The Potato Diet

Well ... did anyone see it last night? No. Thought not. if you want to lose weight quickly for any reason - to fit better in that special dress is favourite - you can't go wrong with the potato diet.

I've managed to - temporarily - lose 7lbs in 9 days of potato heaven. And, unlike other mono-diets I still wanted potatoes as soon as I stopped doing it.

You can of course carry on for longer than a week - and permanently lose weight - but more care is needed to get in essential nutrients. I only missed 'crunch' every time I did it, so added lettuce, my fat was avocado rather than oil. And there's no way I could manage 5lbs spuds a day, I generally hovered somewhere between 2 and 3lbs.

And another top tip, cook them, let them cool, then reheat. It gives them more resistant starch. The same can be done with pasta and rice.

Bugger the Muesli today, I'm off to throw spuds in my Breville Halo+

I say, they're £30 cheaper than when I bought mine. I might get another for the tin hut, rather than taking this one back with me. I use it nearly every day because I use far less fat with chips/wedges than I did on jacket spuds.

And all my cheap Lidl veg was roasted in it before Christmas - because I don't like boiled veg - but I did use a bit more oil/fat for that. And it has many other uses ... Hmmm 🤔

Note to self ... the top rack in your freezer is completely full of roasted veg, please remember to use it...