Can Eating Comfort Food Help You Lose Weight?

Cold weather making you crave your fave foods? Follow our plan and you can still enjoy them – and lose 5lb in four weeks!

What to do

1. Choose one breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and you’re allowed a snack from the tasty selection, too.

2. Drink 300 ml skimmed milk every day, which you can use in teas and coffees, or just have by itself.

3. Try to vary your choices as much as you can to ensure you get a good nutritional variety.

Breakfasts

(UP TO 300 CALORIES)

2 medium poached eggs and grilled tomatoes on 1 slice of whole meal toast

One sachet of Weetabix Ready Brek Chocolate and 1 chopped banana.

Two warmed ready-made Scotch pancakes with 3tbsp microwaved frozen berries, 1tbsp full-fat Greek yogurt and stevia sweetener.

2 eggs scrambled with skimmed milk and 1tsp butter, and poached mushrooms.

2 Tesco venison sausages, grilled, in a pitta with sliced tomato.

LUNCHES (AROUND 350 CALORIES)

BEAN & HAM BROTH (serves 2)

Boil 125g runner beans, 50g carrots and ½ leek (all finely sliced) in 425ml ham stock for 5-7 mins. When just tender, add 50g shredded gammon and parsley. Serve with a 60g slice of ciabatta. Plus 1 apple.

CHILLI WRAPS

Heat leftover chilli (see dinner) served in 1 healthy wrap, with slices of red and yellow peppers.

MACKEREL PASTA SALAD