I Need to Lose 5-10 Pounds in the Next 6 Weeks.

You have gotten great answers... I would also like to add. Try really hard to get good sleep and drink plenty of water. Don't forget your fiber!

If you don't have the $$ to buy any equipment... use what you have. Use soup cans as hand weights, a broom as a resistance bar, do situps with your baby on your lap, or extra weight for leg lifts. Be creative and make it fun. This is a great age to teach your kids healthy habbits!

What ever you do....! Don't beat yourself up if you have a bad day. Get up the next day and start over!

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I didn't read all your other responses, so I hope you didn't get this answer yet. This is what I did at one point, but I was probably 20 lbs over where I wanted to be, so I don't know if it will work as well were you're closer to your ideal weight.

It was the beginning of December and a friend and I decided to cut out ALL sugar for at least the whole month! (It was rough) We didn't eat jam, candy, cookies, anything with sugar, and I think we cut out a lot of white flour foods too! No white bread, and I can't remember what else. (These things are hard for your body to digest, so I think they turn to fat a lot faster and easier than other foods). Anyway, in just 4 weeks I lost 6 lbs. After December I did start to eat a little more sugar, but not much, and I still lost a lbs a week. - it really made me feel a lot better too because I wasn't weighed down w/all these crazy sugars! It was refreshing! Hope this helps. Good luck!!! and I hope you find something that works!:)

A.,

You have gotten good advice from everyone, but please be aware that because the distribution of the weight that you are trying to elminate is being caused by the prednisone, no diet or exercise routine will eliminate it. The puffy face and waist is one of the effects of prednisone. As long as you are on it long term, you will be dealing with those effects. Either get off it, with your doctor's approval only, or be assured that your family will still love you even if you have that prednisone look. For some conditions, the prednisone look is better than the alternative - not being around to be loved by your family.

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Wow, you are busy! I would strongly recommend purchasing resistance tubing/bands to use as your weight resistance. We use these in the Stroller Strides class I teach and they are awesome tools to use in every workout. They can be anchored to your own body or pillars/railing in the house (just as long as it's secure). The key to burning off the fat is interval training, incorportating plyometrics and strength training. For instance, alternating cardio exercises (1-3 min.) with strength training using the tubing. Between sets of strength, do cardio. Your RPE (rating of perceived exertion) should be between 6-8, on a scale of 1-10 - one being sitting on the couch and ten being a full out sprint. Plyometrics are exercises where you explode off the ground (exagerated skip, drawing knee up to waist height, or doing hinny kickers, etc.) Always end each workout with abs and stretching (core building abdominal exercises help blast fat away).
Hope that makes sense! If you ever have time, I think you'd really enjoy a Stroller Strides class.

Good Luck,
T.

I lost 3 inches off my waist in 6 weeks this summer. I was having a hard time controlling the sweets so I limit myself to one day a week that I can have whatever I want. I don't hold back at all on that one day a week and I can choose which day it is as long as it is only one per Sun thru Sat. I also walk vigorously for about 30 minutes each day. That's what worked for me! and now I'm only 2 lbs away from my goal weight!

Look into the Mayo Clinic 14 day diet. You lose quite a bit of weight by following their diet exactly. Only down side is lots of spinach and tomatoes, if I remember correctly, but it works!

There's some alternative natural herbal supplements that can help with your asthma if you want to try and get off the prednisone. If you're interested in getting good foods and the right nutrition for you to lose that little more weight, I can do a free body composition analysis for you. We can find out what your metabolism is and your Lean Body Mass to know the recommended protein intake and much more info. We could do this over the phone since it sounds like your a busy mom, or we can try and meet. My phone number is ###-###-####. I'm a Personal Wellness Coach by the way and coach people on all sorts of health and wellness situations. We can reach your goal in 6 weeks. I myself dropped 5% in body fat and know a great way to boost your metabolism.
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A.,

There's a book out there called the six day total body makeover. There's a website called the six week total makeover it's from the guy that was the fitness coach on extreme makeover. I lost several lbs and inches in just a couple of days. It is a bit of a challenge to make all of your own food and measure everything. It's only for six days and will make a difference.

I agree with the others about checking with your Dr. and seeing if there is an alternative to the medication that you are taking without the side effects.

You'd have to ask your DR. first since you are on medication...but...You might be able to do a body cleanse. There are a lot of them out there. The one that I like the best is called Isagenix. Two days of juice with every vitamin and mineral you need. Then five days of shakes and regular meals. Then you end with two days of juice. I lose 7-10 pounds in 10 days every time. There are other ones too.. just find a healthy one. Not one that starves you of what you need - all vitamins and minerals and such. I don't like the ones where you just drink lemon water and honey every day for a week or whatever.

Weight watchers works. Start right away and attend the meetings. Walking also works, in addition to your exersize regimen add some nice long walks. Good luck. By the way, 120 to 125 for someone 5'4 is really thin, I am 5'3 and am 120 and wear a 4, and I think I am pretty small. Have you alway's been thin, is that your natural weight?

Try Sxinney water, they also have a product called Crave. It is good for you and works GREAT with loosing inches.

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My girl friend sells it, if you are interested let me know and I will forward you her info.

