Things You'll Need:
- To think about the food you're eating and when you eat it
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Step 1
THE PREMISE:
Essentially limit your carb and sugar intake during the day but more importantly don't eat after 6.30pm/ 7pm
Simple but it works, essentially it's a blend of atkins, south beach, low GI, low fat but I've always found it reasonably easy to keep to and tend to lose between 2 and 6 pounds over 3-4 weeks.
Below are suggestions for what to eat and what not to eat in order to lose a few pounds. -
Step 2
FOOD TO LIMIT OR AVOID:
CARBS - as in bread, pasta, rice, potatoes. Have toast or cereal for breakfast if you like but try not to have any the rest of the day.. this means you should try to avoid sandwiches, wraps and sushi for lunch and dinner or snacks. If you're going to have any of these you should make sure they are wholewheat. Avoid white bread like the plague, it's nothing but empty calories.
SUGAR - avoid sugary drinks, cakes, sweets, biscuits, chips or at least limit the amount you eat of them
FAT - try not to eat too many fatty foods such as bacon, red meat or salami. -
Step 3
BREAKFAST:
As always, eat a healthy breakfast. Wheat toast, poached eggs, baked beans or a healthy cereal, preferably something with slow energy release. I always enjoy honey on two slices of wheat toast. -
Step 4
LUNCH:
A salad, a big salad with either, chicken or fish and lots of cheese should fill you up. It might not seem enough for the first couple of days but as long as you add lots of vegetables and protein it should be sufficient.
If you don't enjoy salads or want some variation, have a soup but make sure you don't have any bread to go along with it. -
Step 5
DINNER:
Have something similar to lunch, essentially, protein such as chicken, fish, meat etc and lots of vegetables. This may sound boring but you can make curry, using vegetables to accompany the curry rather than rice and naan bread or you could make stir fry or roast chicken and vegetables. If you really want to, you can have some carbs but make it a small amount.
The key thing is to not eat dinner after 6.30pm. This does limit your dinner date options but it does mean cocktail hour lasts all night!! -
Step 6
SNACKS:
Fruit, vegetables, cheese, low fat or greek yogurt is good. Yogurt and fruit is wonderful together. Nuts, grains and dried fruit also make good snacks or celery and cream cheese.
