Lose Weight Quickly Or Easily – Part 1

Faced with the desire to lose weight before an event, before swim suit season or just because you’re tired of carrying around the extra pounds, you may be motivated to lose the weight quickly. However, is it better to lose the weight easily, or quickly?

According to Stanford Hospital & Clinics, between 80 and 85 percent of people who lose a large amount of weight will eventually regain it. One theory is that the calorie slashing that resulted in the weight loss can’t be maintained and can result in a lower metabolic rate. (1) The researchers recommend that people instead move to reducing weight by 1 to 2 pounds a week.

Keeping off the extra weight requires effort and commitment so you don’t backslide into your previous eating habits. So, if you can lose the weight easily in the first place by making easy changes to your nutritional plan, then keeping it off will be easier than if you tried to lose it quickly and maintain a crazy diet plan.

But, sometimes making those healthy choices that keep the weight off easily aren’t as easy as you would like them to be! That’s because a good portion of our eating habits are not because of hunger pangs but rather because of psychological issues or emotional pain that drives us to comfort foods. Those foods, such as gravies, potatoes, sugar sweets and desserts or bread and butter, are just the foods that need to be eliminated or drastically reduced in your nutritional plan.

To make that weight come off easily you’ll need to address the psychological issues that have kept you from losing weight. Sometimes you might need to address these with a counselor and at other times you can delve into your eating issues using a self-help book or by investigating the issue with a good friend who isn’t afraid to tell you like it is.

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