Diet Plan Healthy Diet The Lunch Box Diet

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• Posted: 18/09/2009 10:10

You can now download a free sample of the diet plan voted 'the best diet' by Elle Magazine at www.lunchboxdiet.co.uk

The super healthy diet was developed by Exeter personal trainer Simon Lovell who runs the New Body Bootcamp (www.newbodycamp.co.uk)

Elle Magazine said:

"According to Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach Simon Lovell, losing weight isn't about focusing on what you eat for breakfast and dinner, it's what you have in between that counts. With this in mind, Simon's downloadable, online diet advises me to graze from a specifically designed lunchbox every hour throughout the day in order to maintain balanced sugar levels prevent hunger and fit into my party dress

My prescribed lunchbox is 60 per cent organic vegetables, 30 percent protein and 10 per cent dressings - the more exercise I do, the more carbs I can have, but as a certified gymphobe, I don't intend to do any, so carbs are off limits altogether. There are no specific rules when it comes to breakfast and dinner - just that I should try and eat healthily as possible - and the big bonus is that I don't have to give up alcohol.

On day one, I reluctantly put an avocado, two carrots, half a pack of mange tout, three beetroot's and a chicken breast in my lunchbox. I'm used to eating until whatever has been put in front of me has gone, so it takes all my willpower to resist scoffing down the whole lot before 11am. Still, eating little and often throughout the day means that I don't experience my usual mid-afternoon slump and stops me feeling ravenous when I get home from work - I'd normally tuck into a mountain of pasta, but tonight, soup fills me up.

Week two and apart from one weak moment involving a jacket potato, I settle into the routine of the diet. I don't miss my old lunchtime favorite (a tomato and mozzarella baguette) one bit. I'm continuing to cut down on the amount of food I eat for breakfast and dinner, as I just don't feel hungry, and I feel energised, despite the lack of carbs. The only downside is that good organic fruit and vegetables don't come cheap - £1.70 for an avocado! Also, the cold veggie emphasis makes this better for summer than winter.

At the end of the four weeks, the diet has become a way of life and I've lost 12lb. It's a realistic plan that doesn't involve being a food saint. I'm a convert to the little-and-often school of weight loss."
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