Joanna Hall
The NO CARBS
AFTER 5pm Diet
with the NEW step counter plan
SUCCESSFUL NO CARBS AFTER 5PM DIETERS
KATIE, 36: mum of 18-month-old Josh. ‘The baby belly won’t shift!’
Dropped 10 pounds and 6 inches off her waist.
TIM, THE DOCTOR, 42: ‘But I’ve never had to diet before.’
Dropped 7 pounds and 5 inches off his waist.
STEPH, 34: mum of three children under five. ‘I don’t have time to exercise.’
Dropped 7 pounds and 5 inches off her waist.
BRONWYN, 28: newly married doctor and dedicated carb lover.
Dropped 5 pounds and 6 inches off her waist.
ZITA, 39: music manager and rock chick mum of four.
‘I don’t do exercise.’
Dropped 10 pounds and 7 inches off her waist.
HENRY, 58: retired property lawyer. ‘You’re never too old to party!’
Dropped 9 pounds and 6 inches off his waist.
CARMEN, 24: secretary, loves her social life.
Dropped 5 pounds, 4 inches off her waist and 6 ½ inches off her thighs.
JO JO, 36: businesswoman and mum of two, a diet cynic.
Dropped 7 pounds and 4½ inches off her waist.
TASH, 26: administrator and Aussie traveller, loves her food ‘too much to lose weight’.
Dropped 4 pounds and 4 inches off her waist.
JUDITH, 68: ex-smoker, granny of seven. ‘Tried every diet there is.’
Lost 10 pounds and 7 inches off her waist.
Table of Contents
Successful No Carbs After 5pm Sieters
5 The Eating Principles in Practice
6 The Exercise Principles in Practice
11 Stop a Lapse Becoming a Collapse
Twenty-eight days is exactly four weeks. Just imagine: in four weeks you could have lost inches off your midriff. It is not impossible and you can do it. Twentyeight days is just long enough for you to get great results. In less than a month you can change your body, lose inches off your waist, feel your fitness levels soar and fit into clothes that look great. Your health will improve and you’ll enjoy so much more energy. In just 28 days …
I’m sure you’ve heard the Beatles’ song I Want to Hold Your Hand. Life is full of hurdles and sometimes we need someone to hold our hand to give us extra strength. Losing weight and keeping it off is a hurdle. In this book I want to hold your hand as you follow my diet and exercise plan, giving you my advice and guidance every step of the way.
My No Carbs After 5pm Diet works! It is based on my 28-day Carb Curfew Plan, which I run in London. You can feel confident that you are following a programme that works and delivers results. It’s been tried and tested in GP practices on men and women just like you. It has worked for them and I know it can work for you too. All you need to do is have some faith in me and in what I’m asking you to do, and give me a bit of commitment over the next 28 days.
The plan gives you clear information about what to do and why you are doing it. You’ll find lots of tips from my successful clients along the way, as well as my advice and experience from running weight-management programmes. Your success will involve a little planning ahead, being prepared and becoming empowered. So if you want to follow a plan that works, drop inches off your tummy, lose pounds on the scales and feel fantastic in just 28 days – come on – let’s get going!
Be active!
