Your paunch, your Buddha belly -- whatever you call it, you probably hate it and want to get rid of it. And fast. I'm afraid it's probably too late to slim yours in time for the new year, but you may be able to trim a few inches off your belly by the time you go back to work on Monday. How? With a little help from the Flat Belly Diet.

The Daily Mail recently did a two-part special on how to beat bloat, and it's all down to the food you eat. If you want to shed a bit of bulk from your belly, avoid these foods:

The next step? Keep it up.