We all want to lose weight permanently. There is an alarming trend of weight gain all over the world. Fad diets and "magic" pills more often than no end up being at best a short lived solution and at worts, a major health risk.

In order to lose weight and keep it off, you will want to learn how your body naturally burns fat. It's like having an internal furnace. In order to burn fat quickly, you need to learn the way to unleash your own internal fat burning furnace.

As far as calories sources are concerned, there are three main food groups: proteins, carbohydrates and fats. You are probably wondering which diet is the most effective at activating your internal fat burning furnace, and help you burn fat quickly! You should know that a good stress reduction program, exercise and believe it or not, a good night sleep, are all important factors of your weight loss program

Because second to water, protein is the most abundant substance in the human body, your body is going to be very reluctant in burning it up for energy. Not only are your muscles composed of protein, but also your internal organs, enzymes and hormones. Protein is needed to build up, maintain and repair your body.

So what do we burn for energy? Your body always wants to use up the carbs first. Carbs are very easily and quickly metabolized by your body in order to provide us with almost instant energy.

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for your body. Fats on the other hand, are a concentrated source of energy. Fats provide more than two times the calories per gram as compared to carbohydrates or proteins. In order for our body to burn fat quickly we need to eat a diet that is low in carbohydrates. But you will not want to do this for a prolonged period of time. A prolonged diet that is high in protein can end up having damaging health consequences.

Here is a trick that has worked wonders for me and for all of those that follow it. Trust me on this one because it does produce results. This is what you are going to do. Eat low carbs for about 10 days. The next day eat a lot of HEALTHY carbs. But please make sure that you pay attention to the HEALTHY part. Make sure you don't start eating junk food! Yes, you can have SOME of those, but you'll do better by eating whole grain products. The next day hop on your scale and you'll see how even more pounds dropped off like crazy. That is how you are going to burn fat quickly!

Also remember that a good exercise program is crucial. Exercise will make your muscles stronger, leaner and a heck of a lot more efficient at helping your body burn fat quickly!