Quick Tips To Fast Healthy

So many today are asking the question of how can I lose weight in a very short amount of time.

The tips I am going to give you should help with weight loss but should also help you to keep that weight off at the same time. I believe both are important to many different people as they struggle against the waistline getting bigger and bigger.

Before we get started, I want to mention that I don’t agree with the idea that just because we get older we have to get fat and unhealthy. I do believe that all we have to do is take a look at the life style of the individual and their eating habits. Then we can see a common thread that many eat what they want and don’t stay active. I think all we have to do is look at our kids today. We can see the trend of video games and eating junk food and fast food so that by the age of 12 or younger many have health issues such as high blood pressure and diabetes. This often gets excused as hereditary when really the habits have been learned to sit around and eat instead of getting out and playing sports and games. Burgers, fries and sodas have replaced healthy meals and exercise.

We want to loseweight fast but do it in a healthy way

Working on weightloss? Then you probably want results fast.

Let me save you some time: skip the fad diets. Their results don't last. And you have healthier options you can start on  today!

How to Lose Weight Fast You can safely lose 3 or more pounds a week at home with a healthy dietand lots of exercise, says weight loss counselor Katherine Tallmadge, RD.

If you burn 500 more calories than you eat every day for a week, you should lose about 1-2 pounds.

If you want tolose weight faster, you'll need to eat less and exercise more.

For instance, if you take in 1,050 to 1,200 calories a day, and exercise for one hour per day, you could lose 3-5 pounds in the first week, or more if you weigh more than 250 pounds. It's very important not to cut calories any further -- that's dangerous.

Limiting salt and starches may also mean losing more weight at first -- but that's mostly fluids, not fat.

"When you reduce sodium and cut starches, you reduce fluids and fluid retention, which can result in up to 5 pounds of fluid loss when you get started," says Michael Dansinger, MD, of NBC's The Biggest Loser show.

Diets for FastWeight Loss

Dansinger recommends eating a diet that minimizes starches, added sugars, and animal fat from meat and dairy foods. For rapid weight loss, he recommends focusing  on fruits, veggies, egg whites, soy products, skinless poultry breasts, fish, shellfish, nonfat dairy foods, and 95% lean meat.

Here are more tips from Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, author of The Flexitarian Diet:

Eat vegetables to help you feel full.

Drink plenty of water.

Get tempting foods out of your home.

Stay busy -- you don't want to eat just because you're bored.

Eat only from a plate, while seated at a table. No grazing in front of the'fridge.

Don't skip meals.

Keeping a food journal -- writing down everything you eat -- can also help you stay on track.

"Even if you write it down on a napkin and end up throwing it away, the act of writing it down is about being accountable to yourself and is a very effective tool forweight loss," says Bonnie Taub Dix, MA, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It.

Besides jotting down what you ate, and when, you might also want to note how you were feeling right before you ate it. Were you angry, sad, or bored? We often focus so much on foods and calories, but our emotions are a huge part of our eating habits.

If you see a persistent pattern in your emotional eating, please consider talking to a counselor about it. They can be a big help in finding other ways to handle your feelings.