If you have more to drink you will feel more full up and therefore reach for food less often. It has the added benefit of making your skin look younger and less wrinkled ready for your special day.

Eat 3 pieces of fruit before lunch

If you are eating fruit your body will still feel like it is eating and therefore you will get some satisfaction from it, but it will also make you feel fuller so hopefully you will want to eat a smaller lunch.

Don't eat foods that make you bloat

Foods like onions and beans (and many more besides) can give you lots of wind and result in a really bloated stomach. Although you wont actually be any lighter, you will look slimmer if you avoid these foods on the lead up to your special event.

Cut out the sugary and fatty snacks

If you usually snack on crisps, chocolate and sweets, cut these out. You will have more energy and may lose a pound.

Exercise a bit more

If you take a brisk walk of just half an hour each day you will be using up some of those calories that you take in through the day. You can always do exercise for longer, the more you do the more weight you will lose. You can try cycling, swimming or some exercises at home if you don't want to venture to a gym.

Have smaller portions

For short term weight loss you can reduce your portion size a bit. If you don't like seeing your plate too empty, pile on the vegetables instead of the carbs and proteins.