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Ideas for FAST weight loss

Posted: Nov 18, 2012

Just want to fit into a suit for my daughters graduation next month and need to lose about 12 pounds quick! What has worked good and fast. I am exercising and dieting already also. Any tips? (even with foundation wear I still need to squeeze! lol!!) Thanks!;

I have had great success with Atkins to lose pounds quickly - Not sure I could do it long term

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Google "Atkins Diet" and there are tons of recipes, etc., to be found. I have no problem dropping 10 pounds in a week when I adhere to their guidelines and feel like a million bucks. Not sure if I could go with a long-term lifestyle without carbs but it sure does the trick short-term.

Good luck to you :-)

Adkins rocks!!! only way to lose - sm

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But you have to make it a permanent lifestyle change..once I got to the weight I wanted, as long as I didnt cheat too awful bad, I maintained..

Atkins but... - sm

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IMO, Weight Watchers is the only way to go. Atkins is not a way of life (for me) but works for quick weight loss. Weight Watchers is for life, if you stick to it. Good luck!

Veggie and fruit jucing - sm

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I've lost over 30 lbs in a month! You can expect to lose between 1 to 2 lbs a day and it's perfectly safe.

I have some great websites that might be able to help you.

juicing - cc

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i would be very interested in the sites! Thanks for the other ideas too, already looking at Adkins and WW. I know it's a commitment to a lifestyle and understand I have to change, but right now I just want fast results. I know it's looney, but the plane ticket, hotel, gift and misc expenses are killing me and it's the week before Christmas so cheap and quick right now is what I can do.

Drink a lot of water and the fake Mayo Clinic diet - Don't do it for long

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The fake Mayo Clinic diet is grapefruit juice and eggs for breakfast, grapefruit juice and meat/veg for other 2 meals. You can also have 1 cup of milk a day for a snack or a small tomato juice (not as good because it is laden with sodium so you will retain water, but it tastes great). You do this for 12 days in a row, then 2 days off. It's more complicated but that's the gist of it. NO CARBS whatsoever, not even ketchup, etc. and drink lots of water. It's been a while but I think I drank a couple quarts a day. You will be peeing constantly but the weight does come off. I was on Optifast many years ago and this worked just as well for a lot less money. You can eat as much as you want until you feel full but don't eat outside of the 3 times a day. And the grapefruit juice. I'd do it again but now I'm on Lipitor.

There is a fantastic movie - called

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Requiem for a Dream about the wrong way to lose weight! Ellen Burstyn is wonderful in it. Caution, movie is definitely rated R. Worth checking out.

juice fast - my2cents

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This is what I used and lost over 20 pounds in less than 2 weeks ...

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Why would she pay for a juice fast book when - sm

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they're a dime a dozen online?

They even have free ones on Amazon.

Over-the-counter Fastin - sm

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I lost over a 100 pounds about five years ago with diet and exercise. I've always had weight issues, so sometimes I will gain five or ten pounds and I use the over-the-counter Fastin and it drops the pounds quick. It does cause shaking and a little nausea but you really don't eat, it speeds your metabolism and actually puts you in a good mood. Works for me:) Good luck!

Greek yogurt - n/m

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I have learned that what works for one - sm

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doesnt necessarily work for another..So try out a few and see what happens..Adkins has always done wonders for me,,once you get past that 2 weeks of hell it is actually pretty easy..And you just alter your lifestyle a bit once you get to the weight you want to be..

So true. sm - Muncher.

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This will not help the OP now, but when I started eating smaller meals with healthy snacks in between, my energy level went up and helped me lose weight. A friend tried it and gained. However, all it took for her to lose was to cut out sugared sodas and fruit drinks, which did not work for another friend of ours.

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