With a country whose waistlines are increasing as steadily as the years are increasing, many individuals seek out fast weight loss ideas. Dieting has always been the first thought that comes to mind for somebody who is seeking to lose weight quickly, but can dieting produce the type of results that instant gratification seekers are looking for?

The premise of dieting

Dieting comes in different shapes and forms, and quite honestly, there's a diet out there for every taste, temperament, and lifestyle. However, to say with 100% certainty that dieting can lead to fast weight loss is at the very least irresponsible, and in all likelihood, an outright lie.

The way dieting works is quite simple -- you simply need to control, and monitor, the number of calories that you consume on a daily basis. What many people fail to understand is that you do not always have to completely remove your favorite foods, or meals, from your diet in order to lose weight -- it's all about knowing and understanding your BMR, or Basal Metabolic Rate, and lowering your daily caloric intake to some number below your BMR. Losing weight is dead simple, at least on paper, and this is all there is to it.

Fast weight loss through dieting

There are several problems with the concept of fast weight loss, and some that are specifically applicable to dieting. Our bodies need a certain number of calories on a daily basis just to function. If we do not consume enough calories, our bodies will be less effective throughout the day, will be fatigued, more prone to sickness, and whole slew of other negative side effects. The only way to lose weight quickly through dieting is by seriously restricting your daily caloric intake, or even completely eliminating it; neither of which are recommended.

Diets can be a wonderful thing, and your diet will be even more effective if you eat the right types of foods, eat at the right time of the day, and incorporate a sensible exercise routine. However, dieting, in almost any sense of the word you can imagine, cannot be used to help you with your fast weight loss goals. You can lose weight quickly, albeit temporarily, through certain types of diets to help remove excess water from your body, but the losses in weight are short lived as they are technically water weight loss as opposed to fat weight loss.

At the end of the day, it's important that you know this: fast weight loss cannot be achieved through a traditional diet, and fast-fat weight loss, at least outside of nonsurgical means, is not impossible, but implausible at best.