What do you need to do to lose 5 pounds a week?

It isn't healthy to lose 5 pounds a week. If you start a diet and do it right you may lose 5 pounds for a few weeks but then you should lose about 1-2 pounds a week. You have to start excercising regularly and if you follow a diabetic diet your guarenteed to lose weight. That diet is basically no sugar, very low fat, and now complex carbs like whiet bread, white flour etc. Eat whole wheat everything.