Hi Gillian, How much you lose will depend on how many calories you are eating at the moment compared with the calories you will be eating when you start this. What I mean is that if you are eating for example 5000 calories a day (just thought of a number) at the moment and reduce this to 500 calories on 2 days and 2000 on 5 days you should certainly see a bigger loss than if you currently eat 2500 calories a day.

The only thing I would say about a good start is to make sure that the calories you are eating are good ones so that you are getting the nutrients you need. By this I mean eggs, chicken, fish, veg, fruit (watch the sugar), stuff to fill you up for longer. You need to keep hydrated so drink plenty of water or herbal/fruit type teas if you don’t like coffee and tea without milk.

You may find you lose quicker at the start anyway because some will be water but don’t give up if you don’t. It’s always better to lose slowly as it stays off better but 1lb per week is the average expected loss. I know that doesn’t sound a lot but after 14 weeks you would have lost a stone. Good Luck, hope I’ve helped. Linda

Measure yourself because sometimes the scales don’t shift but the inches do!