Lose up to HALF A STONE for SUMMER

WE LAUNCHED this exclusive series with WW in yesterday’s Daily Mail Weekend magazine to help you lose up to half a stone and transform your health by the start of the summer holidays. Here, we continue with more mouth-watering recipes for breakfasts, lunches and dinners that should be very handy without compromising on taste.

If you fear that a healthy-eating programme will mean goodbye to treats you love – be they a morning bacon sandwich or a gooey chocolate dessert – that’s not so with Weight-Watchers. WW nutritionist Jess O’Shea says: ‘No food is offlimits and we think it’s important to enjoy your meals and not feel deprived.’

Research shows crash diets and programmes that require cutting out whole food types are counter-productive. Appearing restrictive, they make it easy to slip back into old habits, triggering cycles of guilt and yo-yo dieting.

But Jess explains: ‘The flexibility of WW’s PersonalPoints programme gives control to spend your Points however you want – meaning you’re free to enjoy a treat without sabotaging your health goals, so long as you don’t exceed your budget. ‘Also, with PersonalPoints, you can choose your favourite foods to base your meals around, making it easy to plan recipes that work for your lifestyle.’

A guide to how PersonalPoints works is on the following page.

Today’s menu includes a bacon and egg wrap for breakfast, a sticky sausage sandwich for lunch and a choc fudge lolly for dessert.

Our series continues in the Daily Mail tomorrow and on Tuesday with scrumptious suggestions for veggie feasts and tasty barbecues, as well as advice on budget-friendly ways to lose weight.

WW are also offering two months’ free membership to Mail readers. See back page of this supplement for details.