Boost your Calorie controlled Diet to lose weight faster

Written by Anni www.1is2fat.com editor - 9th November 2010 - Not to be copied or re-published or re-written. It is Copyright protected!

I'm an expert dieter, (and an expert fatty!) I think the only reason I'm not seriously overweight, is because about once a year, I used to embark on a 3 month diet, which meant my weight never exploded above a certain level. I've been dieting on and off for 25 years!

I know what works for me, because now, at last, finally I'm happy with my weight ... it stays within 7lbs of my happy weight. And if I put weight on (and I do), I know how to get rid of it fast.

This is the magic formula that works for me. Following 25 years of personal diet research. To make it work for me I first needed to have the facts about my personal diet needs. Then I applied the calorie counting method (tried and tested), then added 3 bits of diet magic, one nutritional and one exercise and one psychological.

Gathering The Facts

Firstly, I know exactly how many calories my body burns in an average day. Find out yours here.
Secondly, I know the size of my skeleton. Find out yours here.
Thirdly, I know the percentage of my body weight which is made up of fat. Find out yours here.
Fourthly, I know my personal ideal weight by using the info above and checking the weight for height chart. Oh yes and I should say that because I've completed the 3 previous steps, I know this is both accurate and realistic.

Applying the Calorie Counting Method

I know this bit sounds boring, but it's fundamental to the magic, so bear with me.

Say for example that I know the following:

My BMR is 1700
I have a large frame
My Height is 5'6"
My ideal weight is 136lbs

If I want to lose 20lbs and I eat 1000 calories per day (1 pound of fat = 3500 calories), it would take me 14 weeks!

Not fast enough for me, so what can I do?

Here's the magic:

My magic way to lose weight fast

3 point plan:

Psychology

Set a faster (but sensible) goal - it's motivational and puts me in control. In the example we are using, I want to lose the same weight in less time, so let's change the goal to losing 20lbs of fat in 8 weeks. This means I need to burn an extra 550 calories a day OMG!
Find a way, believe you can do it.
Understand the science

Exercise

Now, using the calorie calculator and the calorie burn planner, I can work out what exercise I can do to burn those extra 690 calories a day. As an example, let's say I choose to do 30 minutes of Aerobics a day, that would burn 205 calories, but that's not enough and I really can't manage double that - not every day!!!

But wait... here's the magic, Just doing 30 mins of aerobics a day will take me from being lightly active to moderately active, so I get a free bonus... my BMR has gone up to 1845! That means the 205 calories a day I'm burning is actually worth 350... Now things are looking up!

Nutrition

Now if you ensure every day that you eat no more than 1000 calories a day, you will lose weight, but as in my example, that's not fast enough for me. And no, I'm not going to tell you to eat less than 1000 calories a day . What I am going to tell you is the magic that works for me.

I include one meal a day which is made up of foods that burn fat. For example I may eat a meal containing lots of Jalapeno, Habanero, and Cayenne Peppers & drink lots of black coffee every day. Check for other Fat burning foods here.
The Capsaicin in peppers speeds up your heart rate. A study from the late 1980s found that eating a single meal like this could increase your metabolism by up to 25 percent, for up to 3 hours after you finish eating. So let's do the maths, if my BMR is 1845 over a 24 hour period and I boost it for up to 3 hours a day by 25%, that's an extra 230 calories a day. The extra coffee I'm drinking will take care of the other 20 calories!

So that's it!, I can lose 20lbs of fat 6 weeks faster without eating less than 1000 calories a day, it's my method that works for me! I take no responsibility though if you choose to copy this method. I'm just saying what works for me. Do your own research and make your own decisions.