How to Lose 100 Pounds in 6 Months

Losing weight is a battle for a lot of people in modern days of fast food and large portions. Everyone wants to lose it quickly to look great for an upcoming event, but doctors warn that the fad diets that pop up continuously are not safe or particularly effective. However, hard work and determination can take even up to 100 pounds off in as little as six months. Given that there are 26 weeks in six months, that equates to losing 3-4 pounds per week.

Instructions

Be Accountable - Diet and Exercise

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Set and write down attainable goals. Write down your goal calories for the day, how much you want to exercise, and what you want to weigh at the end of the week.

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Cut your calorie intake. Losing weight amounts to burning more calories than you consume. Regardless of the crazy diets you've tried, they all boil down to that one principle. Use more than you take in. However, it's very important to keep in mind that your body must have a certain number of calories each day to remain healthy. If you were to cut out eating altogether, not only would you lose the strength to carry yourself through the day effectively, but your body would panic at the loss of food and no longer burn it effectively through activity. The lowest that you should let your daily caloric intake reach is 1,050 to 1,200 calories.

Limit the salt and starches in your diet. Both types of food tend to cause your body to retain fluid, which can lead to "water weight." Limiting your intake of these can boost your initial weight loss by as much as an extra five pounds in shedding the excess fluid in your body.

Write down everything you eat and keep a log of it so you can identify weak points or congratulate yourself on resisting temptation.

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Engage in cardiovascular exercise for one hour per day. In addition to cutting your intake, your output must increase, which means exercising. While modest exercise plans will say to do about 30 minutes three to five times per week, more rapid weight loss can safely be achieved with an hour of exercise every day of the week. However, you must pay attention to your body. If you are hurting or have strained something, take a day off. If you're unaccustomed to physical exercise, start slow and work up. Combining the diet of 1,050 to 1,200 calories with an hour of exercise today should yield results of dropping 3 to 5 pounds per week, although more is possible if you weigh over 250 pounds.

Introduce strength or weight training twice a week to tone up your body.

Track your actual exercise in your log as well. If you got in only 30 minutes instead of 60, chart that so you can try to make up for it later.

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Keep a record of successes and failures so that you know how to adjust your personal plan to fit your lifestyle.