Hi A.,

I would contact your physician. My daughter has been on and off Prednisone for a chronic disease for the last two years. I don't believe you can lose the "moon face" with exercise. We have noticed that when we lower her prednisone to a certain level her puffiness goes away. There may be a better dose for you or even a better medicine.

We put my daugter back on Prednisone a week ago to stabalize her but we will take her off as soon as we can because of the bad side effects (not just moon face).

Best Wishes!

I just started doing the Pilates with a ball. the pilates was good and made my back feel great. but then we did it with a ball and wow!! I do go to a class at a rec center when one of my children are in schoola nd the other in the center care area. but I bet you could do a balance ball DVD. the balls are about $20 and the kids love playing with it too..it is not like this obnixous thing sitting in the room...it is a play toy! And if your kids are big enough, get the Gaiam Yoga Kids. I started that about age 2 with them. they mostly watched then whie I did the silly exercises but it is fun to get active with them and make them laugh. Lastly, I saw on Oprah that Gyneth P. dances for one hour every other day for aerobics. I was like duh...I loved dancing in college. so get Kidz Bop or Gold and dance as many silly songs as the kids will allow...great for the winter time!

PS. I am right there with you on the weight. I can't get rid of the last ten after baby two and turning thirty.

Since you know that it is caused by a medication, I would ask your doctor for advice.
I also looked up Prednisone on webMD (my doctor has often recommended this site for good information). It looks like there are other medications available to treat asthma (I'm assuming thats why you're taking it) but they are also inhaled steroids, so they may have the same effects. It does caution against prolonged use, so again you may want to talk to your doctor.

(And remember, your family will love you no matter how you look. Just don't stress - that can also make it harder to loose weight!)

The only way to lose the weight is to get off of prednisone. I've had asthma all my life and have had to take prednisone off and on and it always causes the bloated look because it is a steroid. It is not good for your body to be on prednisone long term either. Please talk to your doc and see about getting off of the prednisone and on to something else. If they won't work with you find another doctor! My doctor only uses prednisone in short bursts because it is so bad for your body. Here are some side effects...

(From medicinenet.net) Side effects of prednisone and other corticosteroids range from mild annoyances to serious, irreversible damage, and they occur more frequently with higher doses and more prolonged treatment. Side effects include retention of sodium (salt) and fluid, weight gain, high blood pressure, loss of potassium, headache and muscle weakness. Prednisone also causes puffiness of the face (moon face), growth of facial hair, thinning and easy bruising of the skin, impaired wound healing, glaucoma, cataracts, ulcers in the stomach and duodenum, worsening of diabetes, irregular menses, rounding of the upper back ("buffalo hump"), obesity, retardation of growth in children, convulsions, and psychiatric disturbances. The psychiatric disturbances include depression, euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, and even psychotic behavior.

I am not trying to scare you but you need to get this out of your body ASAP!

If it is family, and you are on medication, I am sure they are going to understand. Seriously.
There is no magic to do it in six weeks. I do drink green tea twice a day, it burns extra calories and is a great anti- oxidant. I would swear it helps me lose weight if I walk a lot and drink it twice a day. I think it has upped my metobolism. Just you running is great. Walk your kids, the dog or whatever.
I am thinking if the weight is caused solely on the medication, as long as you are taking it you aren't going to be able to do a lot about it.
Don't stress out your body to so a quick fix if it is medical related, ask your Dr about these side effects and see what he or she can suggest. Just my opinion.

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Taking a spinning class for me was what got me off of my plateau from losing my last 15 pounds of baby weight! It was coming off like 1-2 pound a week, and that's the healthy way. I also watched what I ate and counted my calories online. I didn't eat past 7-8 at night, usually three hours before I went to bed. If you have a bike or know someone who does, ride it! I'm telling you, you will lost that weight so quickly! It's an amazing workout!! OH and crack up the resistance by going uphill instead of down! What a workout!

-P.

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Weight watchers works best for me. I have been really bad about it since summer, but when I really dedicate myself, it works. Try something that is easy for you to do. If not, you won't stick with it. Also, I agree with the last post--your family will understand, and they will not care if you look different than the last time you saw them. They love you for who you are!

it's completely possible to lose that weight in 6 weeks. 1-2 pounds a week is considered a healthy weight loss. So go for it. I use Sparkspeople it's free and I can track everything online, there are groups to join with challenges or start your own up. Also articles about the foods and other questions you are asking. and it won't cost anything. I have done a couple of other online support groups and paid for them and I have found SP to be better or as good as the others. Last year I lost 36 pounds--I put it back on suddenly this year and then had to get my gallbladder out. So I understand how you are feeling--love yourself through the process, be gentle with yourself and don't beat yourself up as you are going along. Sometimes the meds make it hard to lose the weight, make sure you are completely hydrated!! That probably the biggest thing I keep messing up on. Bad idea too since I get kidney stones...but check out Sparkspeople and let me know if you need a friend on there. :)

Check out website: www.slimbodycoach.com. It's a wonderful lifestyle change diet that makes you healthy (and skinny at the same time). I was the Round 1 Winner in 2007. It works and it's wonderful!!

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hi -- I did just fruit & veggies for breakfast & lunch and thr pounds fell off -- stll do it to keep weight in check when i need