I am not looking for a quick fix or something just for the deadline in January. I have been trying to lose the weight for a while now. My fiance is at boot camp for the Navy and I will not see him till January. I just want to look really good for him when i see him as well as after that. I used to be in really good shape but as I have gone through a lot of hard times the last few years I gained like 30 pounds.

You can lose 30 pounds by January if you are committed to doing it. This means cutting out the sweets, junk food and high carb foods. You will have to increase your intake of vegetables and whole grains.

Exercise will help a lot. Try to get at least one half hour of exercise each day. Do an exercise that you enjoy doing. Examples may be walking, weight training, dancing or martial arts. Yoga is great for losing weight and getting into shape.

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Good luck to you.

I am on a diet, but I need some good exercises as well.

Lots of cardio- running, biking, swimming.

A good "core" workout does wonders too- pilates/yoga.

Any regular leg lifts, crunches, etc. only work well if you combine them with regular fat burning cardio.