The Flat Belly Diet

Flat Belly Diet! is just the latest diet craze to hit and was first featured on the ABC show Good Morning America. The diet comes from the editors at Prevention Magazine.

It is centered around the fact that some foods that are known to contain MUFAs or monounsaturated fatty acids can cause you to lose stubborn fat especially around the middle ie. belly fat. There are 5 kinds of MUFAs – oils, nuts and seeds, avocado, chocolate and olives.

The Flat belly diet supposedly works by eating 4 meals a day containing 400 calories each and including a food from any of the MUFA categories. This way you get the 1600 calories per day recommended for most weight loss diets.

The Flat Belly diet is hardly a breakthrough and like most popular fad diets there are some things that you should be aware of. While MUFAs are generally a very healthy recommendation studies have shown that they can promote insulin resistance which may lead to type II diabetes. To be completely fair there are studies that show how MUFAs can promote healthy weight loss over a period of time.

In addition to the diet foods and food plans, the Flat Belly diet also suggests optional exercise such as squats, lunges or walking. The outcome they claim should have you losing “up to 15 lbs in 32 days”, trimming “up to 12 inches of fat”, “tighten, trim and flatten your tummy” and “feel and look sexier”.

The Flat Belly Diet book is available for $31.95 and there is also an online program.

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One Response to “The Flat Belly Diet”

1. J.Lohrke says:

   December 8, 2009 at 6:05 am

   I have been struggling to lose weight while breastfeeding my third child…….with the first two it came off easily..this time (15 years after my second child!) it has been a real struggle. I just recieved this book last week and have not been on the plan for long enough to see any real difference yet,but I feel a boost in my energy level already! This diet follows an exchange diet plan which is the same diet diabetics are taught to follow. It is a sensible and healthy lifestyle change. It requires some time and planning..but is probably one of the most sound nutrition plans out there. Keep in mind that breastfeeding mothers must follow a higher calorie “diet” to meet their own needs while their breastmilk is meeting their baby’s needs. The exchange diet is easy to taylor to your needs after you wean the baby by adjusting the number of calories you take in and burn off, so this is an adaptable diet for anyone. You are not “dieting” in the traditional sense of the term……..you are eating soundly and sensibly. The weight loss will be “gentle” as the author states. I love this book because it has answers to so many breastfeding mother’s concerns. The book also explains the importance of exercizing in the process of losing weight. I hate exercising, but enjoy being active and am reminded that I must do so for any weight loss plan to work. I am regaining the energy (by making nutritional changes the author recommends) that I lost while being on moderate bedrest during a difficult pregnancy, and am confident that I will be successful. There are no gimmicks here……just sound advice. The author lays out some sample menus and there are some great ideas for snacking as well as some really good recipies. I tried the “orange cream” drink and it’s really good…tastes just like a creamcicle and it’s zip to make. I recommend this book to all breastfeeding moms…….it offers smart advice and is very readable…….the author engages my interest and keeps my attention.