Please can you help as I need to lose weight quickly, thinking of doing drop a jean size diet

[MrsGerrard]

Was size 8 4 years ago and am now verging on a 14 (second pair of size 12's ripped when I put them on yesterday )

Now I know I am not big as such but all of my clothes are way too tight and I need to lose a stone to fit back into them again.

I go to the gym 4 times a week but I really need to cut down on my food as well.

I drink alcohol most nights, snack between meals a lot as well.

I could really do with some advice on what I can do to lose weight.

Should I try the drop a jeans size diet?

TIA

Hmm, i think the first thing you need to address is the snacking between meals. The cereal diet asks you to replace 2 meals a day with a bowl of cereal, but it won't be much good if you snack in between. Trust me, i speak from experience on this one.

Can I eat fruit in between meals?

Are there any low cal snacks I can have?

You can eat some fruit between meals and yes, there are low-calorie snacks you can have. If you would like more info on how to lose weight, you can email me at nutritioniq at yahoo dot com

you could try paul mckennas I Can Make You Thin (Book and CD) is £5.99 on amazon at mo. Ihave a friend who thought it was amazing and has gone down from an 18 to a 12 since buying it, she used to fall asleep listening to the cd and it worked for her. hth

You need to follow a sensible diet, natch
but you can get rid of water retention and about 3lbs very quickly before you begin to eat sensibly;

day 1: Juice only. Get yourself a juicer machine - you want to lose the weight badly right? - and carrots, raw beetroot, apple, orange, ginger, watermelon and celery. Drink that three times a day plus 2 litres of water and go to bed with no dinner. Harsh but fair
day 2: Same thing but for breakfast include porridge with frozen blueberries (easy to find in the freezer cabinet), honey and walnuts.
A grilled fillet of fish for dinner dressed with lemon juice salt and pepper and olive oil with steamed broccoli
day3: Ditch the juice but keep the porridge for breakfast, lunch of a large mixed salad - all you favourites - oil and vinegar dressing and some feta cheese and 1 slice of wholemeal bread and more fish for dinner with extra vegetables. Don't forget the 2 litres of water.

Then you can start the fat busting diet and exercise routine having lost all that bloat and water retention.

I did it 2 weeks ago dropped 4lbs. But feel off the sensible diet plan I had planned by not eating breakfast for a couple of days - that really puts a spanner in the works. So whatever you choose for your Diet Plan, do not forget breakfast.

Good luck

Thanks for all your tips. Am currently on the drop a jean size diet and am starving

I am filling up inbetween with rice cakes and fruit (how thrilling!!!!)

I'll let you know how I get on!

Thanks sw. If this fails I will try your diet

MrsG - Sounds like I'm a similar size to you except I came to accept a size 14 a couple of years ago. I know lots of people would say that I wasn't overweight, but for me I am. I'm not following a set diet at the moment, but generally trying to eat low fat/healthy.

I would recommend buying scales that measure your body fat - I did and it was a real shocker, so much so that it kick started me into this new sensible eating and it's very rewarding seeing that body fat percentage falling - slowly, but going down.