Can You Lose Weight Quickly?
It is only natural to want to look good. Our society places a lot of emphasis on beauty, and scientific studies show that we naturally react positively toward attractive people.
Nothing gets attention quicker than a hot body, so if you’re feeling unappreciated it makes sense to give yourself a physical makeover.
Unfortunately, while makeup and clothes are a quick fix, reshaping your body is a long and demanding process.
People in general are not good at committing to things they don’t enjoy, thus a large percentage of the population remains overweight despite our obvious beauty standards.
Several companies are exploiting this weakness by offering rapid weight loss products.
And millions of hopeful souls have bought the scam already.
The bad news is that there is no such thing as natural rapid weight loss.
Sure, there are some surgical procedures that can literally suck the fat right out of your body, but there are few other things you can do that will magically erase the extra weight.
Rapid Weight Loss Methods
Here are a few popular products that claim (falsely) to do just that:
— Crash diets. These diets at least are appropriately named, because after you starve yourself for several weeks you’ll be doing exactly that-crashing. Extensive studies have shown that diets that promote rapid weight loss more often than not actually result in the opposite: rapid weight gain.
When you starve your body, it reacts by slowing your metabolism. Not only that, but because your appetite goes unsatisfied, you are more likely to binge during and after your diet, effectively consuming all the calories you denied yourself for days in one sitting.
— Weekend diets. These diets claim that using their product can help you to shed several pounds in just a few days. The truth is that you are not losing fat but water. Our bodies naturally retain a certain amount of water, and the active ingredients in these diet products flush that water out of our body, showing an immediate but temporary weight loss.
— Slimming soaps. Similar products include lotions and creams. Supposedly these cosmetics contain ancient ingredients that emulsify the fat in your body through the skin. While these ingredients won’t hurt you and may at least improve the health of your skin, there is no scientific proof that they stimulate weight loss in any way.
— Magnets. These are perhaps the most ridiculous rapid weight loss products on the market. By wearing “magnetized” jewelry like earrings, a pendant, or a bracelet, you are supposed to create equilibrium in your body, causing your metabolism to rise and your hunger to abate. Some companies even claim that their magnets reduce other aches and pains. There are no scientific studies to support these claims.
The bottom line is that there is no such thing as rapid weight loss.
With dedication and perseverance you may lose anywhere from one to three pounds a week, but don’t expect to drop a pant size every time you work out.
