To ask for tips to lose half a stone and tone my tummy up in 3 weeks??

[Aria20]

I'm going on holiday in 24 days. I'd like to lose half a stone and tone up my tummy before. I realise I've left it late but we moved house a couple of weeks ago and we've had a lot of takeaways while we were busy unpacking/decorating etc and I've eaten lots of ice creams with the hot weather!!

I'm trying to eat more healthily, an apple in the morning and then salad in a wrap at lunch. Dinner is unfortunately usually carb based as kids are all pasta lovers.... do I need to quit the carbs and eat a different meal in order to lose weight? I have a dog so I walk for minimum of an hour/hour n half each day but it doesn't seem to make a difference! I don't have much free time for extra exercise or money for a gym membership. I don't drink alcohol but I do eat sweets/choc usually as a treat once kids are in bed - I know it's a bad habit and I'm cutting down but as I say it's my one treat.

I'm 35 and 5 years ago I could eat anything and not gain weight... people used to say it would catch up with me one day and it has

Cut the carbs and walk a lot. It’s great for stomach muscles.

I kind of want one!

Carbs don’t matter but your calorie intake does
figure out what you burn a day, then eat 1000 calories less than that every day
if you want to eat more calorie dense things (like pasta) and still be full you’ll need to make sure you just burn more calories (exercise) so you can eat more things in addition, and still be in a deficit.
do ab workouts if you like, but it’s unlikely to make a huge difference in 3 weeks unless you’re already quite thin. Instead try cardio - walking, dance on YouTube or anything else that will help you burn more calories and work all your muscles.

I get them through my bowel screening and it's important to keep your gut healthy when it doesn't work so well