I never really agreed with people that say it’s only safe to lose one to two pounds a week. To me that screams of a “one size fits all” philosophy. The truth is we’re all different and what may be “safe” for me, may not be “safe” for you. Is it really “unsafe” to lose five pounds in one week if you weigh 300 pounds?
Although losing 1-2 lbs. a week may be considered “safe”, it’s also a really, REALLY slow way to do it. Slow as a turtle crossing the road I would say.
There are however, several ways to speed this up (besides of course, performing high intensity full body workouts).
For instance, intermittent fasting is a somewhat controversial topic, but there is very solid science behind it. In fact, I’ve been intermittent fasting for 6 months now (24 hour fast every Saturday) and it’s actually a pretty easy and safe way to reduce your overall caloric intake on a weekly basis.
The authority on intermittent fasting can be found here. It’s definitely worth a look.
But if you want to accelerate your fat loss through more exercise, try the following to lose 10 pounds:
Lose 10 in 6 months: Twice a week, do a one hour swim workout.
Lose 10 in 5 months: Twice a week, do a one hour boxing workout.
Lose 10 in 4 months: 3x a week, do a one hour cycling workout.
Lose 10 in 3 months: 4x a week, play a basketball game for one hour.
Lose 10 in 2 months: 5x a week go on a one hour run.
Lose 10 in 1 month: Have rough sex for 10 hours a day. My favorite.
Lose 10 in 1 week: Walk for 24 hrs / day for the entire week. No thanks!
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