Ladies and Gentlemen,

I spent about 9 months on this board and in that time, I lost about 15lbs fat and gained a whole lot of muscle. I'd never had it before. But in the last 6 months I've fallen right off the wagon. And now, in 10 days, I face some people who I cannot see with the extra pudginess around my chin. It's the first place to come off my body when I lose weight, and I've been back on the wagon for about a week now. But I need to push this up a bit, even with the understanding that I am doing myself a disservice after I come back from this trip - that is fine.

So, if you can tell me whether it's the increase in cardio (maybe 5mi. running/day) or the decrease in intake (should I practically fast?) that I need to consider, please let me know...I appreciate any advice and again, I know that crash dieting isn't a good idea. I'm not trying to use this to get back down to my ideal weight - just to dump 6lbs in 10 days (difficult or impossible, I know?).

Thanks again.

Probably unlikely, but you may come close. To attempt it, I'd do something like this:

1) 1000 Calorie/day deficit from maintanence just from food
2) Cardio every single day for at least 30 minutes (45 mins if low intensity)
3) Weight lifting -- do 2 cycles of your split
4) Drink water like it's your job

It can be done.I know when I diet a drop a bunch of lbs. the first week.(probably alot of water) I'd take karatetricker's advise on the quick fix,it sounds good.Good luck.