Get in the holiday mood with a new bikini body: FEMAIL put the Pina Colada diet to the test... and lost 10lbs in four weeks!
- Pina Colada diet involves living on tropical fruit and flavoured shakes
- Also involves regular workouts and the use of fat-burning weight loss pills
- Claims to help you drop a dress size in just four weeks
By DENI KIRKOVA
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Pina Coladas might not sound like an obvious choice of diet drink but it seems they could be the weight-loss answer we've all been looking for.
The Pina Colada diet combines a menu of tropical fruit with healthy protein shakes, weight-loss supplements and regular workouts and claims to result in a new bikini body in just four weeks.
Sound too good to be true? FEMAIL put it to the test.
Deni lost 10lbs and toned up through following the Pina Colada diet plan and regular gym sessions
DENI SAYS: 'I had piled on a few pounds over Christmas and, at just 5ft 4", it was noticeable, so I decided to see whether the Pina Colada diet could make a difference.
Despite its name, the diet allows no alcohol. The Pina Colada moniker comes from the cocktail flavoured protein shakes that I drank five times a week, and from all the mango, papaya and pineapple I ate.
The concept behind the plan is to get in the holiday spirit by eating the same healthy things you might while sunning yourself abroad, thus inspiring you to get your bikini body back.
You start each day with melt water - regular tap which has been put in the freezer and then melted again.
This, say the brains behind the diet, is crucial because the freezing and thawing process removes salts and other harmful material while retaining essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and natrium.
Later, you get to tuck into a meal plan that focuses heavily on vitamin C and is complemented by weigh-loss Garcinia Cambogia tablets and meal replacement Skinny Shakes.
She ate one pineapple a week, and despite the name, didn't indulge in calorific cocktails like Pina Coladas
A typical breakfast would be poached or boiled eggs with steamed spinach and/or broccoli, or some fresh blueberries and Greek yoghurt and nuts.
On a non-shake day, lunch would feature a stir fry or perhaps celery, beetroot and veggies with a turkey breast.
I'd end the day with butternut squash, courgette and lean fish for dinner. While trans fats were all but banned, healthy ones were allowed. I would cook with walnut oil and drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over salads.
Typical breakfast of poached eggs and steamed spinach
Typical non-shake day lunch with lean meat or fish and veg
Butternut squash, courgette and lean fish for dinner
The secret ingredients in the diet are the Re:Active Pina Colada flavour Skinny Shake and the Re:Active Garcinia Cambogia pills.
The pills contain extracts from the Indonesian garcinia gambogia fruit, which looks like a small pumpkin and is used in curries and chutneys. Its 'magic' component is hydroxycitric acid (HCA).
HCA has been found to suppress the appetite, inhibit fat production and increase energy levels - without the negative side effects of caffeine. Another key benefit is its capacity to boost levels of serotonin, relieving stress and low moods which often prompt us to binge eat.
With the 'shake and take' drinks, each bottle contains a small amount of powder, to which water is added to produce a reasonably tasty 234-calorie shake.
The Re:Active Skinny Shake in Pina Colada flavour was her staple lunch or dinner for five out of seven days a week, and took Garcinia Cambogia caffeine free fat burner pills before each meal to boost results
A breakfast of blueberries and Greek yoghurt was common
Stir frys are satisfying and contain hardly any calories
Peas and lemon chicken was Deni's first dinner on the diet
One-off dining out wasn't a problem as Deni indulged in plain lobster and steak with lemon-dressed salad
But shedding the pounds isn't just about eating well and so I met trainer Jack from Urban Energie at PureGym in London once a week for a 45-minute workout and weigh-in to keep track of my progress - and to keep me on the straight and narrow!
We worked with weights, kettlebells, TRX and steps to build strength, tone up and burn fat. He took my measurements and kept an eye on my eating habits with MyFitnessPal.
We built my strength up and I am now able to do 30 full press ups in a workout - before I couldn't even manage one.
Personal trainer Jack Braniff talks Deni through lunges - with extra weight - at PureGym in London
Push ups were a struggle but Deni was eventually able to do 30 in just one session
Deni using the TRX at PureGym in London during her weekly personal training session
THE RESULT
I'm absolutely thrilled with losing 10lbs in just four weeks, taking me down from 10st 7bs to 9st 11lbs. I feel like some weight has come off evenly, all over, and I'm so much more toned.
My waistline slimmed from 29.5" to 27.5", and my hips from 40" to 38". I'm even fitting into some size 8 clothes, which is nothing short of a miracle.
Despite the protein shakes and pills, it didn't feel like I was on a 'diet' - it wasn't torturous and I didn't feel deprived.
A week after finishing the diet, I'm still hitting the gym regularly and I've learned to love healthy eating, although I'm glad I'm off the shakes and that no-one's keeping an eye on my chocolate intake anymore!
The DesirableBody.co.uk Diet costs just £39.99. This includes a four week diet and exercise plan, plus the Re:Active Pina Colada Skinny Shakes and Garcinia Cambogia supplements
Find out more and download a four-week meal plan from DesirableBody.co.uk
Deni lost pockets of fat from her flanks, back and thighs, and her arms slimmed down
Through the diet she felt her stomach flattened yet she felt satisfied with plenty of fruit and Greek yoghurt
In just four weeks our ft 4" reporter lost 10lbs through a special diet and exercise plan
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