How To Lose 40 Pounds in a Month

Just a few days ago someone asked me if it's possible to lose 40 pounds in a month, and if so how she could do it. I decided to take the answer I gave her and to make an article of it. So here it is.

But before I write about how this can be done, let me say that I suggest you give yourself more time to lose 40 lbs. A month will require some drastic measures. But if you're adamant about it, read on. You need to be aware that in order to lose 40 pounds in 30 days, you need to create a massive calorie deficit. This isn't something which is easily done. It's possible to do this in just 2 ways:

1. Use a detox diet - A detox diet cleanses your body of a great deal of undigested pounds and helps you to create a calorie deficit. A detox diet includes drinking a lot of fluids, usually water and fruit juice (fresh juice). This kind of diet flushes you out and helps to stave off hunger. In this way it's possible to lose 40 pounds fast. In a month, it can be done. However, you need to be aware that this may not be the healthiest thing to do. Using a detox diet for too long can be detrimental to the body since you're not eating a lot of necessary nutrients. It's great for fast weight loss, but don't use it for too long.

2. The second way to lose 40 lbs in a month is to create the necessary calorie deficit by working out a lot and eating in moderation. You will need to do a lot of cardio (at least 4 hours each week) and also do strength workouts, but cardio is key. You will not be building muscle tissue in this month, you will only be losing weight. If you do enough cardiovascular workouts, and eat in moderation (a lot of vegetables and fruit and short on carbs), you may be able to lose 40 pounds in 1 month. But you need to be aware that this will require a massive effort on your part.

As I said, it's possible to lose 40 pounds in a month with the right kind of determination and willpower, but I suggest you give yourself a bit more time. It'll make it easier.

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John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. To read more about fast weight loss, click here: How To Lose Weight Fast And Never Gain It Back

Pssst! The Secret to Losing Weight

Can you imagine a secret to losing weight that is so very easy...and so very difficult?

It's easy because the secret is right in front of you, and it doesn't cost you a dime.

The secret to losing weight is difficult because even though it's free, it does have a price.

What is the secret to losing weight? And can it work for you?

Do You Yo-Yo?

If you've ever dieted in your life, you're probably all too familiar with the yo-yo syndrome. You lose the pounds, keep it of for a few weeks or months, then start gaining it back -- with some extra, too!

What's the matter? You want to lose the weight and keep it off, so why do those wayward pounds find their way back to you and bring friends. too?

You want to know how to lose weight once and for all. It isn't so much to ask.

Willpower or Won't Power?

Losing weight is more than something you do -- it's a whole mindset. Why do you want to lose weight? If you're doing it for yourself, you have a much greater chance for success than if you are doing it for someone else.

Write down the main reason why you want to lose weight. Stick it on your computer or on the refrigerator. Keep reminding yourself of the reason.

Why? Because when someone plops your favorite dessert in front of you and urges you to, "just have a little bit", you need the willpower to say no. Another way of looking at is knowing that you won't eat that gooey dessert. And sticking to your convictions.

The Biggest Secret to Losing Weight

No, it's not pills, or a certain diet or exercising like a maniac. While these are things you can do to lose weight, none are the actual secret.

Losing weight means making a promise to yourself, and living with that promise. It means that you want to be healthy more than you want that extra treat staring you in the face (or more precisely, at your tastebuds).

The secret of losing weight is knowing that even if you fall off the wagon one day, you get right back on at the next meal. Knowing that eating healthy isn't something you do until you've shed all the weight, but rather something you will do for the rest of your life.

Now do you understand why I said it doesn't cost anything, but it does have a price?

You can lose the weight and keep it off.

But only if you're ready.

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Gail Nettles has been a yo-yo dieter all her life, until she understood how to really lose weight. She's the author of http://www.losing-weight-over-40.com and http://www.3-day-diets-central.com

Loss Weight And Control Your Appetite With Satiety - Foods With Fullness

Diet and health trends seem to come and go as often at the months of the years. However, the latest information and buzzword for controlling your appetite and managing your weight is called "satiety".

Satiety (pronounced "sa-tie-atee") is the buzzword for the feeling of being full after eating. In addition to the term "satiety" another buzz phrases is are rapidly gaining popularity. This phrase is "Foods with Fullness".

Similar to the term satiety, Foods with Fullness helps to describe the feeling of being full and satisfied after eating food. However, the latter phrase is more descriptive and easier to remember for most people when thinking about this concept.

So if you ever wondered why you more full after eating a baked potato then when you ate a croissant, the idea of foods with fullness become immediately apparent.

A Satisfying Experiment

In 1995, the results from a study conducted by an Australian researcher from the University of Sydney named Dr. Susanna Holt and her research partners was published. In the study, Dr. Holt ranked different foods using a "Satiety Index". This index ranked foods on their ability to satisfy hunger among the research volunteers. The Satiety Index is based at 240-calories portions of 38 different types of foods. The baseline was 100 the food achieved for this was white bread. Thus, the research scores food of more than 100 more satisfying than the baseline, white bread, while below is less satisfying. After consumption, the volunteers reported to the researchers how hungry they felt. In addition, the volunteers were not allowed to eat anything additional for another 2 hours.

