Posted by Sophie

At times in life we just need to shift a lot of weight as quickly as possible so any quick ways to lose weight are invaluable. For instance, to fit into a wedding dress or suit, or to look great on the beach in summer.

Luckily, if you are looking for quick ways to lose weight then I can help you with 3 superb tips.

- Low Carb Diet: this is the base of many of the latest fad diets but it does work. Basically, this means you should avoid most carbs, especially ones like white bread and potatoes. Eat a lot of protein such as chicken breasts and only eat carbs such as fibrous vegetables like broccoli.

- Lots of HIIT cardio - this type of cardio involves peak periods of high intensity. What this means is that you should jog for 30 seconds then sprint for 30 seconds, then repeat. Do this for 15 minute each day in the morning on an empty stomach and you will lose a ton of fat, and therefore weight. By the way, when I say to sprint, I don’t mean “jog fast”. I mean that you should really run like mad as if you were in a 100 meters race. This is one of the best quick ways to lose weight.

- Stay hungry. You should only eat when you feel hungry. I suggest that you reduce your meal size by a quarter. This is because you are no longer hungry when you eat the last quarter of your meal. Don’t think about wasting food - would you rather waste food or get fat? Just throw that excess food in the bin. Furthermore, don’t eat any food unless you feel hungry.

I hope you find these quick ways to lose weight valuable. The only drawback with them is they can take quite a toll on the body and you should bear this in mind. There are other, much gentler but still quick and effective ways to lose weight, however.

By Richard Ford