So which is it, do you think you can lose 15 pounds by the end of this year or do you think it’s more likely that Barack Obama will win the Presidency?

If you said you think you can lose 15 pounds, great… that’s the kind of attitude you need for successful weight loss. Enthusiasm and confidence will take you a long way.

To those of you who think there’s a better chance of Barack Obama winning the Presidency than losing 15 pounds… hmmm, maybe you should go to the end of this article to learn about what I think about politics.

Now, for the weight loss crowd… here are some easy to incorporate tips to help you to lose 15 pounds fast. Now remember, fast is subjective. You can lose 15 pounds in a week, but about 12-13 pounds of that will be water weight and muscle.

That’s not what we want.

To me, losing weight fast means losing 2-3 pounds of fat each week. That’s the true upper limit of weight loss. It’s been proven. Anything above that and it’s either unhealthy or you’re losing a lot of water weight… or both. On to the tips…

Lose 15 Pounds Fast Tip #1: Increase Your Fiber Intake

A high fiber diet is a big key to weight loss because it helps you to eat less foods, trades out high calorie foods for low calorie high fiber foods, and clears out your digestive system allowing for speedier excretion of waste products and toxins. 1 can of black beans a day is the ideal choice to increase your fiber.

Lose 15 Pounds Fast Tip #2: Jump on a Mini-trampoline Everyday

If you are going to exercise while trying to lose weight, I’ve found that using a mini-trampoline is best. I like the fact that it’s low-impact and can be done at home. What I do is this…

I do jump on it during 2 minute tv commercials. So if I watch a 1 hour tv show, I’ll get in about 22 minutes of mini-trampoline jumping. I like the fact that it doesn’t require me to set aside a block of time to exercise. I can exercise and watch tv at the same time.

Lose 15 Pounds Fast Tip #3: Eat an Apple Before and a Carrot After Each Meal

This does 2 things… first, they help to fill you up more. Basically, you are replacing some of the bad calories in your meal with good calories.

Second, since these foods are raw, they help with your digestion of the meal. With a more efficient digestion of meals, you break down the foods better allowing your body to get more of the nutrients out of them.

Heck, just eating 3 apples a day will produce about a 2 pound weight loss in 1 month. This has to do with the 5 grams of fiber and high water content in each apple.

Now, for those who want to know my political views… well, I hate all politicians and politics in general. What are they good for?

So now that I got that rant out of the way, if you want to lose 15 pounds fast, I gave you 3 basic rules to follow to help achieve a successful weight loss. No, you won’t lose 15 pounds in a week (you don’t want to lose that much in a week, trust me), but you will lose weight and be healthy following 3 of my basic rules.