I need to drop 5 pounds in the next 3 weeks. What can i do?

drink water, exercise, and watch your calories! LOL! It's true, but I lost 8 pounds over the summer by cutting out alcohol, sticking to a low-sodium diet, and walking every day. It actually was pretty easy.

- Response by Female, 36-45

cut the junk and start walking... the longer the better

- Response by Female, 36-45, New York

Cut out breads, soda, potatoes and any fried foods. Try grilled foods with lots of veggies.

- Response by pielady4u, Male, 46-55, Cincinnati

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- Response by bsmit25, Female, 22-25, Tampa

Stop eating anything that has SUGAR in it. read carefully everything that's not fruit or vegetable, to find what are they hiding. Start walking, at least 4 times a week, for 30 minutes, and VOILA!

- Response by mifiki, Female, 56-65

The ten day diet is a great way to fool your body into losing weight. Eat every 2 hours, the combinations of things you should eat are listed and you stay metabolised and full. Just remember not to "go off of it" for more than 2 days, unless you get to a point where you want to start maintenance. You will GAIN fast.

- Response by Male, 66 or older

Weight Watchers. I just re joined and the new plan is easy. Fruit and Veggies are no points...so keeping to 29 or so is really manageable. I lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks. I did the online version. Well worth the money and it really teaches you the proper way to eat.

- Response by Female, 46-55

- Response by monachanga-rana, Male, 36-45, Seattle

Try to cut out 500 calories per day. This is a good starting place. But watching your diet is key!!! Cut out the sodium- this will reduce water retention which could really help alot in such a short period of time. Also- make sure the calories you are getting are doing something for you. Make sure your eating whole grains instead of white bread/rice, etc. Fiber will help keep you feeling full! Exercise is always key to weight loss. To lose weight you must reduce calorie intake and increase calories burned. (move more, eat less) Go to the USDA website and you can find alot of information on diet and exercise. You can plug all of your meals into a calculator and it will tell you exactly how many calories you are getting and expending with the exercise you are doing throughout the day, as well as what you need to be eating more of or less of. Keep in mind tho, that they will give you like a 2000 calorie per day diet. Typically women will not want to be consuming that many calories (it is more a baseline for men). For weight loss, try to cut out 500 calories per day. So maybe try to shoot for 1500 calories per day. Tho cutting the sodium will really help lose water weight:) Good Luck!

- Response by jennabelleks, Female, 29-35

Exercise and healthy diet are essential along with getting 64oz water daily.Check this site
SparkPeople.com
This is a free health and fitness site. You can get daily meal and exercise plans. They usually ask how much weight you want to lose and in what time frame and devise a plan to suit your individual needs.

- Response by swan24, Female, 46-55, Miami, Teaching

17 Day Diet! I lost 8 pounds and 10 days and still losing :-)

- Response by trisha7613, Female, 36-45

I really just want to emphasize that. The 17 Day Diet really works and it's easy to follow, tons of unlimited eating foods so I'm never hungry. Only 17 minutes cardio a day. In 17 days you should expect to lose over 10 pounds!

- Response by trisha7613, Female, 36-45

Hit the gym and be an high protein diet! Do a lots of cardio and avoid avoid eating carbs!! Drink plenty of water.

- Response by Alfalfa2548, Female, 36-45, Toronto

The obvious answer is watching what you eat , plenty of excercise, and drinking plently of water, but I lost 5 pounds in one week without really changing what I eat. I also needed to lose weight, and I did some research and tried the "Water & Vinegar Diet". I lost 5 pounds in one week. All you have to do is drink a mix of 4 tbs of Apple Cider Vinegar with an 8oz glass of warm water with every meal!

- Response by bihbarbie, Female, Who Cares?