If you have a problem with DIETS do not read.

I've lost 7lbs in about 30 days, eating 1800+ calories a day and working out 4-5 times a week. Why would you want to starve yourself for the same results :S
best of luck to you though...

Okay guys, I have exactly 25 days to go until my first holiday this summer.

I want to lose 7lbs at least.

HELP!!

I don't care how disgusting or hard the diet or exercise tip... all ideas are welcome.

Excercise and eating healthy is the plan but I need more than that if I'm going to get rid of that half a stone.

Please do not be negative in your replies as there is just no need.

I previously tried 30 day shred but only could do about 6 days (life took over, don't ask)

I am going to aquafit at least once a week, and twice when I can.

Thanks in advance for any help

You could try my diet. I am losing about 2 lbs a week (18 pounds since 4/1/13) and am never hungry. Just to warn you, it has almost no processed food, no meat, and no sweets.

Breakfast: steel cut oats with chopped apple and black coffee
Lunch: brown rice, lentils, veggies
Afternoon snack: an apple
Dinner: the same as lunch, only different veggies, and sometimes soup
Water: I bought a 32 oz sport bottle, fill it with filtered water and lemon or lime slices, and drink 2 of those a day.
Condiments: Tamari, dry roasted/toasted sesame seeds (30 calories a spoon), and lime juice for salad dressing (lime juice from a fresh squeezed lime -- lime juice has almost no calories).

I precook my breakfast, enough for several days in a row, and just heat it up.
I also precook lentils, rice, and veggies and always have enough in the fridge for a quick meal.
I take a lunch and snack to work and heat the lunch in the microwave.
I eat before I go to social events/restaurants so I'm not hungry and have something tiny to be polite.

Editing this to add my exercise: walking. I leave my car in the driveway, walk to work, to errands, walk the dog, etc. I walk several miles a day.

Google "3 day military diet" It's not necessarily a "military diet" anymore, but one the Heart Association promotes and encourages people to go on if they're undergoing surgery for their heart or something like that. I was stuck at a plateau a couple months back and my Dr. told me about this. I lost 5 lbs in 3 days and have kept it off since then. You follow the exact diet for 3 days, drink tons of water, exercise like usual then for 4 days after, up your calories, eat as normal then you can do the 3 day diet again. Follow this until your "deadline" and you'll be shocked. A lady I worked with did it and lost almost 20 lbs and kept it off as well. The foods work chemically together when metabolizing and breaking down. It's weird, but works.

You don't care how hard it is, but the last time you tried a plan you lasted 6 days. Good luck!

lol

I seriously need to stop reading these forum posts, nobody likes what I have to say. Fortunately in this case though you said it for me :laugh:

You are an absolutely gorgeous girl BTW. Who cares about the 7 lbs or whatever? Avoid too much salt and drink a ton of water, so that you're not bloated. Eat clean and reduce calories to around 1600 if you want. Go buy something cute. Go on your trip, enjoy being young and beautiful, and have a blast.

I look back on my early twenties and think, honestly, what was I so insecure about? I should have enjoyed myself more.

No blame towards the OP, but I couldn't agree more with this comment.

Okay guys, I have exactly 25 days to go until my first holiday this summer.

I want to lose 7lbs at least.

HELP!!

I don't care how disgusting or hard the diet or exercise tip... all ideas are welcome.

Excercise and eating healthy is the plan but I need more than that if I'm going to get rid of that half a stone.

Please do not be negative in your replies as there is just no need.

I previously tried 30 day shred but only could do about 6 days (life took over, don't ask)

I am going to aquafit at least once a week, and twice when I can.

Thanks in advance for any help

You could try my diet. I am losing about 2 lbs a week (18 pounds since 4/1/13) and am never hungry. Just to warn you, it has almost no processed food, no meat, and no sweets.

Breakfast: steel cut oats with chopped apple and black coffee
Lunch: brown rice, lentils, veggies
Afternoon snack: an apple
Dinner: the same as lunch, only different veggies, and sometimes soup
Water: I bought a 32 oz sport bottle, fill it with filtered water and lemon or lime slices, and drink 2 of those a day.
Condiments: Tamari, dry roasted/toasted sesame seeds (30 calories a spoon), and lime juice for salad dressing (lime juice from a fresh squeezed lime -- lime juice has almost no calories).

I precook my breakfast, enough for several days in a row, and just heat it up.
I also precook lentils, rice, and veggies and always have enough in the fridge for a quick meal.
I take a lunch and snack to work and heat the lunch in the microwave.
I eat before I go to social events/restaurants so I'm not hungry and have something tiny to be polite.

Editing this to add my exercise: walking. I leave my car in the driveway, walk to work, to errands, walk the dog, etc. I walk several miles a day.

How many daily calories is that?

My daily calories vary, depending on whether I eat 1-2 cups of lentils at a meal, what kind of veggies and the quantity, etc. Avocados, for example, are high in calorie. I set my MFP calories for 1200 a day, but I usually eat anywhere from 1300-1600, occasionally 1900. I also exercise a lot. Sometimes I eat back my calories and sometimes I don't -- I eat them back if I'm hungry.

Also, I use lentils a lot because the protein in 1 cup of lentils = the protein in 3 eggs, I don't have to soak them, and I can cook several days worth in 30 minutes. Lentils cost about $1.50 per bag at the grocery store. You could use other types of beans for variety. I don't eat dairy but sometimes will have a boiled egg for a snack. I don't care for cooking and like this diet because it is very simple and keeps me from being hungry.

Trying to lose 7 pounds in 25 days is unhealthy! I'm being positive because I'm telling you to be safe and healthy by not trying to lose 7 pounds in 25 days. yaaaaay *happy happy positive yay*

Well losing 2 lbs./week can be perfectly healthy. So 7 pounds in 25 days sounds doable in a healthy way, especially for someone just starting out.

Not for someone with very little to lose in the first place. Two pounds per week is perfectly acceptable if you need to lose 50+ Lbs...bad idea when you only need to lose seven measly vanity pounds.

Eat tissue and drink water. It will swell up and make you feel full. Smoke at least 2 packs of cigarettes a day, it will help curb your appettite. Finally, laxatives. Lots of laxatives. Sure it will be uncomfortable, but if you reach your goal it will be worth it.

The problem with this advice is a lot of people won't take it seriously. But, it works. The only problem is you forgot to tell her to take Metamusil or something like that a couple times a day, the fiber works with the tissue to double the fullness effect, and bonus it is also a laxative. The cigarettes boost your metabolism so that is a double bonus as well since they also curb appetite. And you forgot to tell her to make her bathroom as comfortable as possible since it will be her residence for the next 25 days.

You forgot Alli. And the adult diapers. Combined, those are sure to work. I'd throw in some castor oil to be safe.