The 29 diet rules that have helped me get in shape for my wedding, by Baroness Bra
sHe recently boasted that she’s slimmed down to a size 10 ahead of her wedding to her billionaire fiance. But Michelle Mone has been accused of peddling ‘nutritional nonsense’ after posting her 29-rule slimming plan online. the scots ultimo founder and tory peer, 48, shared her diet plan with her 87,000 Instagram followers. rules include ditching cow’s milk, eggs and fruit juice. the diet allows for a maximum of three portions of fish and seafood a week – and the same for pasta and rice. ‘Basically it’s a limited pescatarian diet with lots of legumes and vegetables, Baroness Mone wrote online. ‘Meat substitutes can be used to bulk up meals. the key is to avoid sugar, starches and simple carbs at all costs. sounds mad... however, it can be done and made very interesting as per the recipes that I will share with you.’ the plan also includes restrictions on cooking – with no frying, no cream or butter and no clingfilm or tin foil. Helen Bond, of the British Dietetic Association, warned the lingerie
‘Nutritional nonsense’
tycoon’s approach ‘is based on nutritional nonsense rather than evidencebased nutrition science’. she added: ‘there are so many nutritional inaccuracies. It worries me that people will jump on board with this set of rules and cut out foods without any medical need. It encourages an unhealthy relationship with food.’
Baroness Mone disclosed this summer that she had reached her ‘target weight’ after years of struggling to drop dress sizes. the mother of three is worth around £20million.
Her businessman fiance, fellow glaswegian Doug Barrowman, has an estimated fortune of £3billion. the chairman of the Knox group of finance firms, he owns six homes, two super yachts, 15 cars and a private jet.