Below are some of the results of the research:

Fruit ranked at the of top of index at 1.7 (170%). This means that as a group, fruit was 1.7 times more satisfying than white bread (baseline 100 or 100%) to the volunteers. In addition to fresh fruit, consider eating dried fruit such as dried cherries, dried apples, dried wild blueberries and dried strawberries achieve satiety. Many of my clients in my nutrition and fitness coaching practice have achieved the satiety by eating foods with fullness. One source for getting a wide selection of dried fruit delivered to your door is from Traverse Bay Farms www.traversebayfarms.com. This company even offers free shipping on 4lbs. of dried fruit.

Croissants were about half as satisfying as baseline white bread. (47%)

Cheese ranked 1.46 (146%) more satisfying; eggs ranked 1.50 (150%); beef ranked 1.76 (176%); popcorn ranked 1.54 (154%); cake ranked .65 (65%); oatmeal ranked 2.09 (209%); doughnut ranked 68 (68%); boiled potatoes 3.23 (323%); French fries ranked 1.16 (116%). An interesting find was that jelly beans also ranked well on the scale, but additional comments suggest the volunteers may have been "sugared out" by the jelly bean consumption. So the next time you visit the movies, enjoy some extra popcorn and skip the candy.

Although, additional work is needed, we now have a starting point to determine which foods help to keep us satisfied longer or satiety. You will soon see food products being labeled and a new food category emerging called: Foods with Fullness. These will be foods that help to keep you feeling fuller longer. So the next time you are looking turn off your appetite or manage your weight look to consume foods that rank high on the satiety scale or in other words eat "Foods with Fullness" - ability to keep you full.

Tony Anderson is a entrepreneur and fitness and nutrition writer.

Tips On Fast Weight Loss For Special Occasions

If you are like me, you have probably been through all this before, the family wedding is coming up next month and you can't seem to fit into that suit or dress because you have put on too much weight. So you must lose at least ten or more pounds quickly.

Losing weight quickly is not advisable as most of the loss will be muscle tissue and water; you put on the weight slowly (usually over years) so normally you should take it off slowly and then you will know that the majority of the loss will be body fat.

But you have a problem here and the clock is ticking so you will have to diet pretty hard to meet your target weight loss. Let's look at that first, you all know that diets don't work; they send the body into starvation mode, a survival mechanism from long age when humans faced periods of famine.

Going too low in calories causes the body to lower its metabolic rate, which reduces its ability to burn fat. At the same time, hunger signals increase and you quickly start to crave high-energy foods loaded with fats and sugar, the same foods you are trying to do without.

Research shows repeated dieting actually makes it harder to lose weight and easier to put it on because when you dump the diet and return to normal eating habits the drop in metabolic rate caused by the diet means that your old habits actually represent an excess in calories.

Not only do you regain the fat stores just lost, but also you may even gain an extra bit.

Knowing this, you really don't want to put yourselves through this rigorous process, but for this special occasion you will. First though, you will have to boost the metabolism that has been lowered by the dieting.

To do this you will have to perform a "Strength Training" workout to generate that initial spike in your metabolism. By increasing the lean muscle on your body by using Strength Training, your metabolism will increase, burning fat along the way.

The strength training technique I use requires just twenty to thirty mins per week. Gone are the days of the five-day a week program with 6 to 12 sets per body part that, method has never worked.

One short intense strength-training workout a week will elevate your metabolism more than you ever thought possible.

While the calories expended doing exercise are important, the increase in metabolism especially after strength training continues long after the exercise is finished, burning calories at the same time.

The two main components of this technique are the intensity of the exercise and the recovery after the exercise.

Infrequent, short, high intensity weight training sessions, followed by the required amount of time to recover and become stronger is what is needed to increase functional lean muscle and lose body fat.

Small frequent meals should be consumed during the day each containing a little protein to maintain muscle mass and energy levels. A high quality broad-spectrum vitamin and mineral supplement should also be taken on a daily basis.

As before get the calories from high quality food but if you can't, utilize a blender to make concoctions from skim milk with whatever additives you want to use, just as long as you keep count of the calories for your daily total.

Now use these blender mixtures and solid food for your daily feedings. Spread it out over many small meals a day instead of the traditional three meals a day. The way to keep track of weight loss is to buy a calorie counter and record your daily calorie intake for a week.

Now average out how many calories you consume a day with the use of a seven-day eating plan and calorie counter, once you have this figure subtract 1000 calories and this will be the target number of calories you will be aiming for.

Remembering that one-pound of fat contains 3500cals, losing 1000 calories a day will total 7000 for the week, which equals two pounds lost by dietary means alone. Another technique for low calorie eating is to watch your fat intake as this has the most calories.

Incidental activity is also very important if you want to lose this amount of weight in this short period of time, by increasing incidental activity you can burn at least another pound a week The best exercise for the purpose of fat-loss is fast walking either indoors on the treadmill or outdoors.

Walk until you are mildly puffing and hold that rate until the allotted time. If your aerobic activities leave you panting or breathless, your going too hard, your energy is coming from your carbohydrate reserves and not from your fat stores. Try fast walking for one hour a day every day of the week.

Well there you have it, as an experienced trainer I wouldn't recommend this type of program to my clients. The weight loss is just too quick and the program would be very hard to maintain owing to the very low caloric intake.

I advise my clients to decrease their calories by just 500 per day (and no more) below their maintenance levels and they will be losing 1 - 2 pounds of body fat every week, safely, without craving and without too much disruption to their lifestyle.

In conclusion remember, think long term here and that's between 30 and 50 pounds of fat lost in six months. Any faster and all you will be losing is water and precious muscle tissue.

Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss e-course.