Want to lose 15 lbs by Christmas

Hmm it's probably not the healthiest or the most realistic goal . Maybe 5 pounds by Christmas?

umm i dont think that is healthy...i think anything more than 3-4 lbs a week is too much- and your asking for 7 lbs a week...i just think thats asking a lot- but i think you could lose half of that and maybe gain sum muscle and toning in 12 days...just try for the best and remember dont starve yourself! hope you get where you want

As a nurse, I'll tell you straight up that the 5 pounds you lost is most probably 90% H2O--- and also, that to lose 10 more by Christmas would mean eating between 800 and 1000 calories a day with a physical (hard, sweating 50% of the time) workout of at least one full hour a day--- including strength training with 8 - 10 pound weights. (my best friend is a physical trainer, that's how I know)--- However, it is not practical to expect to keep it off, as your body will aclamate to what you are doing. So, if it's for a special night or two-- it can be done-- but then you will have to settle into a HEALTHY, routine---- and I know it will include more than 1000 calories a day-- Good luck--and don't forget to love yourself at any weight!

Good advice all! I'm wondering if a realistic goal for the next three weeks is to NOT GAIN any weight! With parties and feasts coming up, I'm going to try and lose a couple but if I can just keep the scale from going UP it would be a victory!

One may acheive this by cutting off a leg.

I'm doing the Suzanne Somers Eat, Cheat and melt the fat away it's a healthy way to diet for life and a quick way to lose weight! Just eliminate the funky foods-white flour, white bread, white rice and sugar, and you'll lose it fast, plus add in exercise and you'll get there, maybe not the whole 15 but close!

Nope- i don't eat white flours or sugar and I still lose weight at a normal pace. That isn't a meathod for "fast" weight no matter the diet book says. It's a good and positive change for your system (avoiding white flours means avoiding a step in the processing, making it closer to natural flour). It's something that if it works for you, is good, but isn't necessary to weight loss, and won't really speed the process along.

What you need to do, is hold your horsies there little miss horsey holder :-). You had a really great first week. But if you are going to stay committed long enough to lose the weight you want, to need to relax. Sit yourself down and say to yourself "Self, we are in this to get to that weight. The time isn't important- reaching the goal is important" At an actual healthy pace, it could take up to (or more than) 15 weeks to lose 15 lbs. I know that seems interminable and just like something you can't allow. But you know what, if you take your time, make the cuts that are going to stick with you- won't it be worth it when 3 months from now you are 15 lbs down instead of starting over again because you pushed too hard and "fell off the wagon"?

Take your time. Calories in Calories out. Don't starve yourself. Use common sense and moderation. Make working out something you enjoy, instead of a punishment for liking cake. This way you can live with the changes you make, and love the person you are.