To lose weight fast and safe, you need to start out with the end in mind. This means that you need to set specific goals for your weight loss, make a plan for losing weight and keep focused on what you want your end result to be. Think about it; if you wanted to take a trip to the beach (to show off your new flat tummy) you would pick a specific beach (your goal), and would get directions (your plan) to that beach.
So, first things first. You need to set a specific goal to lose weight fast and safe. The first thing that might come to mind is a specific body part, and your goal might sound something like “lose tummy fat”, or “lose arm fat”, maybe even “lose thigh fat”. Unfortunately, this type of goal is not specific enough (and no matter how may ab exercises you do, you cannot “spot reduce” body fat). To be a specific goal, it has to be something you can measure. That way you can track your progress, keep yourself motivated and know when something is or isn’t working.
An example of a specific goal would be a weight on the scale, a body fat percentage, or a measurement around certain body parts like your waist, thighs, hips, and upper arms. Part of any good plan is tracking your progress and setting a goal will be much easier if you have a starting point to work from. Make your goal reasonable, and give it a deadline. Structure your goal like this: I will weigh 150 lbs. and have 16% body fat by April 30, 2011. If you repeat this goal to yourself every morning, and visualize yourself having reached your goal, your subconscious mind will help keep you on track and you will start to see fast healthy weight loss.
Step number two is to find a healthy weight loss program. You might think that this would be different for a man and a woman, since a man might be trying to lose a beer belly or lose chest fat, and a woman might be looking to lose leg fat, or trying to lose fat in the upper arm. Of course, both men and women want to eat great and lose weight. And in reality, a successful program will be virtually the same for men and women. Keep in mind, the focus of the program should be healthy fat loss, not just weight loss.
So how do you choose a weight loss program that gives you quick fat loss, teaches you the food that burns fat, and shows you all of the great flat tummy exercises to get your abs in shape for bathing suit season?
There are a number of programs available. They all will work, to some degree, as long as you have a specific goal set. However, it is best to research, and see what others have to say about a program before you get too far into it and find it isn’t giving you the results you need.
Find a reviewer you believe, and then make sure the program you decide one has a money-back performance guarantee. One can check out programs that have been tested and work here: Fat Loss Diets.
After you find a system that has burned the fat for others, and have your target in mind, remember to keep focused on where you want to finish up, and you will llose weight fast and safe.