Dr. Kareem
Why losing tons of weight really fast doesn’t have to be unhealthy anymore…
Losing absurd amounts of weight in relatively short periods of time used to be thought of as unhealthy. Nowadays, there are many exceptions to the lose 1-2 pounds per week rule. such as:
- Bariatric Surgery (pre & post)
- Cardiac Disease (increases risk by not losing weight quickly)
- Type II Diabetes (can be faster with benefits to glucose tolerance, but sugars must be monitored)
…just to name a few reasons why you might want to safely lose weight faster than 1-2 pounds per week. When your body or your organs depend upon it, it’s a good idea to treat your body well and get the extra weight off as fast as possible.
The trouble with “losing weight too quickly” is the method, not the process. Most people try radical things like extreme dieting with caloric deprivation, dehydration, pills, nutrient-void cleanses, or other posh-type weight loss strategies that infect us through the media.
These methods don’t work. They can help you lose weight quickly, but you’ll often rebound with more weight gain later, or cause a lot of stress to your body in the process. Muscle wasting can take place, as well as cardiac arrhythmia, diarrhea, constipation, sugar-level fluctuations, and many other harmful bodily processes.
Cortisol levels go up when your body is stressed, which adversely affects insulin sensitivity. Your body quickly observes a chronic state of stress, and it protects you with the storage of fat, amongst many other bodily functions, such as alteration in other hormones, and loss/gain of appetite.
Instead, consider what you can do to actually reduce the stress to your body through the weight loss program you choose. Think about the areas of your exercise program that will look/feel different when you hit your goals completely, and the obstacles that lie in your way.
It’s no secret that you’ll have to eat well, choose nutrient-dense foods, and exercise. That said, let’s figure out the finer points of exercise and nutrition that have prevented you from achieving results as fast as you would have expected.
Below, you’ll see that I’ve listed the top 7 Ways To Lose Up To 20 Pounds In The Next 30 Days. It’s extremely important that you understand your body is capable of this, but it’s the minor tweaks and attitude adjustment that will make all the difference.
Method #1: Model ‘Goal-Level’ Intensity Today
If you want to win big, play big.
This is true in so many facets of life, whether you want to earn more income, meet a better partner, or improve your health. “Playing BIG,” so to speak, is all about doing things, right now, in the way you would imagine yourself to when the goal is realized.
For example, if you’re in sales, you might realize that you need to close 20 clients per day in order to realize your goal income. Then, you figure out how many calls it takes you to close a client and multiply. If you need to hire a sales force and write scripts in order to make enough calls, then you do so right away. It’s a way faster way to hit the end goal.
In the case of health, this is best done through cumulative exercise and increased intensity. When you’re in great shape, you naturally put yourself through more in a given workout. In a sense, more “workout pain” hurts less, but only because you’ve felt it before. The unfamiliar is the scariest part.
I’m not telling you to go crazy and end up in emergency level pain from your muscle soreness, to the point that you can’t move. However, I am telling you that on a sale of 0 to 10, where:
0 = no pain/muscle soreness the day after your workout
and
10 out of 10 = emergency level pain, cannot move or function
I’d like you to make sure you’re somewhere between 5 and 7 out of 10 when you’re working out for fat loss. The goal is to create muscle repair and speed up your metabolism in the process. This is done through controlled damage and improved signaling to muscles, thereby getting more muscle involved in every repetition of every set that you do.
Model the intensity you expect yourself to have when you realize your goal and do this today. If you’re intimidated, increase your intensity by 10% every workout until you’re there. Be careful, but be purposeful in your method of losing fat quickly. You’ll be surprised by the result!