Beating the bulge
IN SCENES of utter commitment to the science behind dieting, watch out for Dr Ranj Singh squealing as he’s wrapped in warm clay. Before that, he’d been clamped with a machine that cooled down his love handles.
The TV doctor and Strictly star has agreed to be the guinea pig as he investigates whether there is such a thing as weight loss without the effort of dieting. We’ll just say this, what it doesn’t cost you in biscuits it will certainly cost in cold hard cash – the freezing therapy is £2,000.
In this one-off special, he and Sian Williams present five of the hottest new diets that are vying for our money, working out which delivers the best value – for pounds lost and pounds spent.
“You shouldn’t have to break the bank to beat the bulge,” says Dr Ranj.
From extreme detoxing on Radical Metabolism to vegan to the latest keto diet, valiant dieters will road test them for 28 days with some jaw dropping results.
Among the dieters are Louise, 47, who weighs in at 16 stone 4lbs and spends a whopping £900 a year on snacks. “I’m a big snacker,” she admits.
On the Radical Metabolism diet she’ll have to endure the first four days on liquids that look like something from an I’m A
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Bushtucker trial. Elsewhere, James, 40, is 18 stone 12lbs and spends nearly £8,000 a year on takeaways. Faced with going vegan for a month, how will he cope when his burgers are replaced with cabbage and chickpeas? Tough times.