The Best Way to Lose 15 Pounds Fast

Rapidly losing 15 lbs. is most likely not lasting weight loss. According to the Diet Channel website, fast weight loss is most likely the result of loss of water and not fat. To lose fat, you will have to lose weight at a rate of up to 2 lbs. per week. However, there are adjustments you can make to your diet and exercise routine that will speed up your metabolism and result in accelerated fat loss.

Instructions

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Cut down your calorie intake by replacing full-fat foods with low-fat and non-fat foods. Fill up on five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Consume lean protein for its muscle building and filling effect. Cut out unhealthy fats, sugar, processed foods and fried foods. Watch your portion size and when eating out, don't finish everything on your plate since restaurant portions are often over-sized.

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Avoid white foods also known as simple carbohydrates and replace them with more filling complex carbohydrates which digest slowly and keep your body's insulin levels stable. Choose foods such as brown rice, whole-grain breads and whole-wheat pasta.

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Stop eating three large meals per day and eat five to six smaller meals instead. Eating every two to three hours daily will keep your blood sugar balanced and promote metabolic burn. You will also be less likely to crave diet-sabotaging foods.

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Start moving and get the heart rate going to increase your metabolism. Replace regular cardiovascular exercise with challenging interval training for optimal metabolic burn even after you've stopped working out. Run, walk or ride a bike for two to five minutes at a comfortable pace. Increase the intensity to high for two to five minutes and go back and forth between intensities. Work it up to complete a total of 45 minutes. Exercise like this three days of the week. According to the Mayo Clinic website, interval training burns more calories than regular exercise and it also keeps boredom at bay.

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Incorporate weight lifting into your exercise regimen to increase your fat burn even more. Build muscle tissue because it needs a lot of energy to sustain itself so your metabolism is forced to stay active all throughout the day. Workout all muscles of the body by splitting them up over three days of the week. Schedule one resting day in between each weight workout.

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Consume green tea daily because according to the University of Maryland Medical Center it promotes metabolic burn due to substances called catechins that cause a fat burning effect.

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Get plenty of sleep every night. According to the Diet Channel website, anywhere from seven to nine hours should be sufficient to keep the body from feeling fatigued throughout the day. When you sleep, the body replenishes your energy and restores and rejuvenates itself.

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Drink 2 or 3 oz. of water for every lb. of body weight. Water flushes toxins out of your system, hydrates, promotes digestive health and suppresses your appetite by making you feel full.