Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Lose weight like Big Brother's Bex, with the Boot Camp Diet

Lose 7lbs in a week with NOW's fantastic home Boot Camp Diet and exercise plan

Big Brother's Bex, before and after

Carrying some post-Christmas weight? Fear not. The good news is that you could lose up to 7lbs, and can get a body like Bex, in just seven days, simply by following our exclusive New You Boot Camp Diet and exercise plan. And, what’s more, it doesn’t cost a penny!

Here are 7 yummy sample menus and the boot camp rules. Good luck!

Menu One
Breakfast: Scrambled egg, mushrooms, tomatoes and coriander
Mid morning: Two oatcakes with sugar-free peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey and salad in a wheat-free wrap
Mid afternoon: Cereal bar
Dinner: Roast salmon with mixed green veg

Menu Two
Breakfast: Porridge with blueberries or half a banana
Mid morning: Mixed seeds
Lunch: Spinach, tomato and mushroom frittata with salad
Dinner: Spanish chicken with tomatoes and capers, and broccoli
Mid afternoon: Rice cake with hummus

Menu Three
Breakfast: Berry smoothie
Mid morning: Two pieces of 80% dark chocolate
Lunch: Salad Nicoise (without potatoes)
Dinner: Courgette Bolognaise
Mid afternoon: Seeds and half an apple

Menu Four
Breakfast: Boot camp homemade muesli with fruit (made with 30g porridge oats, 12g barley flakes, 8g hazelnuts, 8g flaked almonds and 8g sultanas)
Mid morning: Celery slices with peanut butter
Lunch: Mackerel salad with beetroot and avocado
Mid afternoon: Pear and Brazil nuts
Dinner: Chicken ratatouille

Menu Five
Breakfast: Poached egg with smoked salmon and coriander
Mid morning: Nakd [OK] cereal bar
Lunch: Quinoa chicken salad with orange and raisins with curly kale
Mid afternoon: Boiled egg
Dinner: King prawn stir fry with rice noodles

Menu Six
Breakfast: Porridge with half a banana
Mid morning: Seeds
Lunch: Butternut squash soup with hummus and rice cakes
Mid afternoon: Two pieces of 80% dark chocolate
Dinner: Roast cod or haddock and fennel salad

Menu Seven
Breakfast: Smoothie with berries
Mid morning: Chopped fruit salad
Lunch: Small baked sweet potato with tuna and spring onions
Mid afternoon: Two oatcakes with sugar-free peanut butter
Dinner: Thai green curry and rice noodles

Each day, you can also drink an unlimited amount of: water, fruit tea, green tea, soya milk or rice milk.

The rules
1. Never miss breakfast
Your body needs nutrients to function as soon as you wake up. Eating a healthy breakfast will kick-start your metabolism, helping you burn more calories throughout the day.
2. Eat three meals and two snacks a day
To balance blood sugar levels, you need a regular intake of good foods throughout the day, with a healthy snack between each meal.
3. Replenish
Drink a large glass of hot or cold water with a slice of lemon when you wake up, to flush out toxins, and drink 2-3 litres of water throughout the day.

Mood boosting foods
This diet contains a variety of foods that will perk you up if you’re feeling irritable:
Brazil nuts The number one source of selenium, which helps improve your mood, prevent depression and keep wrinkles at bay.
Chocolate Dark chocolate contains small amounts of chemicals that improve our mental wellbeing. It also boosts our levels of endorphins, the brain’s natural ‘happy hormones’.
Mackerel Oily fish’s secret weapon is a fatty acid called omega-3, which can help prevent heart disease, improve IQ and immune function, may help improve symptoms of arthritis, and can help with certain skin problems.

See Bex's special exercise plan>>