What is the easiest diet to lose 20 pounds?

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Do you want a fast way or most effective way? Fastest means you are likely to gain it back. Most effective means you lose it and keep it off.
I totally advise against fast, why waste your time and effort. It is most likely that you will gain it back after losing it fast. Its called rebound and it’s a natural body defense.
Losing weight is not losing weight if you gain it all back.
You will need a complete lifestyle change and you will need to be committed. This bit of advice is something I tell anyone who asks whether you are my client or not.

There are 5 most important things that must go together in any workout program. These are part of changing your complete lifestyle to one that is healthier. They also help you to naturally optimize your metabolism. The faster your metabolism the better your body uses your food for energy, instead of storing it as fat.

I put them in the order of importance.

1. Eat more. Yes eat more. More meals that is. It is best to eat a small meal every 3-4 hours. The meal should be just large enough to where you are not hungry, as opposed to eating you are full. There is a difference, think of it as no bigger than the size of your two fists put together. Eating 1 or 2 meals a day slows your metabolism down. You should have at least 4-6 meals a day. For most a ratio of carbs-proteins-fats should be 50%-25%-25% is good, but each person is unique.

2. Drink more water. Most of us don’t have enough water. This means our bodies are dehydrated. Two things a dehydrated body has trouble doing, one is releasing water. In order to lose fat you must be able to release water, because fat cells in your body are composed of mostly water. A dehydrated body cannot build very well. Muscle tone indicates a constant building state in your body. If your body isn’t building that means it is losing muscle and it’s never good to lose muscle that slows your metabolism and makes you look flabby.

3. Maintain a balanced workout regimen of cardio and resistance (weights). Cardio is good for fat burning and it’s easy to do and to progress yourself. Resistance is a little harder because it’s not as easy to know what to do. If weights aren’t your thing then try Yoga or Pilates. Both are very effective resistance and core training and can help you maintain lean muscle and increase your overall metabolism.

4. Smart supplementation of your diet is your best solution to making sure you get the nutrients your food doesn’t give you. A daily multivitamin will suffice in most cases, and if you don’t like pills they sell it in liquid form. Plus cleanses, as well as detox formulas are awesome for eliminating toxins we take into our bodies without knowing.

5. Sleep is a very important part of any healthy lifestyle regimen. When we sleep our bodies and minds refresh themselves and allow us to function at an optimal level. Sleeping allows muscles to rebuild themselves and when they do that, it speeds your metabolism.
You may ask why I gave you this long list instead of just telling you what exercises to do. The reason is if you think that exercising is all you need then you are mislead. If exercising is all we needed to look and feel great then everybody who works out at the gym would have great bodies and be healthy. If you have been to a gym before you know its not true.

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The easiest way to lose 20 pounds is to cut back on carbs and excersise.

by walking.

Don't DIET. I'm going to go on a little rant, but bear with me. I'm someone who dieted several times with no success, but finally lost 40 pounds and it wasn't with a diet.

I'm not a doctor, by any means, but here's something to chew on (so to speak!). When you diet, you first lose water weight, then you lose MUSCLE, before you lose fat. So of course, you start feeling weak and low energy as your body tries to replenish the muscle you've been losing. Plus, you have that wonderful "starvation response," where your body actually slows down your metabolism so you don't lose so much weight. And you start craving food, and the weight's back on.

That's what happened to me, over and over. No wonder women yo-yo diet. Diets are destined to fail.

This is what worked for me. I cut back on the amount of food I ate, by about half. I cut out the most unhealthy foods, bit by bit. I also ate smaller meals, more often.

But the MAJOR thing I did that I attribute my success in losing weight to, was that I started ***lifting weights.****

Lift weights (and do cardio). Every day. Make the weights challenging. Don't go for "toning." Go for muscle. That muscle will burn calories, even when you're not working out. There's something about lifting weights that makes you feel great, too. Even though I was eating less, I didn't get that starving "must eat anything!" feeling I did when I was dieting.

Sorry to go on and on, but I'm completely thrilled by the weight I lost, and I just love weight lifting. And I'm not some 20-something beach babe. I'm a 42-year old working mom (who went from a size XXL to M in 6 months).

Anyway, I hope this helps. I found a lot of helpful information on the web, especially the one I'll cite below.

Good luck and Happy New Year!
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