If you're like most of the women in my boot camps, you're reading this because you want to lose weight quickly.
In the most convenient way possible.
It's as simple as that.
I appreciate that you want to play with your kids, hang out with your friends, or just plain relax.
I get it.
I'm the same way.
Well, I have good news for you:the most effective way to lose weight (and get toned) is also very time efficient.
Convenient, eh? You are about to discover three of my insider tactics to losing weight fast and keeping it off-without spending your life at a gym or on a treadmill.
Weight Loss Tactic #1:Intensity Trumps Time EVERY Time I see it all the time.
Ladies strolling on the treadmill at a very moderate pace.
Holding in-depth conversations without even getting winded.
And then sustaining this activity for an hour or more.
I see those SAME ladies in the same shape they always have been.
Having the same body as they've always had.
Not shedding even one pound.
Do they think that doing NOTHING for a really long time will magically melt the pounds away? It doesn't matter if you spend twenty minutes or twenty hours a week working out.
If you aren't working at a high intensity-you'll see very meager results in your body.
Maybe even no changes at all.
***High intensity intervals (cardio and resistance training) are the way to go if you really want to get leaner and lose weight.
Have you ever heard of your "post-exercise metabolic rate"?This is how fast you burn calories AFTER you're done working out.
High intensity intervals increase your "post-exercise metabolic rate".
That means quite simply, that with high intensity intervals-you'll burn more calories.
Period.
End of story.
Very conveniently, they are also shorter (more efficient too!) and can easily be squeezed into a 10-20 minute period--even on your most hectic days.
Weight Loss Tactic #2:Maybe Your Just Thirsty...
Check First! It's easy to think you are hungry when you are dehydrated--or even just thirsty!This might sound overly simple and perhaps even silly.
I had the same reaction when the idea was first presented to me.
But then I did what any good fitness/nutrition "expert" would do.
I tested.
When I was hungry, I made sure to drink a big glass of water before I indulged.
I found that many times, it worked.
After drinking the water and relaxing for 5 minutes, I didn't feel hungry any more.
Not every time, but some of the times.
This common mixup can cause you to drastically overeat (or eat when you aren't even hungry).
Over the course of a year,this can account for an extra 10% weight gain.
That's a lot.
So.
Next time you're about to dive into a "hunger-driven" ravenous snack attack...
try drinking a nice glass of water (or other low-calorie beverage) before you indulge.
You will be so glad you did.
Weight Loss Tactic #3:Lift Weights to Get Lean I know.
I know.
We females have heard a thousand times that weight lifting will make you "big" and "bulky".
No lady wants to look like that.
You have just read one of the greatest fitness myths out there.
First of all, females are not genetically predisposed to get big and bulky.
It's just not the norm.
More importantly though, lifting weights (resistance training) is the ONLY way to build lean muscle mass.
And muscle is what determines your metabolism.
Metabolism is how fast you burn calories.
So the more resistance training you'll do, the faster you'll burn calories.
In fact, for every pound of muscle you have on your body, you'll burn about 25 times more calories than if it was a pound of fat.
The most effective type of weight lifting for fat loss is using exercises that trigger multiple body parts, multiple joints, and multiple muscle groups.
No need for fancy gyms or big barbells.
Your body weight, elastic bands, and balls can do the trick if you know the right exercises.