbs. 

This is doable!

Weight History

I’ve always been overweight. Well, at least I’ve always thought of myself as overweight. As a child I never had that tight flat tummy that other children had. I was always taller than my friends so therefore I was also thicker. Looking back, I wasn’t really overweight at all. I was just bigger than others my age. I started to gain weight when I moved from Georgia to California right before 11th grade. I still wasn’t what you would call “fat” but I gained a size or two. Probably partly because I was less active (we lived on a lake in GA, had a boat, etc.) and partly because of my Gramma’s cooking. Over the years I tried different diets to try to be slimmer – to be like my friends who were slimmer. I tried slim fast. That lasted a few weeks til I just got so darn tired of the shakes. I tried walking and the gym. I tried the Carb addict diet. That one, in my twenties, made me think about food all day long. Planning, buying, cooking, eating… and then all over again! I tried Weight Watchers and lost weight back in the 90’s. I was doing great but then went on a 5 day trip to Hawaii, forgot about “points’ for a few days, and was unable to get back into the habit when I returned. I promptly gained everything back and then some. I tried diet pills. I never did Phen Fen but I did Phen alone. That stuff worked!! UNTIL… I stopped taking them. Hmmmm… did I want to be on a pharmaceutical all my life just to stay thin? I wonder what is worse. Having a BMI of 30 or taking a prescription weight loss drug. I am guessing the drug. So, I gained that weight back. I tried South Beach and lost weight once again. I forget what happened to get me off track on that one but I would bet money that it was another trip. A few years ago I read the book “Natural Cures” and decided that the problem is toxins in our body. I started to eat more organic foods and doing cleanses and colonics. I lost a little weight and I also came to a point of acceptance. I am just not a thin person and it is a lot healthier to accept that than to continue to fight it. My new goal became to simply strive for health, self-acceptance and realization that life is just too short for deprivation. That has been the way that I have lived for about the last four years. I am not thin. I am a size 16. I have been a size 18. I am about 45-50 lbs overweight and that is ok. I would like to lose it, of course, but not through deprivation or pharmaceuticals. I recently moved to Florida and here I have no car. If I need to go somewhere I walk. If I don’t need to go anywhere I try to walk on the beach anyway. I have noticed that some of the weight is coming off because of this lifestyle change. But more importantly I feel good and I am healthier from the increase in activity. When I heard about TaiSlim, it put me back in the mind set that to really be healthy I should get rid of some of the extra body fat that I carry. I do carry it mostly around my middle so that in particular is unhealthy. I like that TaiSlim is not a drug and it works by fighting abdominal fat, enhancing the metabolism, controlling appetite, cleansing and replenishing. And TaiSlim is made by the same company that makes GoChi juice which is already a proven product. My bottle arrives tomorrow and I will start with it right away. I will keep this blog updated as to my progress. I am excited!

Starting Weight

I weighed this morning in the gym. I am not sure I want to put this number down for the world to see. I will just say that my BMI is 32. I am shooting for a BMI of 25 to begin with. 

My juice comes today! If it is like yesterday’s UPS delivery it will not come until after I’ve had breakfast and lunch so I will just start taking it tomorrow. 

My plan is to just keep doing everything the same as usual for this first week so that I know that my results are all coming from the juice. After the first week I will add in more exercise and cut out some higher fat things from my diet. But I never plan to deprive myself. If I want key lime pie I am going to get it! If I want fried oysters I am going to get them. I am in Florida and that is part of the joy of being here! It is all about balance.

Got the Juice!

The juice came in time for lunch after all. I just poured myself the recommended 2 ounces and it is not bad. I was told to expect it to taste like medicine and just down it really fast. But it doesn’t taste bad to me at all. I took a tiny sip straight and it was super sweet so I mixed it with 8 ounces of water, which is the recommended method of drinking it. It really does taste a lot like sweet tea. Not bad at all!

