Suzi Grant - The Weekend Weight-loss Plan: Detox, Shape Up and Feel Fabulous

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THE WEEKEND WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN

Suzi Grant worked as a broadcast journalist for over twenty years before training as a nutritional therapist. She is now a well-known health expert and nutritionist, and a member of the Guild of Health Writers and of the British Association of Nutritional Therapists. She writes regularly for health magazines and appears in the national press and on TV and radio, as well as running workshops around the country and practices in West London and Brighton.

Her first book, 48 Hours to a Healthier Life, was published by Penguin in 2003. You can find more information about Suzi Grant on her website: www.benatural.co.uk

Detox, shape up and feel fabulous

Suzi Grant

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Disclaimer: The contents of this book have been carefully researched, but are not intended as a substitute for taking proper medical advice. If you have any acute or chronic disease or are taking medication, you should always consult a qualified doctor or health practitioner. The author and the publisher accept no liability for damage of any nature resulting directly or indirectly from the application or use of information in this book.

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First published as 48 Hours to Kickstart Healthy Weight Loss by Michael Joesph 2004

Published in Penguin Books 2006

Copyright Suzi Grant, 2004

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ISBN: 978-0-14-192816-6

If you are on any form of medication, chronically ill, pregnant, severely underweight or overweight, or at all concerned about your health, please seek professional advice before embarking on any of the weight-loss plans, including the Weekend Kickstart Detox.

The idea for this book grew, organically, whilst I was writing my first book: 48 Hours to a Healthier Life. At that time, my clients were constantly coming to the clinic asking for a quick route to healthier weight loss. Meanwhile, the more I sat on my bottom writing, the more weight I put on, despite following an extremely healthy regime! My clients were getting slimmer and healthier and were delighted with the results while I was getting less and less enamoured with the first signs of middle age right around my middle.

I was brimming with health but my fat stores were telling another story. I knew, just as anyone picking up this book knows, that losing weight isn't rocket science. It's very, very simple: eat less and exercise more. But I wasn't doing any of it because I had the perfect excuse I had to sit at my laptop writing for most of every day.

A year on and that extra half a stone has gone and, more importantly, I've gone down a dress size and toned more than I could ever have imagined possible for someone of my age. And I'm still glued to my laptop! The main difference is that I constantly follow one of the three plans in this book and I've found an exercise that is an absolute JOY to do every single day. I eat less and definitely exercise more and I detox regularly.

I still have great weekends eating out with friends and having a few drinks and so do my clients. But each of us has found the right plan to follow for the rest of the week so the weight stays off.

There is no quick fix when it comes to the battle of the bulge. But the one thing I and my clients have found to be essential for permanent and healthy weight loss is to kick off any regime with a detox: a simple weekend plan that helps the body let go of toxicity and water quickly and safely. And so the idea for The Weekend Weight-Loss Plan was born.

For anyone with a holiday coming up, a sedentary lifestyle, middle-age spread, postnatal bulges or just a few extra pounds to lose that weren't there this time last year, this book's for you. The Weekend Plan will kickstart your body to get rid of bloating and water retention just in time for you to get ready to hit the beach in that bikini.

For those who have more than a few pounds to shift, this book is also for you. After you have completed your Weekend Kickstart Detox there are three long-term plans to choose from which will not only help you lose weight safely at the recommended 23 lb a week, but also healthily. So you can improve your chances of avoiding all the conditions now associated with being overweight such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.

My clients have been the guinea pigs and every single one who has followed one of the suggested plans, as well as exercising DAILY, has had remarkable success. And so have I! More importantly, we have all experienced other fabulous benefits, such as increased energy, better moods, and smoother skin and less cellulite, along with permanent weight loss.

I dedicate this book to my wonderful clients who have inspired me as much as I hope I have inspired them. It has been a journey we have made together and one that has been so successful it must be shared with the rest of the world!

Testimonials

I no longer want to kill someone if I'm five minutes late for lunch and my bloaty belly is much more under control!

Harriet

Yes! Yes! Yes! Success at last, I have lost 45 lb in weight and have kept it off. Many thanks.

Eve

I wore a suit the other day I had not worn for two years.

Ann

My thrush has gone and I have lost half a stone without even trying. I'm eating loads more than I was when I was trying to lose weight.

Simone

Both Mum and I felt so good on it that we are trying to keep it up (obviously HAD to reintroduce the alcohol and a little salt occasionally).

Clare

Kept up daily yoga practice and started fast walking. My weight went down from 9 st 3 lb to 8 st 3 lb in just two months.

Helen

I tried a load of old thinner clothes on over the weekend and I'm only a couple of pounds away from getting into my favourite snakiest pair of jeans.

Deb

My skin is a million times clearer and I'm sure my cellulite is disappearing. Why didn't I find you years ago!

Mrs Brenner

I managed to shift the weight I wanted and have subsequently managed to keep it off! Thanks.