I need to lose a bunch of weight in a 90 day period for a contest.....mostly because I truly want to (for my health) and also because of thecontest....what would you recommend for this. Shakes, veggies, water, exercise, steam room, walking, etc...

Here are a few tips:
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it???s just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don???t say you don???t have time for exercise you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you???re worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but don???t do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat.
3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. That???ll really help you ???tone up.???
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That???s not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. People who don???t are 450% more likely to be overweight.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you???re constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly C???s (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as they???re low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in ???berry??? is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day ??“ just don???t overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one ???cheat meal??? every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don???t gorge yourself. That???ll help keep you from feeling deprived and it???ll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck!

exercise if you can...
but if you have a lot of will power i would suggest eating a lot of green veggies to fill you up, then towards the end try to fast (if you can).

ok I tried this, and it works!! Tuna and wheat bread sandwich, every meal time for the whole week! but you can pig out during week ends, but be sure during working days, tuna sandwich only again. and wheat bread not that high carb normal stuff.

I have never done dieting but after having 2 children 11 months apart I gained more weight then I wanted, mainly because I refuse to buy a new wardrobe. I have started off with something simple like I do 50 crunches, then 25 sit ups, then a few standing exercises and finish with another 50 crunches, I've been trying to do this about 3 times a day, so far I have lost 3lbs last week (slacked a little on the weekend as I dislocated my shoulder hence things were a little sore). Also I stopped a lot of my snacking (been a little depressed so snacked when I was down) and instead when I wanted a snack I have had a large glass of water. Seems to be easier for me then anything else and as I have never done diets or exercise really it seems to work for me too.

power walking for exercise, try at least 30 minutes a day but more if you can, also eat lean fish or chicken (for protein), whole grain brown rice(small amounts one cup or less per serving), fresh fruit and veggies(lots of these) and lots of water, good luck, take vitamins too

Run, Lift weights and eat lots of fruits and veggies. Drink lots of water. Take your weight and divide by two and thats how many oz of water you are suppose to consume.

You really need to consider what my office workers and I are doing. We got on those recordings by independent achievement productions and we're losing weight...and now we just found out that they have downloads....no feeling deprived...and we are all going to get the exercise one to start the year out right....somehow these recordings work on your subconscious and motivate you without really having to tap into the will power feeling...best of all, i can eat what I want...i just don't want that much of it anymore....really!