I need to lose 10-15 pounds in a month? Can I?

[inZane]

Hey, I need to lose a good 10-15 pounds of fat in 30 days exactly.

Im 17 6 feet tall 172 pounds 12.9% body fat.
Im really active, but i still have fat on my lower abs, and slightly on my upper abs. The rest of my body is cut

I run twice a day, and i used to lift not anymore, because i just want to focus on cardio. Im eating 1700 calories a day trying to space out each small meal as much as possible.

Ive been reading though that doing to much cardio is bad and kills your muscle. I dont know the balance between how much cardio, and how much lifting you need to do. I need to lose body fat fast and look good in a month. I want to not eat alot because i know losing weight is calories in vs calories out, but then again i want to get proper nutrition and keep my metabolism up. In a month is it possible for me to lose around 13 pounds of pure body fat. People are saying too much cardio is not good for weight loss. How can i lose so much fat so fast without alot of cardio. Tips would be really great. Thanks

[GetFit]

If you did you would lose a bunch of muscle as well. If thats not an option then no it isn't possible.

[Jamiel]

I can drop 14lbs in 2 weeks with a low carb diet and not lose any muscle. I typically eat 30-50 carbs a day ( first 3 days eat 0-30) but make sure you do not eat low fat on this diet. If you are down 10-15 by the end of week 2 bump the carbs up to 80-100 for the last 2 weeks.

Try 35-45g of protein, 15g fat and 5-10g carbs for 6 meals a day.