Now I have caught your attention let me rephrase that 'Do You Really Need to Lose Weight Fast?". The reason for using this 'sleight of mouth' technique was to slow you down just enough to allow me the opportunity to help you understand some of the most important questions you should consider before you start any faddy diet.
Even if you only have two weeks to lose weight before a beach vacation or are about to attend a wedding I humbly suggest you spend a few minutes to read this article.
When you are overweight it is relatively easy to set short term weight loss goals tied into upcoming major events. You allow yourself the luxury of allowing your weight to creep up until you have somewhere special to go and then follow a crash diet or exercise frantically for a few weeks to shift the excess weight.
Well ask yourself "is this working?" Look back over the last 10 years and consider your weight. The chances are that if this is your regular approach, then although your weight has apparently yo-yoed; in actual fact there has been a relentless increase. Not only are frequent crash diets unhealthy they also don't generally work when considered over the longer term.
A better question you might ask yourself is "do I really want to be healthy and fit over the next ten years?" For most overweight people this is far closer to what they really want. It is fine to look good for two weeks every year but not a patch on looking good all year round. It is also good to look good for those same two weeks once a year but nowhere near as satisfying as maintaining the same healthy weight you were a decade ago.
If you want long term fitness you need to set long term goals and to follow a sensible approach to weight loss that can be applied consistently. Spend your time now visualising your healthy slim body for next years vacation - but make the lifestyle changes now - you are unlikely to be disappointed!
Before I finish I should mention that 'sleight of mouth' techniques are most closely associated with the work of Richard Bandler - one of the co-founders of NLP. A quick search on the internet will provide you with a raft of information should you like to learn more.
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