Drop a dress size by Christmas

Get into the festive spirit with dietician Juliette Kellow's eating plan, which promises to rev up your energy, give you glowing skin and shift lockdown pounds!

It’s been a year of uncertainty and worry about the health and wellbeing of our family and friends. And now, the current lockdown measures are making festive planning almost impossible. It’s no wonder that many of us are lacking in energy and not feeling at our best. But even if the party season is a little subdued this year, most of us still want to look and feel great.

That’s where our Get Up & Glow Diet can help. Devised by Closer’s dietician Juliette Kellow, it’s packed with nutritious foods that are designed to help you get fit and fabulous. Follow it for a month and you can expect to lose weight and feel better than ever.

THE PLAN…

● PROVIDES AROUND 1,400 CALORIES A DAY TO HELP YOU LOSE UP TO 2LBS A WEEK, perhaps even a few more pounds in the first week, as your body adjusts to a new way of eating. That’s enough to drop a dress size in a month. You’ll get even better results, too, if you add some daily exercise.

● IS PACKED WITH FRUIT AND VEG – THESE ARE LOADED WITH SKIN-LOVING VITAMINS A and C and contain fibre to fill you up and water to prevent dehydration.

● CONTAINS GOOD AMOUNTS OF CARBS, ESPECIALLY WHOLE GRAINS. These release energy slowly to give you staying power and indirectly boost levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps you feel calm and sleep well.

● IS LOADED WITH FOODS RICH IN IMMUNE-FRIENDLY VITAMINS AND MINERALS, including iron, zinc, copper, selenium, folate and vitamins B6, B12, C and D – great news in the current climate.

● INCLUDES NUTRIENT-PACKED FOODS THAT HELP LIFT

OUR MOOD AND KEEP OUR BRAIN WORKING AT ITS BEST, including omega-3 fats, iron, magnesium, zinc and iodine.

● IS RICH IN FOODS THAT CONTAIN FATIGUE-BUSTING NUTRIENTS, including B vitamins, iron and vitamin C.