Day 2 on the Juice

Today is day 2 and I drank the juice with breakfast and lunch. I definitely felt fuller longer after each meal and had plenty of energy. I actually already broke my rule of not changing anything else other than just adding the juice. I worked out in the gym for 40 minutes! I know that kind of skews my results but I also have to wonder if it was the added energy that inspired the workout!

Day 3 on the Juice

Today is day 3 and I had the juice with breakfast and lunch. I feel great! I have a lot of energy and focus and just over all feel great! I am definitely feeling full long after my meals. So far, the advertised benefits of the juice that are noticeable at this early stage are definitely proving to be true. I am anxious to see how much weight I will have lost after the first week. I wish that I had measured as well but I didn’t have a measuring tape. I am sure that I will be able to tell in my clothes.

Weigh In Day

Yesterday was weigh in day and I was down just a pound.  I was disappointed but I also need to remember that it was my birthday week so there was not only a big dinner out but I was also given a big box of chocolates to consume. Considering that I changed nothing else this week, other than adding the TaiSlim juice and actually splurging a bit more on my daily consumption, I think it is probably pretty good that I lost anything at all.

The point of the juice is not to be the absolute weight loss cure.  It is a supplement and is meant to support the effort – but that is the key, it takes effort.  

Now that I have gotten over the fact that my first week’s weight loss was not as dramatic as others that I have heard from, it is on to the real work.  Daily exercise, eating healthy foods and not consuming too many calories. TaiSlim will support this effort.  TaiSlim did make me feel full longer.  It did give me more energy without jazzing me up too much.  

So, it is off to the store today to pick up healthy items to cook over the next week or so.  And the chocolates are almost gone….

I want to lose weight. I want to lose weight quick. How many calories should I eat to lose weight? That answer depends on many factors, there is no magic number, if you will. A person’s daily recommended caloric intake for weight loss will depend on such factors as height, current weight, fat to muscle ratio, etc. However, there are some general rules of thumb that do apply.If you are wondering, “How many calories should I eat to lose weight?”, a great place to start is to find your personal BMR (basal metabolic rate). There are many BMR calculators available online that will do these calculations for you. This calculation will give you the number of calories you will need in order to maintain your current weight. From here, you can decide at what rate you would like to lose the weight and subtract calories from this number. To lose one pound, the body must be deficient of 3500 calories. A person can deduct these calories either through exercise or by deducting calories from their daily food intake. By simply cutting 250 calories from your diet each day when figuring how many calories should I eat to lose weight, and walking moderately for 30 minutes five days per week, you can lose at least one pound per week.Cutting at least 250 calories from your diet each day should not be difficult. If you are a soda drinker, a great way to cut out those calories is to skip a can of soda per day. Sodas are full of sugar and chemicals and are com plete empty calories. This means that they only do harm to your body. Sodas have absolutely no nutritional value. Skipping the fast food line is also an easy way to cut the unwanted calories and fat from your diet when deciding on how many calories I should eat to lose weight. It is common knowledge that fast food is laden with fat and unneeded calories. Instead, opt for fresh salads, small amounts of proteins, and small amounts of complex carbohydrates like brown rice. If you do splurge for fast food, order the smallest burger on the menu and remove the top half of the bun. Instead of greasy fries, order a side salad, and instead of a soda, opt for water instead.As you can see, “How many calories should I eat to lose weight?”, is a question without a simple answer. There are many theories floating around out there that do not force a person to count calories, but most of these theories lead to fad dieting, which is unhealthy and unproductive.The good news is that it is fairly simple to calculate how many calories you need to consume in order to lose the weight in a healthy manor. As long as you remember that you need to delete 3500 calories in some way, shape or form from your body to lose a pound, you can easily figure what foods are worth eating and which ones you need to steer clear of. Once you learn to eat in moderation and exercise regularly, the weight will start to come off. Weight loss is not a crap shoot, it is simply science.