Best – 20 August 2019

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The

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diet

You’ve heard of a capsule

wardrobe – but what’s a

capsule diet? The answer is

a super simple eating plan

that could see you lose up

to 1st this month!

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The capsule diet is the

ultimate meal planner.

Like with a capsule wardrobe,

all you do is choose few key

healthy meals – say three simple

breakfasts, four easy lunches

and six or seven dinners with

a set theme like Meat-free

Monday or Pasta Tuesday

• and rotate them each week.
  It’s simple, budget-friendly
  and a brilliant way to slim.

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For starters, it helps with

willpower. Every time you

decide what to eat, you use up a

little bit of your willpower store.

Spend too long deciding and you

can run out completely and give

in to those chips! Having your

meals or themes planned

reduces this risk.

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By knowing what you’re

planning to eat, you’re also

less likely to give in to last-minute

take out urges– especially if you

batch cook favourite meals and

pop them in the freezer. Best of

all, you create a habit that sets

up a healthy eating structure for

the long term.

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How you pick the themes

is up to you – just aim to

keep to half of your plate being

vegetables or fruit, a quarter

protein and a quarter carbs. Our

plan, right, gives some good ideas.

HOW IT

WORKS