Best way to lose weight fast?

[tkd4life]

I am trying to lose weight...I don't have much to lose. I want to lose 5-10 pounds...what is the best way?

[disgruntled]

proper diet and exercise..... anything else is either dangerous or a gimic that won't work

assuming you want to loose fat..... you can loose that much water no problem

[crazyhorse]

I Agree with disgruntled

also exercise daily, and cut the following from your diet - red meat, dairy , white rice, white bread

i am in the same boat i stopped training for a few years after a major ankle injury ,so now days i have a few more lbs around my waist line

[Shirindo]

Unfortunately I have a tad more than a few pounds

[disgruntled]

i just took off the winter.... then i decided to compare my waist measurements and almost cryed!

[eYoon]

i'm really starting to get fat. according to my BMI i'm officially overweight. i work out, and i try to do cardio stuff... but it seems to me that my endurance is going up, i'm putting on muscle.... but my big belly isn't gettin any smaller.....

[Thems Fighting Words]

Originally Posted by eYoon

i'm really starting to get fat. according to my BMI i'm officially overweight. i work out, and i try to do cardio stuff... but it seems to me that my endurance is going up, i'm putting on muscle.... but my big belly isn't gettin any smaller.....

It's not a big belly, it's a chi-gut or anti-knife defense.

[disgruntled]

Originally Posted by eYoon

i'm really starting to get fat. according to my BMI i'm officially overweight. i work out, and i try to do cardio stuff... but it seems to me that my endurance is going up, i'm putting on muscle.... but my big belly isn't gettin any smaller.....

more muscle means you will need more energy to maintain your body which means burning more fat

but the bigger key to weight loss is diet..... which sucks because i have no will power when it comes to food.

[eYoon]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

more muscle means you will need more energy to maintain your body which means burning more fat

but the bigger key to weight loss is diet..... which sucks because i have no will power when it comes to food.

oh that might explain it.... i have a horrible diet hahaha

[sirdarksol]

Actually, either diet or activity will do it (but having control over both is best)
The current American diet is one that we've had for over a century (okay, it was never quite this extreme, but "meat and potatoes" is an old concept here). However, when farmers ate meat and potatoes for every meal, they worked all day. We still eat tons of fatty meat and potatoes, but most of us now sit behind a desk or the like, and it shows.

Crazyhorse was on the right track with what to cut out, but the list was haphazard. In general, you want to cut out the densest fats, excessive amounts of proteins, and refined carbs (in other words, the most calorie-dense foods). Sugar, most white rice (basmati is relatively good, but brown rice is still better), anything with enriched flour, large cuts of meat, heavily marbled meat, most pork, all of these should be enjoyed in moderation. Aim for high-fiber, high nutrient veggies, a small amount of meat, and a moderate amount of grain, the closer to natural, the better.