Quick weight loss tips?!

Since you have only 20 pounds to lose, you should have just 0.5 pound weight loss per week.

The slower it comes off, the easier it will be to keep it off!

Please trust folks on this. If you want it to burn off fast, you might be successful initially, but it WILL come back on quickly as well.

I know the more sceptical people say its not healthy to lose too much too quick. but i struggle to keep weight off

It is healthier and easier to maintain lost weight if it is done gradually. If it's hard for you to keep it off then doing it in that way will better allow you to overcome that obstacle. I would recommend calculating your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) on this site: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ and eat 20% below the number of calories it gives you and try to eat a lot of vegetables to give your body proper nutrition.

When it comes to "man boobs" and "love handles" there is nothing you can do that will make your body target those spots, you just have to pray that you are one of the lucky ones that it happens to come off in the areas you want it to. You can tone those areas to give the illusion of fat loss there though. Push ups and bench presses for the chest and sit ups and core exercises for the abs and obliques to work the mid-section.

There are plenty of people on here who drink and lose weight, just make sure you are logging it and stuff. Struggling to keep weight off is usually a link to slacking off period. People for some reason hit a number on the scale, think "I can relax and not exercise as much,etc.." So then it becomes a snow ball effect. First they stop exercising, then they stop logging and finally they end up back in the same boat that they tried so hard to get out of.

So my biggest tip would be to not stop when you hit one goal. Get to the goal then set another one to keep you going.

My weight dropped fastest when I was running. I think the long term solution is a combination of diet and exercise but if you put in some road work now, (and keep on a mild calorie deficit) you should see some "quick losses"

Drinking is not a big deal if you fit it into your calories and can keep from snacking when you drink. I never quit drinking and I lost my weight on schedule. Although I planned out when I was going to drink and modified my daily intake ahead of time to make it fit.

Stomach flu. I've lost 5 pounds in about 5 days.

Thats exactly right, i maybe did take my foot off the pedal at the start of the year, and recently seem to be just putting the weight on. like i say, iv recently started again with the gym and Insanity work...lets hope this helps me!

I work nightshift so i dont drink during the week, its just a saturday night il drink and have a takeaway....as i treat really. Living in england we don't have light beers readily available, only in the supermarkets, not really in the pubs

Iv set up a log of what im eating as from yesterday, is there a way of working out what food has what caleries on here?? like i say im new to it all, so i dont have a clue where to look etc

Thanks again for your advice guys

There's nothing wrong with drinks and treats - I enjoy both too! You just need to be aware of how many calories are in them so you can keep track of things.

On the top of the page you'll see a tab that says "Food". It'll open a food diary for the day. You click on "add food", type a search term into the search engine, find the item you want in the database, and add the appropriate amount. This takes a bit of effort to do properly - you'll need to know the portion sizes of what you're eating (i.e. the weight ideally, if not then at least a cup measurement). Log everything - it all counts! Make sure you've set up your account to lose 0.5 or 1 lb/week - the "goal" intake you need to hit every day will show up on your food diary. (ETA: it'll also show goals for carbs, fat and protein. The latter two are generally pretty low estimates, don't be afraid to go over on those, especially protein).

Also, note that there's an "exercise" tab. You add your exercise the same way as your food, basically (search, add amount of time, and add the calories burned if you have a heart rate monitor). When you burn exercise calories, the system will adjust your daily intake accordingly - you'll eat more on your exercise days.

Log everything you eat. It really helps keep you accountable.

Does it help cutting the carbs out?? and going for more protein?? or is that a myth

Personally I don't think there's a need to cut carbs unless you have some kind of sensitivity or medical condition that might necessitate it, and I wouldn't eliminate any particular food group unless you think it will be sustainable for the long run. Also, I can't work out worth a damn with no carbs in my system. I'm sure you'll get other opinions on this though. The protein is important though, and the setting on MFP are pretty low. I'd aim for at least 1g protein/lb lean body mass (you can use online calculators to figure this out for your current weight). Focus on hitting that, let the carbs fall where they may afterwards.