Fasting is a great way to gain that control. Though the idea may seem daunting at the start, it’s truly not too difficult for one to master. All you need to do is eat your regular meals throughout your week and be sure to drink a great deal of water, as you always want to be certain that you’re hydrated.

Then, you choose a day of the week and you make the commitment to refrain from food and drink for at least two meals on that day. This idea might sound impossible, but you’d be surprised at how easy it is to accomplish. And though you’ll probably think to yourself that you’ll eat it all back at your next meal, you most likely won’t eat more than you regularly do.

The purpose of fasting is to train your body to accept the decrease in overall consumption, as you’ll be able to limit what you pump into your body. It teaches control over cravings, and could even give you the discipline you need to find and stick with another diet later.

One common reason we as humans find ourselves in unfavorable situations is because we lack the self control to withstand tempting things, such as that scrumptious pastry, or the pair of shoes we just can’t pass up. Truthfully, we as people are consumers, though we don’t need to over consume, which is key. If we can find the will to stop and ask whether we truly need something, we’d be able to vanquish most if not all situations we face in our lives.

Fasting works, and if you need any more proof, look at most of the major religions across the planet. Most, if not all of them encourage fasting, as it’s a great self disciplinary and self-mastery system which not only strengthens the body, but the mind as well.

Here are some great tips to help you to lose weight:

1) Drink plenty of water.  It is important to keep your body properly hydrated so that it can function at it’s best.  Drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day will help all of your body functions to perform better, allowing you to lose weight faster.

2) Eat more meals a day, but smaller meals.  Most people eat 3 meals a day, breakfast lunch and dinner.  If you are wanting to lose weight, you should be eating 5-6 meals a day.  These meals should be smaller and they should contain protein and vegetables.  More meals (but smaller meals) will help your body to metabolize the food better.

3) Physical exercise is extremely important.  There are many different things that you can do to be and stay active.  People who think that eating only one certain kind of food, or just not eating another kind, will not see permanent or healthy weight loss.  They might lose weight but not the proper way.  By exercising properly, you will lose fat and keep your body healthy.

4) Do Strength Training.  Many people think they can just run and run on a treadmill and lose weight.  This may be true, but they will be losing pounds.  Most of the pounds that they lose will be lean muscle mass.  If you are wanting to lose weight, you want to lose fat, not muscle.  By doing strength training (with free weights, resistance bands, or body weight resistance) you will build muscle, which will allow you to burn fat faster.

If you follow these 4 tips, you will notice that you’ll be able to lose weight a lot quicker.