How to Lose 40 Pounds Naturally Within 6 Months

Losing weight too quickly can be detrimental to your health. Slow and steady wins the race when it comes to weight loss. Losing weight naturally, as opposed to using diet pills or other weight loss products, is healthier and more conducive to long-term weight loss. To lose 40 pounds naturally within six months requires both a healthy diet and regular exercise and physical activity. Create a diet plan and exercise routine that is not drastic and that you can stick with long-term.

Things You'll Need

• Notebook

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Instructions

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  Exercise for 60 minutes, six days per week. Do aerobic exercise such as dancing, running or brisk walking. Take one rest day off per week. This will burn the calories needed to lose 40 pounds naturally. Vary the workouts to prevent boredom.

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  Create a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day. This can be between both diet and exercise. This will lead to a one to two pound weight loss each week. This is the perfect pace for losing the weight within six months.

• 3

  Use weights and resistance training to gain more muscle. Muscle allows the body to burn additional calories every day. Do a full-body weight training routine two times per week. Weight machines and dumbbells are both options. Use your own body as weight and do push-ups and squats.

• 4

  Write down your daily food and beverage consumption in a notebook. It should be small enough so that you can carry it around with you everywhere. Write down everything that you consume. This will allow you to keep track of what you are eating at a glance.