Week 4 and 5
Week 4
This week stick to your low-calorie diet from week 3 and all the diet rules. And if you're bored of those recipes, why not try some of our collection of over 380 healthy-eating recipes.
And if you've only just joined in, don't worry if you start now you still have time and you could lose up to 5lbs in the next two weeks!
Top tip
Is it still not working for you? Or do you want to speed things up a bit? See our 20 reasons why you can't lose weight - there might be something you've not thought of that's stopping you from losing those last couple of pounds.
Congratulations!
Keep on going, you've only got one more week. Why not treat yourself to an exercise DVD, so you can keep up the good work over Christmas and into the new year.
Week 5
This is the final week and you're almost at your goal weight or dress size. Well done, you've worked hard and you're looking good. But this is possibly the hardest week as there'll be booze and nibbles offered wherever you go. Plus you need to do a detox diet - it's just for a week, so it won't be too hard. Remember the prize is looking great and being the envy of all your friends!
It's still not too late! If you're really strict and you start now you could still lose up to 5 lbs in this last week!
Choose from one of these detox diets for the week and stop the other elements of the previous weeks' eating plans.
Juice diet
You need to love cabbages for the Cabbage Soup Diet - it's tough but it works
7-Day Detox Plan - this is really simple and you have one day on, one day off, so it's quite flexible
Top tip
It's really important this week to remember what your goals are and to stick to the plan just for one more week - you might really, really want that mince pie but it'll not be as satisifying as slipping into your slinky dress!
Congratulations!
You've done 5 whole weeks of dieting and the effort has paid off, not only have you lost weight you've also learnt about your eating habits and gained new, healthy ones.
Don't ruin all your hard work with a massive Christmas binge, take some of the things you've learnt over the last five weeks - the new recipes, the new ways to be more active, clever fat burning tips - and make sure that you have a happy and healthy season and a slim new year too.
Where to next?
Want to read about more diets?
Put your man on a diet
Smart food swaps for life
Easy exercise that's right for you
By Louise O'Connell
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