Get Fit in Two Weeks: It Really Could Be Possible!

If you’re trying to lose weight for the beach, the pool, or a special occasion, you’ve probably read a lot of advice that says it won’t happen quickly. For the most part, that advice is correct. You cannot be devastated in a matter of days or weeks. That is, unless you’re willing to take really drastic measures!

Now this protocol will not work on someone who has a lot of extra fat to begin with. If your gut hangs over your belt, or you gasp walking up the stairs, you probably won’t be scarred for two weeks. However, if you’re a weightlifter or other fitness buff who just wants to lose a few extra pounds of unsightly fat, keep reading, you just might do it!

First of all, you will have to discard the rules of a normal diet for the next two weeks. Sure, eating tons of protein and calories every day is great for building muscle, but that’s not your concern right now. Their concern is FORCING your body to use its fat stores for fuel. To do that, we’re going to go unconventional and do a modified QUICK.

Don’t click in disgust! Seriously, fasting works and has worked for bodybuilders and average people for decades, and it can work for you too. There are many dogmas in the fitness world that say you HAVE to eat a moderate meal every three hours, or else you’ll end up fat, weak, and frail. This just doesn’t make any sense based on physiology or real world results. The trick is to fast correctly to burn fat and preserve attractive, lean muscle mass.

Now, don’t assume you’re going to have to go without any substantial food to get lean in two weeks, that’s totally wrong! What you will have to do is go with very little food for most of the day, every day. From the time you wake up until seven or eight at night, you’ll only have a couple of 30-40 gram protein shakes spread evenly throughout the day. If you’re really starving, you can add another.

Then around eight or nine, you get a little wild! Since you’re really trying to get lean, you’ll still need to restrict your food choices to lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats, but you can eat large amounts over three to four hours. The exact amounts are not very important, but you should aim to consume between 100 and 150 grams of protein and enough carbohydrates and fat to fill you up and have energy for the next day.

Ideally, you’ll also train just before this big eating time. That way, you get the added benefit of having all that food in your body during the post-workout “window,” the time when your body is most likely to use extra protein and calories for recovery and muscle growth.

By eating very little at the beginning of the day, you are basically forcing your body to use its fat stores for energy. Consuming small amounts of protein also prevents your body from breaking down muscle tissue. Finally, your “party” for the night comes at a time when your body is hormonally primed to make the most of all those nutrients.

I’m sure this seems a bit unconventional, but think about how early humans had to eat: they hunted and gathered most of the day, then feasted at night before resting. This type of diet is basically the way humans evolved and is the way our bodies work best. You may even find that you have MORE energy throughout the day when you’re not eating much, and you will DEFINITELY see yourself losing weight very quickly.

Simply continue this protocol every day for two weeks to dial yourself in. If you stick to healthy, nutrient-dense foods during the feast and don’t overindulge, you’ll look slimmer every day.