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Wedding slim

Carmel Thomason
14/ 4/2008

If you’re still hoping to shed a few pounds as the big day looms, Carmel Thomason has a last-minute meal plan to help you lose up to half a stone in a week – without starving yourself.


THERE'S nothing like a wedding to focus the mind - particularly when it comes to losing weight. Whether you're the bride, the bridesmaid or the mother of the bride, all women want to look their best on the photographs.

So much so that many women now embark on vigorous weight loss regimes months or even a year in advance.

Not to mention recruiting the modern bride's new best friend - the personal trainer.

If you want to lose a lot of weight, then you need to think about starting a healthy eating and exercise plan well in advance, aiming to lose about two lbs a week. However, having so many other things to plan means losing those few extra pounds can easily be put to one side in all the rush.

Leaving the temptation to do a last minute crash diet, or even embark on a nil-by-mouth starvation plan in order to squeeze into that dress.

Which would not only be bad for your health - but lead to a pretty miserable wedding day too.

Instead, there are a few healthy ways to do some last minute slimming, while still getting a balanced diet.

For instance, Slimming World's satiety eating plan can help shift those last few pounds while making sure you've got enough energy to keep up with all the organising. The Slimming World diet is based on filling up on healthy nutritious foods while still enjoying a little of what you fancy and this new seven-day eating plan is based on the high-satiation foods, that leave you feeling fuller for longer.

Obesity expert Dr James Stubbs explains: "It may seem strange, but eating is actually the best way to lose weight.

"Slimming World's Food Optimising plan has always encouraged slimmers to fill up on these highly-satiating foods, because we know that hunger and guilt often lead people to abandon their weight loss attempts."

Try it for yourself. See our seven-day menu plan (right).


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