Dug out your warmer weather wardrobe and everything feeling a little tighter and more uncomfortable? Don’t despair. It’s now that we tend to notice our weight has crept up, after those colder months of comfort eating when we were wrapped up in layers of clothing most of the time. But you can get back on track – and fast – with this two-day shape-up eating plan.
The plan
DAY ONE
BREAKFAST
BERRYLICIOUS SMOOTHIE BOWL
Blend 1 frozen banana, 2 handfuls of frozen berries and 4tbsp unsweetened soya yogurt. Top with a handful of fresh berries. Or…
POACHED EGG AND AVOCADO ON CAULIFLOWER
One 2cm-thick slice of cauliflower sprayed with oil, sprinkled with seeds of your choice, roasted for 30 mins and topped with ½ small avocado and 1 poached egg.
MORNING SNACK
1tbsp unsalted almonds. Or… 4 walnut halves.
LUNCH
ASIAN PRAWN BOWL
Boil 50g brown rice and fry 100g raw prawns in a spray of oil with garlic, chilli and ginger. Mix the rice and prawns with 1 sliced pepper, 3 sliced spring onions, 1 handful of ready-to-eat bean sprouts and dressing made from 1tbsp each hot water, fish sauce, lime juice and 1tsp sesame oil. Or…
MEXICAN BAKED SWEET POTATO
200g baked sweet potato filled with 3tbsp tinned red kidney beans mixed with 1 tomato, 4 spring onions, and red chilli and coriander to taste, and topped with 1tbsp unsweetened soya yogurt.
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