Your ONE best tip for losing 5 pounds by Christmas

[Anonymous]

Assuming that I am committed to the basics--eating well, drinking water, good sleep and exercise--what is your ONE best tip that will "boost" me toward losing 5 pounds by Christmas?

I'm 5'8 and 181 pounds.

[Anonymous]

Tracking both food intake and actual exercise/activity it is eye opening and effective in a way that "eating well and exercising" are not.

Also, no booze. Sorry. ?

[Anonymous]

Calorie counting, no sodas, just drink water, that really helps.

[Anonymous]

Run 6 days a week and cut calories so that you have at least a -500 deficit every day.

[Anonymous]

No eating after 7:30 p.m. This will mean you will go to bed hungry some nights. That's OK...rumbly bedtime belly equals a flat (or flatter) morning belly.

[Anonymous]

No alcohol.

[Anonymous]

For work holiday parties and such, have a little something, but only the very best things. Cheese tray? Have one piece of Brie or gouda or "special" cheese, but skip the pedestrian cheddar. If you go to a cookie party, have only the one best-looking cookie.

[Anonymous]

Track your food intake religiously (calories). No empty calories.

[Anonymous]

Eat a lot less. I've lost fifteen pounds since July doing this.

[Anonymous]

Cut sugar and simple carbs. Add in daily exercise.

I’ve lost 40 pounds in just over 15 months.

[Anonymous]

Join Weight Watchers and follow it religiously—stay within your points and track everything.

[Anonymous]

Cut off your head.

[Anonymous]

stomach flu

[Anonymous]

EAT PROTEIN!!! It fills you up and helps you from snacking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For work holiday parties and such, have a little something, but only the very best things. Cheese tray? Have one piece of Brie or gouda or "special" cheese, but skip the pedestrian cheddar. If you go to a cookie party, have only the one best-looking cookie.

No one loses 5 pounds in a month by eating cheese and cookies. Not even special ones. You have to do keto or a similar low carb program of basically chicken and vegetables and black coffee.