By Judy Davie
‘I have to lose weight fast. My husband has a work function in two weeks and I have to go. I can’t fit into my only dress. Help!’
It would be much better for you if your husband shouted you a new dress. Crash diets never work and usually result in any weight lost being replaced with some more added.
If, however, you promise yourself to cut down your intake dramatically as a kick-start to a long-term healthy weight-loss plan and combine it with daily cardio exercise you could lose as much as 2kg in two weeks. Two kilos may not seem a lot, but it does amount to a significant volume of fat and makes a noticeable difference on most people who lose this amount of weight.
Start by choosing to eliminate the “don’t need to eat” from the “must eat” foods. Think about the foods you typically eat and categorise them using the guide below.
Make a plan to exercise every day for the next two weeks with a view to cutting it back to five or six times a week once the event is over. A fast-paced walk for 60 minutes (approx 6km/h) will help boost the metabolism and kick start weight loss. You could break it up to two walks of 30 minutes but make sure you walk to the point you can’t hold a normal conversation.
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