Ripped for the beach in 21 days?

Raise a hand, all of you who believe it's possible to turn the lovehandles into a the kinds of abs you see in a "Bod"-commercial in a few weeks? I sure hope there's not many hands in the air.
In spite of how much the tabloids love to "reveal" the latest "miracle" that'll allow you to shed 15 lbs in the next three weeks, there's simply no way to do it. Unless, of course, you don't care what the weight loss consists off. Stop eating protein for a month, and I can guarantee that you'll lose several pounds without even touching an exercise bike. Heck, you can drop 30 lbs or so right now, in the next few minutes! Just bring out the ol' chainsaw and cut off a piece of your leg, until you reach your "ideal body weight" according to the scales you see posted in the tabloids. Take off the other leg too, and you can happily have a diet of nachos and ice cream for MONTHS before you're back up to your "ideal body weight". The only drawback is that it can be kind of messy. Oh, and it probably hurts a little too.

All jest aside, I think you're aware that weight alone is a very dull instrument to use when sizing up your overall shape. Bodyfat percentages is a much better tool - even a $19 caliper tells you more about the honest truth than a simple scale. And the final judge is the mirror. If you're pudgy on the sides, you're pudgy on the sides. Period. They'll stay where they are until you remedy the problem, regardless of how you try to find pseudo-scientific evidence that you are - really! - kind of in good shape!

The siren song of rapid weight loss only sounds sweet to those who're not in shape, which is the target audience for this week's article.
So what if you DID go a little overboard with the bulking over the winter? What CAN you realistically do to avoid having to walk around on the beach wearing a bulky sweater? Well, step number one is to completely ignore the miracles outlined above. Put it out of your mind right from the start - it just won't happen (think about it - if someone really figured out an easy, non-exercise way of safely losing plenty of bodyfat, they'd be wealthier than Bill Gates from all the book sales. So why did they chose to put it in an obscure tabloid with all the usual bunk?)

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