This time of year is one of the best to lose weight – while your body works on beating the heat, it helps suppress your appetite plus you burn more calories keeping cool. Follow our plan to help melt away fat and you could drop a swimsuit size!

Making the right food choices at lunch time could make the difference between you shaping up this summer or piling on extra calories that get stuck on your waistline. Switch to our savvy lunch options and you could be five pounds lighter by weekend!

Did you know the latest way to burn fat is simply cutting out one colour from your diet? You could lose up to 7lb too.

Drop 7lbs in 7 days eating foods packed with Mediterranean goodness

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 15 mins 140g soba noodles300g fresh or frozen podded edamame beans4 spring onions, shredded300g beansprouts1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced1

We’ve all been there – digging out our favourite shorts or summer dresses from last year and finding it all feels a little snug. After months of comfort eating and limited movement, it’s easy for the