How to Lose 20 lbs in 2 Weeks - 3 Mistakes That Cause You To Fail

If you want to lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks, then you will be better off if you know the 3 biggest mistakes most people make while attempting to lose weight fast. Losing weight quickly isn't always easy, but if you avoid these mistakes, it is possible.

How To Lose 20 lbs in 2 Weeks - Biggest Mistakes

Things You'll Need

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Instructions

• 1

  Lack of Sleep or Relaxation

  Chances are that if you're under a lot of stress and you don't have a great way to relieve your stress, losing weight quickly is going to be fairly hard. If you don't sleep enough at night or are tired during the day, you're going to struggle too because dropping lbs isn't always about diet and exercise. If you are tired or stressed out, your body will secrete a chemical called Cortisol. This chemical tells your body to eat and to store the fat, rather than burning it. You can stop this chemical from ruining your fat loss by getting enough sleep, about 7.5 hrs, and relaxing a little.

• 2

  Meal Skipping

  Many people skip breakfast, or skip dinner because they "ate a big lunch." The truth is that if you skip a meal, you won't be making up for overeating or even speeding up your fat loss, you will be slowing down your metabolism and putting your body into survival mode. When you do this, you store more fat and stop burning it immediately, why do you think starve yourself diets never keep the weight off? Don't skip meals if you want quick weight loss.

• 3

  Doing the Wrong Exercise

  When people think of losing weight fast, they usually hit the treadmill and starve themselves. We've covered why it's not good to starve yourself, but the treadmill isn't the best solution either. If you want to lose fat fast, you have to build more muscle. Just running to burn calories won't cut it. Building muscle will burn fat even when you're not working out, so get to the gym and do some resistance training if you want to reach your goal.