USA Pro trainer and nutritionist Lucy Wyndham-Read has created an exclusive diet and workout plan for Closer readers. The portion controlled healthy meal plan combined with exercises you can do in your living room can help you lose up to 6 pounds and drop a dress size ready to work the Christmas party circuit. Here’s how:
Lucy says: “With the Christmas party season coming up now is a good time to start eating lots of healthy choices that help you prepare for the festive season. This Party Panic diet includes lots of detoxifying ingredients to make sure you feel and look glowing. Combining the three food groups used in the plan will not only help you lose excess body fat but also look fab in your Christmas party dress.”
'This Party Panic diet includes lots of detoxifying ingredients to make sure you feel and look glowing'
MEAL PLAN
The plan has three fat-busting food types (burn, satisfying and power), which will also increase energy levels, restore vitamins and minerals.
Burn Foods: These include mustard, chilli and cinnamon. These can help speed up your daily calorie burn, so we always add one of these daily to either a meal or a ‘skinny snack’.
Satisfying Foods: These are foods that are full of fibre so will keep you fuller for longer.
Power Foods**: **This is energising as it contains caffeine and catechins, which help boost energy, help detoxify and can raise the metabolism.
WEEK 1
Get Slim and Toned
Day 1
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Bowl of porridge with handful of raisins and sprinkling of cinnamon
Skinny Snack
11.am
Celery stick with low fat cream cheese and poppy seeds
Lean Lunches
Wholemeal pitta with turkey slice and grated carrot and cherry tomatoes
1 low fat yoghurt
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Green tea and 1 oatcake
Thinner Dinner
Grilled chicken breast with roasted vegetables
Day 2
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
1 slice of wholemeal toast with peanut butter and latte
Skinny Snack
11.am
Apple wedges with thin scrapping of low fat cheese and sprinkling of cinnamon
Lean Lunches
Half a jacket potato with tuna and spring onion (no mayo)
Skinny Snack
4.pm
1 small wholemeal tortilla wrap with half an avocado
Thinner Dinner
Salmon fillet served on a bed of puy lentils
Day 3
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
1 slice of wholemeal toast with tined tomatoes and add sprinkle of chilli powder (boost metabolism)
Skinny Snack
11.am
Latte and banana
Lean Lunches
Goat’s cheese and beetroot served with cous cous
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Green tea and oatcake
Thinner Dinner
Lean beef meatballs served with brown rice
Day 4
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Bowl of mixed fruit salad with natural live yoghurt and porridge oats
Skinny Snack
11.am
Handful of nuts and raisins
Lean Lunches
Vegetable soup with a toasted whole meal pita bread
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Oatcakes with 1 tbsp of cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes, sprinkle of chilli powder
Thinner Dinner
Grilled salmon or tuna. With stir fried vegetables
Day 5
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
1 boiled egg with slice of wholemeal toast
Skinny Snack
11.am
1 low fat yoghurt, sprinkle of cinnamon
Lean Lunches
Slices of mozzarella, tomatoes and avocadowith a little French dressing
1 banana
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Small bowl of wholegrain cereal
Thinner Dinner
Wholemeal rice with tuna and sweet corn.
Day 6
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Scrambled egg on half an wholemeal muffin
Skinny Snack
11.am
Fruit smoothie with an handful of oats
Lean Lunches
1 small jacket potato with low fat cottage cheese
1 banana
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Green tea with two small squares of dark chocolate
Thinner Dinner
Grilled chicken breast with mashed sweet potage and minted peas
Day 7
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Bowl of wholegrain cereal with chopped banana
Skinny Snack
11.am
1 slice of cheese and 1 slice of ham
Lean Lunches
1 wholemeal pita filled with tuna (in spring water) mixed with kidney beans and chopped spring onions
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Carrot slices with cottage cheese add tiny sprinkling of chilli powder
Thinner Dinner
Lean fillet steak with salad and thin parmesan shavings
WEEK 2
Get Slim and Toned
Day 1
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
1 Slice of wholemeal toast with mashed banana & honey with sprinkling of cinnamon
Skinny Snack
11.am
Cup of green tea with 4 dates
Lean Lunches
Tomato and basil soup with two crisp breads
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Slice of ham wrapped in small wholemeal tortilla wrap
Thinner Dinner
Grilled chicken breast with roasted vegetables
Day 2
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Poached egg on half a wholemeal muffin
Skinny Snack
11.am
1 Bread stick with low fat cream cheese mix a little chilli powder and poppy seeds
Lean Lunches
Half jacket potatoes tuna and sweet corn
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Handful of raisins with small low fat yoghurt
Thinner Dinner
Lean beef stir fry with vegetables and whole-wheat noodles
Day 3
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Low fat yoghurt with added grated apple and sultanas and sprinkling of cinnamon
Skinny Snack
11.am
Skinny Latte with banana
Lean Lunches
Wholemeal tortilla wrap with chicken slice, sliced avocado and spring onions
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Green tea with oatcake and thin serving of honey
Thinner Dinner
Whole-wheat pasta with feta chess and roasted cherry tomatoes
Day 4
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Bowl of mixed fruit salad with natural live yoghurt and porridge oats
Skinny Snack
11.am
Handful of nuts and raisins
Lean Lunches
Vegetable soup with a toasted whole meal pita bread
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Oatcakes with 1 tbsp of cottage cheese and cherry tomatoes, sprinkle of chilli powder
Thinner Dinner
Grilled salmon or tuna with stir fried vegetables
Day 5
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Slice of Rye toast with tinned tomatoes
Skinny Snack
11.am
Apple with wedges with thinly sliced low fat cheese and sprinkle of cinnamon
Lean Lunches
Cucumber feta and cherry tomato salad served with butter beans
Skinny Snack
4.pm
Boiled egg with a little pesto
Thinner Dinner
Grilled lean meat with steamed vegetables
Day 6
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Half a toasted wholemeal muffin topped with a little peanut butter, then half a grapefruit
Skinny Snack
11.am
Skinny latte with an oatcake
Lean Lunches
Ham salad with cottage cheese, sprinkling of poppy seeds and red onion
Skinny Snack
4.pm
1 toasted crumpet with drizzle of honey
Thinner Dinner
Teriyaki salmon severed on whole-wheat noodle
Day 7
Calorie Boosting Breakfast
Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast with grilled tomato
Skinny Snack
11.am
Banana with handful of raisins
Lean Lunches
Vegetable soup with toasted pita bread
Skinny Snack
4.pm
1 oatcake topped with hummus and tiny sprinkling of chilli powder
Thinner Dinner
Lean fillet steak severed with sweet potatoes mash and rocket salad