Joanna Hall - The 24 Hour Diet - Lose up to 4lbs in a Day

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Title Page Joanna Hall THE 24 HOUR DIET LOSE UP TO 4lbs IN A DAY

Introduction INTRODUCTION All my years and experience of running weight-management programmes have taught me that we all want one thing: FAST RESULTS. Most of us acknowledge that keeping weight off in the long term is the real objective. However, when you are struggling to lose weight in the first place, the joy of being able to keep it off can seem a very long way away – so far away that it can prevent you from even making a start. My 24 Hour Diet gives you a kick-start so you can enjoy fast results. Yes, you can lose up to four pounds and three inches from your body in just 24 hours. The 24 Hour Diet is not about creating the perfect body but it is about getting a better body. It has been proven to help individuals – both women and men – lose weight and shed inches in just 24 hours. For some, the 24 Hour Diet can be just that – an emergency when you need to look slimmer quickly, perhaps for a holiday or a special event. For others it can be a fantastic way to get off a weight-loss plateau, or perhaps just to shed a few extra pounds that have crept on over the weekend. I see it as a fabulous, effective way to kick-start your weight loss. I’ve created my 24 Hour Diet so you can do it either as a stand-alone plan or as part of a longer-term strategy for losing weight and keeping it off.

Are you ready for the 24 Hour Diet? ARE YOU READY FOR THE 24 HOUR DIET? Follow this simple test to find out how the 24 Hour Diet can work for you. All you have to do is answer the following questions, rating your answer between 5 (strongly agree) and 1 (strongly disagree). Do you like to see quick results? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you find it hard to keep up your diet motivation? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you regularly put on a few pounds at the weekend? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you have a special date or event you are trying to lose weight for? 5 4 3 2 1 Have you overindulged recently? 5 4 3 2 1 Are you prepared to put in a little effort to get yourself organized? 5 4 3 2 1 Have you hit a plateau with your weight-loss efforts? 5 4 3 2 1 Would you like to wake up tomorrow slimmer? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you find it hard to start your new healthier eating and exercise plan? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you have the time to get the necessary things together before you start the 24 Hour Diet? 5 4 3 2 1 Do you have a relatively quiet day in which you can do your 24 Hour Diet? 5 4 3 2 1 Are you struggling to lose those last few pounds or inches? 5 4 3 2 1 So how did you score?

PART 1: THE 24 HOUR DIET PART 1 THE 24 HOUR DIET We all have times when we need fast weight-loss results. There might be a special occasion on the horizon, and that dress or waistband is just too tight. Or perhaps your weight-loss efforts have reached a plateau, and you just can’t seem to shift those stubborn pounds. Others may need to get rid of a few extra pounds that have crept on after Christmas, a holiday or an excessive weekend. Or maybe you just want to take the first steps to weight loss and you need a kick-start with the weight coming off fast. These initial motivations are all part of human nature, and there’s nothing wrong with that. If vanity – wanting to look and feel better – is the primary driver for you to take action, well good on you. The 24 Hour Diet can help you do just that. Whatever your reason, your efforts will be rewarded: you’ll lose weight and inches and feel better. What really excites me is that for the vast majority of people who’ve tried it, the diet has been a great kick-start to their long-term weight-loss efforts. With just 24 hours of effort your body will look and feel better. The 24 Hour Diet is suitable for everybody. However, it’s best to check with your GP first if you are pregnant, breast-feeding or on prescribed medication.

Optimizing Your Energy

Getting Started

Nutrient Know-how

Energizing Yoga Poses

Taking Your Measurements

Shopping List

Recipes

The Big Day

What Next?

The Three-day Cleanse

Forming Good Habits

PART 2: THE 20-DAY FOLLOW-ON PLAN

Get Motivated!

Understanding Habits

Playing by the Rules

Habit Ditching

Habit Grooving

Habit Consolidating

Rule 1: Calculate Your Calorie Needs – Truthfully

Rule 2: Operate the Carb Curfew

Rule 3: Drink Your Food

Rule 4: Learn to Love to Move More

Rule 5: Eat More Raw Food

Rule 6: Stock Up on Sanity Snacks

Rule 7: Streamline Your Sodium Sources

Rule 8: Capitalize on Calcium

Rule 9: Stop Sugar Substitutes

Rule 10: Benefit from Breakfast

Rule 11: Get Good at Glycaemic Loading

Rule 12: Get Real about Your Fruit and Veg

Rule 13: Take a Probiotic Daily

Rule 14: Optimize Your Omega Fats

Rule 15: Kick Trans Fats into Touch

Rule 16: Get Active with Active Travel

Rule 17: Do an Act of Kindness Daily

Rule 18: Cut Calories

Rule 19: Eat Ethically

Rule 20: Be Consistent

Your Weight-loss Plans

Plan 1: Blast-off

Plan 2: The Four-day Ease-in

Plan 3: The Four-day Blast-off

Plan 4: Four Weeks to Fabulous

Plan 5: Work Up to Your Weight-loss Programme

Plan 6: Work Up and Keep it Programme

Plan 7A: Work-down Plan A

Plan 7B: Work-down Plan B

Plan 8: Monthly Checkup

Plan 9: One-week Results

Plan 10: Monday Management

PART 3: KEEPING THE WEIGHT OFF

Keeping to Your New, Healthy Habits

The 80:20 Principle

Goal Setting

Rewarding Your Rules

Step 1: Smallest Steps for Biggest Change

Step 2: Living with Your Chosen Rules

Living with Your Rules Support Quiz

What Next?

PART 4: RECIPES

Juices

Soups

Liquid Meals

Carb Curfew Meal Ideas

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All my years and experience of running weight-management programmes have taught me that we all want one thing: FAST RESULTS. Most of us acknowledge that keeping weight off in the long term is the real objective. However, when you are struggling to lose weight in the first place, the joy of being able to keep it off can seem a very long way away – so far away that it can prevent you from even making a start. My 24 Hour Diet gives you a kick-start so you can enjoy fast results. Yes, you can lose up to four pounds and three inches from your body in just 24 hours.

The 24 Hour Diet is not about creating the perfect body but it is about getting a better body. It has been proven to help individuals – both women and men – lose weight and shed inches in just 24 hours. For some, the 24 Hour Diet can be just that – an emergency when you need to look slimmer quickly, perhaps for a holiday or a special event. For others it can be a fantastic way to get off a weight-loss plateau, or perhaps just to shed a few extra pounds that have crept on over the weekend. I see it as a fabulous, effective way to kick-start your weight loss. I’ve created my 24 Hour Diet so you can do it either as a stand-alone plan or as part of a longer-term strategy for losing weight and keeping it off.

It’s difficult to make huge changes to our lifestyle, no matter how healthy they might be. Our attempts to stick to strict diets, for example, are often doomed to failure and lead to frustration, disillusionment and lowered self-esteem. We’re all stuck in our own patterns of behaviour, and the only way to change our habits is through making small, incremental changes. These little units can make a big difference. If you introduce small changes one at a time, healthier habits eventually become automatic.