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ÊYESTERDAY I shared with you how and why I changed my lifestyle and shed 12 stone, finally being able to fit into the clothes I never dared dream I could wear.
Today I want to give you the tools to do the
BREAKFAST Skinny omelette wrap LUNCH Coconut chicken salad DINNER White bean and garlic soup can empathise with you and spur you on. If none of your friends or family want to join in, how about finding someone online?
I found loads of support from my Facebook page. There are lots of groups on social media that share tips, recipes and fitness ideas.
You may even end up making some new friends. I WOULD be the first person to head straight for the biscuit tin if I was feeling bad but now I’ll go to an exercise class.
Everyone uses food as a reward or comfort – we celebrate successes with wine, birthdays with cake and even treat ourselves to a bar of chocolate if we have done a long workout.
That just doesn’t make sense – your efforts in the gym or at that aerobics class are wasted if you then eat the calories you have just burned.
DAY THREE BREAKFAST Overnight chia oats with berries LUNCH
Italian style chicken tray bake DINNER Celeriac and apple soup with chili oatcakes BREAKFAST Small bowl of fruit with low-fat Greek yoghurt LUNCH Spicy turkey and quinoa stuffed peppers DINNER Baked falafel salad
same thing – and kick-start your very own Christmas party-dress diet.
There is no such thing as a miracle pill that will magically shift the pounds, as I know only too well.
But the formula is still simple – you have to burn more calories than you
every night. Don’t be tempted by unhealthy food options in the supermarket just because they are on offer. Write a shopping list for your healthy recipes and stick to it. IF the fatty snacks aren’t there, you can’t eat them. It’s as simple as that. IT’S OK to make mistakes when you’re dieting. Wobbles are normal, and one bad meal doesn’t have to mean a bad day or a bad week.
If you fall off the wagon, simply pick yourself up and start again.
So, if you eat one biscuit, don’t think: “Oh sod it, I might as well eat the whole pack.”
Just make sure that you get back on track asap. IT is easy to forget or lie to yourself about how much you have eaten each day. Start writing everything down or use an app to record everything you have eaten each day.
Even if it is a few chips or the kids’ leftovers – every calorie counts.
DAY FOUR BREAKFAST Overnight chia oats with berries LUNCH Grilled salmon and ratatouille DINNER All green soup
DAY EIGHT BREAKFAST Spinach, broccoli, kiwi and Greek yoghurt smoothie LUNCH Chickpea and spinach curry DINNER Spicy poached
chicken broth
consume. If you can stick to that principle you WILL lose weight. Everyone is bound to have little blips, but don’t see that as failure. These are my 10 tips and a great eight-day kick-start diet – so here comes that party frock!
I NOW eat out of a bowl instead of a plate. Make sure you sit down at the table to eat, chew your food properly and savour every mouthful. Never eat in front of the TV either – it is easy to overeat when you are distracted.
And always stop eating when you feel full and do not finish off your kids’ meals. IF you are new to exercise even small amounts can make a big difference. Aim for a minimum of 30 minutes a day broken up to two 15-minute walks. Build up gradually. At first I was too self-conscious to go to an exercise class, so I understand that, but now I love them. ¬ÊExtracted from Lose Weight For Life: The Honest Way To Drop Pounds And Keep Them Off – For Good by Lisa Riley, published by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Random House, £16.99.