Totally doable. Whole30.

My friend and I did this at the beginning of the summer. We did a hardcore Paleo diet (along with walking 10000 steps every day) and we both lost 10 lbs in a month. Good luck!

I'm doing exactly what 11:14 is doing. I try to do no dairy before lunch, too. I did something similar two years ago and lost 17 pounds in 10 weeks without exercising, and lost most of it in the first 5 weeks. I just had a baby 4 months ago so I'm trying to get back down to my pre-baby weight and this is the only "diet" that works for me. I plan to make this a permanent way of eating. I only started wheat and more dairy again while I was pregnant and the first few months after the birth because I was too tired and hungry to put a lot of thought and planning into my meals (i.e., I was lazy).

Good luck, OP. 2 pounds of weight loss a week is definitely doable, even if you're just exercising and eating a low-calorie diet.

I've dropped 12 lbs in the last 4 weeks by keeping my net calories to 1500/day and eating my own version of paleo (I eat oatmeal, dairy and beans too). I have one day a week where I eat anything I want. I log my food in myfitnesspal pal every day and I exercise and walk a lot (I have a fitbit to keep track of walking/running). I started at 163 and am now at 151. I think I'm lucky to have a pretty good metabolism. I've pretty much always been active and I have not dieted much in my life so my metabolism hasn't bren screwed up. Oh, and I just turned 40.

OP here. Ive signed up for the gym and will start that next week once the kids are back in school. I agree that there is no way i can do this without some serious exercising.

Im planning to cut out sugar and processed carbs. But need to get past halloween without hoovering up all the kids candy.

South Beach did wonders for me, but I couldn't keep it off. If you only want a fast fix, that's the way to go. Long term, the only thing that worked for me was major exercise changes

Age and metabolism are big factors too.

I think that 10 lbs in 5 weeks is doable, but not easy - especially if your starting point is from a reasonable weight where you aren't drinking tons of soda and eating a lot of junk. That said, I think that South Beach (or Atkins, though less healthy) will help you drop the weight quickly. (Basically, cut out all sugar and refined carbs - rice, pasta, bread.) Go for it and report back.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone. Im not overweight - just carrying an extra 10 lbs. I find i can get rid of 5lbs pretty easily and then i struggle. Even when i take it off, I cant keep it off.

Anyway, Im going to try and see where i get to in 5 weeks time. Anything should be an improvement on this.

Those 5 pounds are water weight, so not hard to get rid of. The 5 pounds after are fat and they require lifestyle changes to go away.

OP here. Thanks everyone. Im not overweight - just carrying an extra 10 lbs. I find i can get rid of 5lbs pretty easily and then i struggle. Even when i take it off, I cant keep it off.

Anyway, Im going to try and see where i get to in 5 weeks time. Anything should be an improvement on this.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's possible unless you're eating quite a bit to start or are quite overweight.

I weighed 140 at 5'7" and generally eat 1500 to 1800 calories a day. I dropped to 1000 calories daily and cut out all sugar and all carbs except for fruit and it took 5 weeks to drop 5 pounds and about 12 weeks to drop 10 and I was religious about following the diet.

You weren't overweight to start -- that's why it took you so long and you had to cut back so much. For an overweight person, 2lbs/week is totally doable, without major suffering.

I did the Smoothie Shakedown by Ann Louise Gittleman, essentially two weeks of clean eating and I lost 8 pounds. A lot of it was water weight but I could see a real difference when I looked in the mirror, my face and waistline was slimmer. Because I was eating healthy I also felt great. Definitely worth consideration of you want to drop weight quickly.

I don't think it's possible unless you're eating quite a bit to start or are quite overweight.

I weighed 140 at 5'7" and generally eat 1500 to 1800 calories a day. I dropped to 1000 calories daily and cut out all sugar and all carbs except for fruit and it took 5 weeks to drop 5 pounds and about 12 weeks to drop 10 and I was religious about following the diet.

Im going for a girls weekend in 5 weeks and want to get back into some of my old clothes. Put on a ton of weight over the summer and particularly the last month. Trying to get rid of it once and for all. Has anyone done this?