FAST WAY LOSE WEIGHT

Delicious healthy recipes to get you in the best shape for 2023

AnYone who has struggled to lose a few pounds might be sceptical that you can enjoy smashed avocado, fried halloumi, kedgeree, or a chorizo omelette for brunch each day and still lose up to 2kg a week.

But on my new Fast 800 keto plan, you absolutely can.

That’s because, by keeping a close track on the latest research, and liaising with top nutritional scientists, I have fine-tuned my approach to weight loss. I have created a clever, three-stage process which promises rapid results and sustained slenderness, while eating good quantities of real food.

If you want to lose quite a few pounds rapidly (which studies have found to be highly motivating and the best way to tackle type 2 diabetes), why not skip breakfast and start your day with one of these substantial brunches at midday?

There’s compelling science behind the health and weight-loss benefits of ‘time restricted eating’ (which means crunching your meals into a 12, ten or even eight-hour window).

Combine this with restricting calories to 800-900 a day to mimic fasting and you end up with an extremely healthy, but powerfully effective, weight-loss plan. It encourages the body to go into ketosis, a natural

BREAKING state where you burn fat for fuel. your nightly fast with one of these healthy, protein- rich dishes will also keep hunger at bay for longer. You can follow that with an evening meal of piri-piri chicken, turkey burgers or sausage casserole. And you can — if you follow the rules carefully — still find room for a chocolate peanut butter cookie, as long as you keep to a daily intake of 800-900 calories.

The science of weight loss has moved on a lot since the days of cabbage soup, lemon juice, social isolation and boring abstinence. What’s so impressive about the recipes created by my wife, Dr Clare Bailey, working closely with Kathryn Bruton, is that they have been carefully calibrated to meet the requirements of my weight-loss plan.

All are based on the proven, super-healthy principles of the Mediterranean diet. They are high in protein (known to keep your muscles strong and to keep hunger at bay), low in carbohydrates (so your body can easily hit a turbo-charged fat-burning keto button) and carefully calorie counted, too.

For a slow-but- steady route to weight loss, intersperse your 800-900 calorie ‘fast days’ with more relaxed ‘ non-fast’ days (following a 5:2 or 3:4 pattern of intermittent fasting). You can still use these recipes, but increase the portion sizes and add healthy carbs such as wholegrain bread or noodles, brown rice or starchy veg.