I need to lose weight fast. Tips?

Since this is 25 lbs to healthy weight - best tip is to reset your expectations or you'll likely fail at the whole thing.

That is long enough that if you attempt something extreme - it'll likely backfire and you'll be stressed and aggravated and not very far along on the goal.
That is also short enough that you aren't going to lose 25 doing a reasonable diet.

If you want to lose muscle mass - and just appear a smaller version of current self - flabby and all - then by all means do extreme deficit.

If you want to look like you lost a lot more than just 12 lbs because your body looks great, then go for a 1 lb weekly weight loss goal.

And lift weights, strength training, not pink dumbbells, but heavy for you weights, with progressive increase routine so you are asking the body to improve.
Major muscle groups. 3 x weekly full body, or 6 x weekly upper & lower body split.
You can do some cardio afterwards as time allows.
You can do some walking on days between if you do the 3 x weekly method.

Log those as Strength Training in the cardio database - and eat your daily goal that is given.
On some days it will be the same number if no exercise, on most days it should be more because you did more.

You'll retain more muscle, and burn more fat that route, than attempting some extreme diet and massive cardio foolishness that will likely be pushed by magazines and the uninformed.

First of all, take it one pound at a time

I'd suggest ditching the '25 lb by January' attitude because what happens if you 'only' lose 18? Or 15? Or 20? Will you be disappointed with that - even though those losses mentioned would be FANTASTIC?

Eat a calorie deficit starting from today, log everything, weigh whatever necessary and you'll definitely be feeling confident for your holiday. The number on the scale? Not so important.

Not realistic. This will set you up for yo-yo loss and gain that leaves you worse off than before.

Orphia wrote: »

^^Both the above posts are great advice.

Plus, nobody EVER wears a bathing suit with confidence!

I do!!

OP, great advice above.

amyrhodus wrote: »

The first of January is 14 weeks away, that's 1.75 lbs a week. Depending on when you are going in January, you can actually make this work within the normal 'guidelines' of MFP. Losing 1/2 to 2 lbs a week is completed normal and completely healthy, according to both MFP and any doctor you'll ask. Set your goals and make it happen!! and enjoy your vacation.

Actually, as she gets towards her goal, it really won't be do-able within MFP's normal guidelines, as MFP will not allow less than 1200 calories per day (it might be 1100 if you're short, not sure). So while you can tell MFP you want to lose 2 lbs per week, it will only reduce your calories to that level regardless of if you will lose 2 lbs per week or 1.

Take myself for example. At 5'7 and 132 pounds, I am maintaining with 1680 calories. To lose 2 pounds per week I would have to net 680 calories. Definitely impossible based on MFP's guidelines.