Quick Weight Loss Diets How Do You Know If They are Working?

Quick Weight Loss Diets How Do You Know If They are Working?
I come across individuals all the time that tell me they
have followed a quick weight loss diet, but don't know if
it worked or not.

What do you mean you don't know if it worked or not?

Did you lose weight? Did your body fat percentage
decrease? You have to know if it worked or not.

I then ask them if they took any measurements and body fat
calculations at the beginning of the quick weight loss diet.

Usually the answer is no.

So I guess they are really telling the truth about not
knowing if they lost any weight or not. Generally they say
they got on the scale in the beginning and then weighed
themselves at the end.

The scale can give you some answers, but it won't tell you
the whole story on whether or not your quick weight loss
diet is successful. It can also give you plenty of false
numbers along the way that will discourage your efforts.

To be successful at fast weight loss you need to be
obviously eating properly, but also strength training.
Strength training produces lean body mass which is weight
on the scale, but looks great on your body and is key to
keeping the fat off once you have lost it.

If I only used the scale as my measuring tool and I lost 10
pounds of fat and gained 5 pounds of lean muscle the scale
would tell me that I only lost 5 pounds.

I would think that I failed.

If I took before measurements, pictures and body fat
calculations I would know that I lost 8% body fat, 4 inches
off my waist and gained 5 pounds of lean body mass.

I now know that my quick weight loss diet was successful.
The scale didn't tell me those numbers.

Before you start any exercise or quick weight loss diet
program make sure that you not only take before pictures,
but you also find out what your body fat percentage is and
your circumference measurements.

This way you have all the evaluative tools to tell you if a
program is successful or not. It will also tell you if you
need to modify that program so that you see better and
quicker results.

I advise those looking to follow a quick weight loss diet
program to start with all these baseline measurements and
re-take them every 2-3 weeks to re-evaluate your progress.
This will ensure that you know quickly if you need to
modify anything with your exercise or diet program so that
you can garner more successful weight loss.

Don't just assume a quick weight loss diet program is going
to work. You have to measure the results and make
modifications to suit you individually. This is the way to
guarantee successful weight loss.

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