Many women and men are in search of the magic formula for quick fat loss. They get disappointed when they discover no such formula exists. Losing weight is a process that involves a lot of work over an extended period of time, particularly if a person was overweight or obese to begin with.

The only exception could be for individuals who are looking to tone up. But even then the ‘quick fat loss’ will still take at least a couple months. And the only reason their fat loss was quicker is simply because they had less fat to lose initially.

With this being said, the term ‘quick fat loss’ should be removed from a person’s thought processes. Instead, one should think about ‘reasonable fat loss.’ And the best way to achieve this is through weight lifting.

If a person does a weight lifting regime for at least an hour three times a week, they should start to see some results in a month. Granted, these results will probably not be visible through clothing, since it’s so early.

But if a person measures themselves, they should notice some changes. If they are smaller they have gained muscle, (which means they have also lost fat).

The hardest part is going to be sticking with the weight lifting regime. Weight lifting is not only physically tiring, but it can also cause the muscles to be very sore. This soreness, while not ‘painful’, is still very annoying to a person. It can be so uncomfortable that it can make normal walking difficult.

Warm-up exercises can help minimize soreness, but it won’t totally prevent it. Muscles that are out-of-shape are going through a ‘shock’ when the person finally exercises them. It will take time to get them to adjust to the increased amount of physical activity.

A proper weight lifting regime for reasonable fat loss should exercise the areas that are the most likely to accumulate fat deposits: the shoulders, the thighs and the stomach. Weight lifting programs such as The Firm allows exercises each of these problem areas in workouts that are tough yet engaging.