With this no-hunger eating plan, you can still eat carbs and drop a dress size
SUMMER SLIMMING SPECIAL
Want to be lighter and leaner, but don’t want to ditch your beloved carbs? This plan is for you – after all, what’s summer without a tomato and mozzarella panini or a delicious pasta salad? You just need to be smart about the carbohydrates you eat. Pick high-fibre options – think wholegrain pasta, bread, rice and sweet potatoes and fibre-rich foods like bananas, broccoli and beetroot – to help shed pounds quickly. It boosts digestion and revs up your fat-burning rate, helping you lose up to a stone in six weeks.
THE PLAN
Pick from our selection of high-fibre breakfasts, lunches and dinners
BREAKFASTS
✱ ½ grapefruit, 1 slice rye or wholemeal toast with 1tsp runny honey drizzled on top.
✱ Small bowl of bran cereal with 2tbsp semi-skimmed milk. 1 chopped apple. Glass of unsweetened orange juice.
✱ 1 slice wholemeal toast topped with 1 small can of baked beans. 1 orange.
✱ Small bowl of porridge and a handful of berries. Glass of unsweetened orange juice.
✱ Mixed fruit platter of banana, mango slices, pineapple and berries.
✱ Two Ryvitas with 2tsp low-fat cheese spread. 1 apple.
✱ Small bowl of granola with 2tbsp semi-skimmed milk. 2 plums.
FIBRE FIX
There are two types of fibre and both can help weight loss: soluble fibre (found in bananas, oats and veg) dissolves in water and swells in the stomach to keep you feeling full, and insoluble fibre. This is found in wholewheat and grains and passes straight through the gut.
LUNCHES
✱ ½ ripe avocado mixed with 1 small can of tuna in brine, drained and flaked, 2tbsp sweetcorn, ½ small red pepper, 2 cherry tomatoes.
✱ 1 wholemeal tortilla filled with 2 slices of cooked chicken, shredded lettuce and pepper slices.
✱ Stir-fry ½ red pepper, 1 baby courgette, 2 mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in 1tsp olive oil for 3 mins. Add 1 small can of chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 mins. Mix with 30g (dried weight) cooked pasta.
✱ Combine 1 chopped red apple, 2 chopped celery sticks, a handful of black grapes and walnuts with 1tsp low-fat m
