You can lose weight fast at home. You don't need an expensive gym membership. You don't need a bunch of fancy equipment, and you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars a month to have prepared diet foods delivered to your home to succeed in your weight loss goals. By following a few basic steps, you can achieve your weight loss goals with a minimum of fuss.
Step 1
Increase your exercise levels. For those of us who work at home, whether we're self-employed or homemakers responsible for kids and house, it's often easy to let things go. Before you know it, you've added a few pounds or inches to your frame. Make a point to exercise every day. This means getting outside or away from the responsibilities for at least 30 minutes to an hour a day and moving. Go for a walk (fast, not a stroll or amble) around the block or your local park or high school track. Invite your friends to play basketball or go riding with you. Just start moving. You can lose weight even faster if you engage in activities or exercises that combine cardio (aerobic) and weight-lifting routines.
Step 2
Lift weights. No, you don't need a Bowflex or an expensive barbell set and weight bench. You can make do with a set of dumbbells purchased from your local sporting goods store. Select up to three sets of weights that will offer some challenge to your current exercise levels and muscular condition. Perform weight-bearing exercises at least three days a week. This means you can combine weights with your aerobic moves. Hold the weights on your shoulders or in your hands while you perform squats or lunges. Do bicep and triceps curls and shoulder lifts. Twenty to 30 minutes of weight-bearing exercise or weight lifting will help build lean muscle mass, which burns calories faster than fat, and increase metabolism for fast weight loss.
Step 3
Drink more water. Most of us don't get nearly enough water on a daily basis. Water not only hydrates our cells and muscles, but it also helps the body flush toxins and wastes, reducing bloating caused by water retention and gas. Try to drink at least 64 oz. of water a day, but shoot for a gallon during any weight loss routine. Yes, you'll make some extra trips to the bathroom, but you'll be happy when you see the pounds melting off.
Step 4
Watch your diet. Diet combined with exercise is one of the best ways to lose weight quickly and keep it off. The Mayo Clinic says that to lose weight, a person has to burn or work off more calories than she takes in. Success in weight loss relies on both a healthy diet and daily exercise. Eat a healthy diet that includes foods from all food groups: vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy and lean protein. To lose weight quickly, avoid high-fat and high-sugar foods like fast food, desserts and fried foods for optimal short- and long-term benefits that produce fast results.
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