For those who want to lose weight for free, what is the secret? One idea is to stop eating. Then you won't buy food so it will be free. That's silly and not realistic But it's no mystery when people look at themselves in the mirror. They're fat. But it isn't hard to lose weight without losing money. Here are some ideas.

Come down with an extreme illness. Provided you get better, serious illness is a great way to shed pounds. Sick today, thin tomorrow as they say. It sounds silly, and it is silly. So forget it.

Calorie deprivation is a great way to lose weight. That means consuming less calories than you burn. An all water diet forces your body to consume its own fat reserves. If you have the endurance to do this for weeks or months at a time, even better. Seriously, though, eating less than you use is the way to go. It shouldn't be as extreme as only water for meals, but drinking water in the place of juices and soda would save the average person about 90,000 calories over the course of a year, that's 25 pounds worth of calories. Smaller portions, less soda and juice Period.

Exercise every day until complete exhaustion. That means don't stop until you can't even crawl. Remember those Moses movies? Did you ever see a fat slave working on those pyramids? Back to reality, exercise to burn calories is important to losing weight. It doesn't have to be hours and hours each day, but 30 minutes of aerobic exercise seven days a week is terrific. If you can't keep it up for seven days a week then six is better than five and five is better than four and even one is more than none.

Bodybuilders burn more calories just standing around. So find a personal trainer, preferably one that really dislikes you, and have them push you to at least three hours a day, seven days a week of gut wrenching muscle building. Become a hulk, a mass of muscles so large that you have to binge eat just to keep up with the wild metabolism.Ok, so really just weight train in moderation. Keep off the weight with muscle training at least three days a week. Muscle does mean a higher metabolism, and in the long run it means less work because you're burning more calories even while doing nothing.

You don't need Amazing diet shakes or fad diets to lose weight. It doesn't take a lot of cash, or any money. Lose weight for free through exercise and healthy eating. Eat less than you burn.