Is this a good diet/exercise plan?! PLEASE ANSWER, especially if you know about weight loss?

Diet:
Breakfast-A glass of V8 Fusion juice and a banana (includes one serving of veggies and one serving of fruit)
Lunch-A sandwich, pasta, or salad (includes two servings of grain and one serving of veggies or fruit)
Snack-A smoothie (includes one serving of protein and two servings of fruit)
Dinner-A sandwich, pasta, or salad (includes two servings of grain and one serving of veggies or fruit)

Daily Exercise:
Warm up and stretch (15 minutes)
Dance (30 minutes)
Yoga or strength train (30 minutes)
Stationary bike (15 minutes)

*I'm trying to lose five pounds in the next week for a big event. It's really important to me that I lose those five pounds by next Wednesday. With this diet/exercise plan, will I be able to do that?

Do you have any other suggestions or advice?

Please and thank you!

I will also drink 3 glasses of milk a day and 8 glasses of water a day.

It sounds good to me, except the smoothie and pasta. I say, stick with the sandwich or salad for dinner, and try another serving of fresh produce for a snack. Smoothies contain a lot of sugar, and pasta, which the grain is good, has too many carbs to lose 5 pounds in a week. Other than that, you have definitely motivated me, so keep doing what you're doing.

Sounds healthy but a balanced diet also includes meat servings. According to the food pyramid, it is recommended that each person gets 2 servings of meat/ poultry/ fish etc, 2 servings of fruit 6 servings of pasta/rice, 3 servings of milk/yoghurt/cheese, 3 servings of vegetables and 8 servings of water.

Also, you might want to mix up your food choice a bit so that you won't be eating the same sort of food everyday as it gets really boring after while and eating becomes more of a chore than anything else.

Try making some hearty soup like chicken&corn or leek&potato soup (don't get the commercial canned ones cos more often than not, they contain a lot of sodium and MSG which are really bad for you), they are healthy and filling at the same time.

Your exercise plan sounds good, but make sure they do rev up your heart and keep you on your toes they entire time. Also make sure by the end of each cardio workout, you are sweating bucketloads.

that sounds pretty good but it's not likely to make you lose 5 pounds within a week. you'll have to add more cardio exercise in your plan. the exercise that you did include will only likely burn off 500 calories at the most. your meals are probably 1200 calories at least. :)

if you absolutely have to lose 5 lbs, i'd cheat a little and not eat much. but it looks like you want to do it the healthy way which is great! so add more exercise but make sure to drink enough water.

if you want to do the math, it takes 3500 calories to gain a pound and viceversa. if you need 1200 calories to maintain your body weight then you need to perform an activity that uses an extra 2300 calorie, assuming you did not eat for the day. it's somewhat impossible and downright dangerous to try to lose a pound a day.

i hope all goes well for you!

idk im trying to bulk up so im kinda opposite of your situation. every 3000 calories you burn you lose a pound but your also intaking calories so just watch that. im sure you look great if you work out everyday and eat healthy. And to burn calories faster eat one type of a food at a time like youll burn and digest a sandwich faster if you eat the bread and whatever you put on it at different times. All in all losing weight fast sucks but you gotta do what you gotta do i guess

Well if you are the kind of person who craves right after a light meal, here's a tip:
Instead of drinking a smoothie as a snack, try eating a green juicy apple.
It'll reduce the cravings with its sweetness, and apples tend to fill you up.
Other than that don't stress out if you don't lose the weight. It takes time. You freak out and you might end up gaining some pounds...

Sounds not too bad, except juice contains a LOT of sugar. I would cut the sugar out for sure, as much as possible. Eat raw vegetables instead of the V8. Also, V8 contains a lot of sodium, which helps you to retain water. I don't see any mention of water in there at all. You need at least 8 glasses per day. I would not eat pasta at dinner, have it for lunch or some time earlier in the day. One serving of pasta is about 1/3 cup by the way. If you want to know more about portions and food choices, go here:

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

it depends on if your body is used to this.
if you're used to junk food and no exercise, yes you'll lose it, if you stick with this plan.

if you're used to this, push yourself a little harder
like 45 minutes of dance and 45 minutes of yoga/strength train
and 20 for stationary bike

ya that sounds pretty good but also eat lots of protein and fiber fiber mmakes u feel fullerfatser so u dont eat as much and protein helps build muscle. i would say add a piece of toast to ur breakfast and add chicken turkey fish or egg whites instead of just a sandwich pasta or salad variety will help u lose weight

Dont eat pasta is really bad. Try to eat lots of fiber becayuse it gets you full faster. Try to avoid juice that are high in sugar because it gets you fat. Eat lota of salad with fat free dressing. For dinner eat light food because in the night is when you gain more weight. I dont eat dinner.

Hey i love your plan!
But instead of a smoothie for a snack, try celery sticks, they help you lose weight instead of gaining it, did you know that?!
Try smoothies for breakfast instead of V8 juice and banana. Or maybe yoghurt for a snack, pretzel works good too!

five punds? doesn't sound all that important to me it really won't make much difference and to lose 5 pounds in that amount of time is not healthy

every thing is GREAT but all the milk, too much turns in to fat cells.
1 class of milk per-day is ideal.
PS. AWESOME weight loss plan.

You've inspired me...

This will be my diet for the next week!
Haha. You may want to change either your lunch or dinner, in a diet you want variety.

That looks good. But 5 pounds in a week is hard.

Why so worried about 5 pounds? Unless someone weighs you, they won't see the difference. or your under 100 pounds.

what you have is good but you should add one more thing to this list walking do it for about 45min that will help you

it sounds like you're really motivated, which is key.

i say, stick with this program and you'll see results