How to Lose Weight Quickly

You want to lose weight, and lose it quickly!

Often times when overweight or obese people look in the mirror, particularly when their clothes are off, they want to lose weight quickly. Unfortunately it's those who want that weight to come off fast who look for miracle methods of rapid weight loss.

It's important to understand that losing weight quickly needs to be performed in a healthy manner. Many diet pills and extreme diet and exercise plans are not healthy, and yield ultimately unnsatisfactory results. And once you quit whatever it is you're doing (or taking), the weight comes right back. But it is entirely possible to lose weight quickly if you follow these steps:

Eat frequent smaller portioned meals
Doing this will help raise your metabolism. Your metabolism is how many calories your body burns. By eating smaller more frequent meals, you force your digestive system to work more. If you eat only 3 times a day, that's only 3 times that your digestive system is working. But if you split the food quantity of those 3 meals into 5 or more meals, that's 2 more times your body has to work in order to digest that food.
Perform both cardio and resistance training regularly
Most people know that you need to perform cardio training in order to lose weight. But most also don't know that resistance training also helps you lose weight quickly. When you build muscle, you're increasing your metabolism. Muscle requires more energy (calories) to maintain itself. It literally forces your body to burn fat in order to build and maintain muscle.
Keep your carbs from beginning to mid-day, and out of evening and late night
Carbohydrates fuel your activities. Your first few meals are fine if they contain carbs, because you know you will be at least somewhat active throughout the day. But if you're containing a ton of carbs in your 4th and 5th meals, they don't get used because you're inactive. Your last couple meals should contain as few carbs as possible, and more protein. Protein works opposite of this concept, because when you're resting / sleeping, that's when your body rebuilds muscle. Giving it protein to last through the night helps aid the process of building the most muscle possible.
Consume a lot less than your body is burning
Lets say throughout your average day, your body is burning 3000 calories. If you consume 1,800 calories through your diet, that's 1200 calories less. In one week, that equates to a deficiency of 8,400 calories (or 2+ lbs). The more you exercise, the more you can increase that caloric deficiency!

And that's it. The last point in the 4 tips above is the most important aspect in the quest to how to lose weight quickly. Once you reach your target weight, then it's simply a matter of maintaining a more relaxed version of your diet and exercise.