Is your best friend getting married soon? Or, are you looking for a new job? Or, you want to hit the beach in the perfect shape (in which you are obviously not) next summer? There might be many other reasons in your life for which you might be looking forward to losing weight quickly. So what to do when you are in a hurry?

When you are looking at losing weight quickly, one very important thing you need to do is to reduce your fat and carbs content to as little as possible. If you are really serious about losing weight quickly you should give up all fried food from immediate effect. In any case replace your cooking oil with olive oil as early as possible. Say goodbye to your good ol' favorite peanut butter. No more butter. It is high time that you start eating something healthier like a low fat spread or margarine. Also, no more cola, beer or cold coffees for you. These high carbohydrate foods are not good for you. Start eating loads of fresh fruits and veggies instead of packed or canned food items. Bid goodbye to fried chips and start eating roasted ones instead. Your food should always contain good quantity of proteins, vitamins, minerals and roughage. Lean meat, chicken and fish are a great source of proteins. For all those of you who are vegetarians, pulses and sprouts are also great sources of protein. If possible, consult a dietitian before actually deciding what all to quit and what all to eat. Also you must be able to plan your meals such that the day begins with the heaviest meal and ends with the lightest one.

Diet should be accompanied with proper exercise in order to achieve the best results in the shortest time possible. As for exercises there are a few options that you can explore -

1. Yoga

2. Aerobics

3. Cardio based exercises

4. Weight Training exercises

You can complement your diet with one or more of the above listed exercise categories. Yoga will help to improve your body's metabolism and other processes by regulating the blood and oxygen flow in the body.

Aerobics is again a great way to lose a lot calories and pounds of weight quickly. Just one hour a day for two weeks is guaranteed to help you reduce 5 pounds of weight provided you back it up with a low calorie diet.

Cardio based exercises like brisk walking, jogging, running, swimming, rowing etc help to lose a lot of weight quickly too. They also improve the body's posture, blood and oxygen flow. They also help in strengthening the various muscles like calves, back etc.

Weight training exercises like planks, weightlifting etc also put a lot of stress on the muscles and thereby help in burning a lot of calories. You can consult any gym trainer for more information various weight training exercises that you can do for losing weight quickly.