Beat sweet cravings and shed pounds with this clever eating plan
SUMMER SLIMMING SPECIAL
Time to cut down on all the chocolate, sweets and desserts you’ve been eating? Reducing your intake of treats is easier than you may think and the weight-loss benefits of doing it are huge – you’ll lose inches from your waist and find you have more energy, too.
The key to your success is still leaving room for enjoyment while drastically cutting the added sugars in your diet. Want to know how? Follow this easy eating plan, and you could blitz 7lb in one month – without feeling like you’re missing out.
BREAKFASTS
(approximately 250 calories)
Bowl of porridge
Made with 50g oats, 300ml fluid (half water, half semi-skimmed milk) and Stevia to sweeten.
Egg on toast
A poached egg on 1 slice of granary toast (with a scrape of butter), and grilled tomatoes and mushrooms.
Cereal and fruit
2 Shredded Wheat with 125ml semi-skimmed milk and a big handful of raspberries or strawberries.
Bacon pitta
3 grilled slices of extra-lean back bacon in a mini (100 calorie) pitta with 1 chopped tomato.
Fruit muesli and yogurt
1 handful of raspberries topped with 100g Greek yogurt and a 30g sprinkle of sugar-free muesli.
SNACKS
(approximately 150 calories)
CHOOSE ONE A DAY
✱ 30g Cheddar cheese and celery.
✱ Apple, tangerine and a handful of blueberries.
✱ 3 golf-ball-sized scoops of orange melon with two slices of Parma ham.
✱ Small handful of cashew nuts or almonds.
✱ 100g Greek yogurt with half a mashed banana.
✱ 1 plain rice cake topped with 20g (no added sugar) peanut butter.
LUNCHES
(approximately 350 calories)
Tuna butty
Sandwich made from 2 slices of wholemeal bread spread with 1tsp butter, 120g drained tuna in brine, red peppers and watercress.
Trout and potato salad
Make a salad from 150g leftover boiled new potatoes, half a chopped apple, 1 small chopped hard-boiled egg and spring onions. Dress with a little whizzed-up cottage cheese and serve with 1 small smoked trout fillet.
Salmon and veggie stir-fry
Stir-fry a selection of vegetables in 1tbsp olive oil and top with a grilled salmon fillet.
Grilled sardines
