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The Flat Belly Diet - Could it work for you?
Today, on the Today Show, they're featuring the Flat Belly Diet, which sounds too good to be true. We know that burning more calories than we consume is the way to lose weight -- however, plenty of people will vouch for this diet and how flat it made their bellies without incorporating any sort of crunches or sit-ups. Don't believe that certain foods can help flatten your belly? Check out AOL Health's slideshow of Flat Belly Diet success stories.
The claims about this diet are pretty major -- it targets unhealthy belly fat first, allowing you to eat foods you love without making you hungry. You can lose up to seven pounds and five inches in 96 hours, and you don't have to exercise. Oh, and there's a 91 percent success rate. Seriously, why am I not doing this?
The Flat Belly Diet is based on a calorie controlled Mediterranean diet, combining monounsaturated (MUFA)-rich foods, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy. That means you get to eat things with olive oil and nuts, and even dark chocolate, but you have to stay away from refined grains, trans fat, and artificial additives.
The claims about this diet are pretty major -- it targets unhealthy belly fat first, allowing you to eat foods you love without making you hungry. You can lose up to seven pounds and five inches in 96 hours, and you don't have to exercise. Oh, and there's a 91 percent success rate. Seriously, why am I not doing this?
The Flat Belly Diet is based on a calorie controlled Mediterranean diet, combining monounsaturated (MUFA)-rich foods, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy. That means you get to eat things with olive oil and nuts, and even dark chocolate, but you have to stay away from refined grains, trans fat, and artificial additives.
Slim-down smoothies
Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Let's face it -- who doesn't want a flatter belly? Even super-skinny celebs probably look at their profile and see a bit of a paunch. But the secret to slimming your Buddha doesn't lie in slimming panties or crash diets or magic pills. According to Prevention Magazine, flat bellies come from MUFAs -- mono-unsaturated fatty acids.
But it's not like you're going to drink fish oil. You need tasty, healthy ways to get your MUFAs. Luckily, Prevention put together a list of 10 smoothies that are low in fat, calories and sugar, and high in MUFAs and taste. Click here for the recipes.
Other tips for a flat belly? Cut down on sugar and sodium, and make sure you're getting your fiber.
But it's not like you're going to drink fish oil. You need tasty, healthy ways to get your MUFAs. Luckily, Prevention put together a list of 10 smoothies that are low in fat, calories and sugar, and high in MUFAs and taste. Click here for the recipes.
Other tips for a flat belly? Cut down on sugar and sodium, and make sure you're getting your fiber.
