Top 10 diet books

'New You Boot Camp'

The authors of this book are two ordinary women who, fed up with yo-yo-dieting, set up their own weight-loss bootcamp, complete with military-style instructors. It was such a success they now run a chain of bootcamps, and this book brings the regime right into your home, promising you'll drop a dress size in two weeks. The hard work is doing two workouts every day - one cardio, for at least 30 minutes each day, and another strength workout. On top of that, you stick to a low-glycaemic index eating plan. It will take discipline, especially without a man in army uniform as motivation, but if you can stick to the plan, you're bound to be thrilled by the dramatic changes in your overall fitness as well as the inches lost.

'New You Boot Camp', Sunny Moran & Jacqui Cleaver (Collins & Brown, £12.99). Click to buy 'New You Boot Camp' for £7.79

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