Hey, i know how it is my freind that lives in my neighborhood had a pool and i always wore bord shorts(at the time i wasnt that fat but i thought i was) they always asked me why i wore them i never new what to say!i think it would take 2-3 months (your not suposed to lose more than 10 pounds a month i asked my mom shes a doctor)you can try drinking a glass of water between each meal so you wont eat as much 6-8 glasses of water a day! you can eat half of youre meal no snacks in beetween ( only eat when youre hungry) dont eat at night or it will turn into fat exercize:i would get on a ruiteen like run around your block once a day 80 sitt ups ups day 15 push ups a day 100 jumps on the jump rope (just some ideas you can make up your own ruiteen! hope i helped nicole