The Hollywood Emergency 7-Day Diet

When it’s time to get back into shape, there’s no better way to kickstart your diet, than with this super-healthy, metabolism-boosting seven-day emergency diet, that the celebs turn to when they need to see shape results – fast!

Aimed at reducing cravings, getting rid of bloat and helping you to adopt healthier eating habits after weeks of overindulging, the likes of Keira Knightley, Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon and Mariah Carey have all turned to seven-day plans to get them red carpet or movie-ready.

So, just follow the three simple rules, and start eating your way to your new bod now...

The rules!

Drink only water, tea or coffee on the diet. Alcohol and fizzy drinks (including diet drinks) are forbidden.

Do not skip any meals.

Only do the diet for seven days at a time.

Day 1

Breakfast
One packet of instant oatmeal with skimmed milk, and half a cantaloupe melon, Tea or coffee.

Snack
One pot of low- fat yoghurt.

Lunch
Half a can of tuna in brine with chopped onion, tomato and green leaves. Plus three wholewheat crackers.

Snack
One boiled egg.

Dinner
70g chicken breast with half a cup of brown rice and steamed vegetables, One low-fat yoghurt.

Day 2

Breakfast
Banana sandwich – one small banana between two slices of wholemeal bread, A glass of orange juice, plus tea or coffee.

Snack
Carrot batons with two tablespoons of hummus.

Lunch
Large mixed leaf salad with feta and pine nuts, Dress with one teaspoon of olive oil and a squirt of lemon juice.

Snack
A glass of tomato or vegetable juice.

Dinner
Four ounces of poached salmon with asparagus, butternut squash and half a cup of cous-cous, Half a tin of peaches with scoop of cream.

Day 3

Breakfast
Two hard boiled eggs with chopped tomatoes and cucumber, An apple, plus tea or coffee.

Snack
One chocolate digestive.

Lunch
Spinach crostini – slice and toast three half-inch slices of French bread and top with steamed spinach, a little horseradish sauce and green olives, Jelly with added chopped fresh fruit.

Snack
Two tablespoons of cottage cheese with chives.

Dinner
Chicken soup – diced chicken and vegetable bouillon with one potato, celery and carrots, Fresh fruit salad.

Day 4

Breakfast
One bowl of sugar-free muesli with skimmed milk and a chopped apple, Tea or coffee.

Snack
One cup of sugar-free hot chocolate, plus a handful of black grapes.

Lunch
Tin of sardines in tomato sauce on one slice of wholewheat toast.

Snack
One glass of vegetable juice.

Dinner
Two-egg omelette with tomato, half a small potato, onions, peppers and green beans, One low fat yoghurt.

Day 5

Breakfast
One wholewheat roll with two tablespoons of cottage cheese and cucumber slices, One orange plus tea or coffee.

Snack
A handful of mixed seeds.

Lunch
Sliced turkey breast with half a cup of brown rice and diced vegetables, dressed with one teaspoon of soy sauce.

Snack
Two wholewheat crispbreads topped with sugar-free jam.

Dinner
One lean portion of meat or poultry with steamed cauliflower, carrots and half a cup of red lentils, Fresh fruit salad.

Day 6

Breakfast
One packet of instant oatmeal with skimmed milk and chopped fruit, Tea or coffee.

Snack
Half a wholewheat muffin with sugar-free jam.

Lunch
Bowl of wholewheat pasta mixed with sweetcorn, peppers and mushrooms. With one teaspoon of olive oil and one of soy sauce.

Snack
Handful of unsalted almonds.

Dinner
Two poached eggs, two tablespoons of cheese and tomatoes on wholewheat toast, Scoop of low-fat ice cream with a chopped banana.

Day 7

Breakfast
Half a cantaloupe melon filled with black grapes. One low fat yogurt. Tea or coffee.

Snack
One wholewheat crispbread lightly spread with peanut butter.

Lunch
Open turkey sandwich – one slice of wholewheat bread with two slices of turkey, lettuce, tomatoes and a tablespoon of low-fat mayonnaise.

Snack
One bunch of grapes and one apple.

Dinner
Grilled chicken breast with tomato salsa, half a cup of brown rice and broccoli Half a tin of mandarin segments with one tablespoon of reduced fat cream.