Based on the simple principle that in order to lose weight effectively and safely you have to reduce your calorie intake and increase your activity levels, this practical guide outlines a healthy three-week weight-loss scheme that will leave you looking and feeling fabulous. There is a range of delicious low-fat recipes – from breakfasts and snacks to light lunches, main meals and even some sweet treats – and also easy-to-follow aerobic and toning exercises, and expert beauty tips that will help you maximize your assets. Carefully constructed meal and exercise planners make following the regime easy, while step-by-step recipes and routines ensure culinary success and safe exercising. Full nutritional information and at-a-glance calorie counts make sticking to the daily requirements simple.

Lucy Doncaster has worked on numerous cooking, lifestyle and sports titles throughout her freelance career. As a mother of two young children she still makes time to go to her local gym and applies a holistic approach to health and fitness that combines exercise with sensible eating and healthy food choices.