Diet. Just one more four letter word I'd rather not hear around my house. But when I heard about the flat belly diet on the Gayle King show on XM, I knew I needed to check this one out.
On Monday, Gayle interview Liz Vaccariello, editor-in-chief of Prevention magazine about her new book Flat Belly Diet! That's when I first realized my belly problem: not enough MUFAs.
MUFAs? Yep. Sounds strange to me, but the idea of achieving a flat belly idea keeps me interested.
According to Vaccariello's diet, I'm not eating enough MUFAs. (And I'm guessing I'm also getting way too many carbs too, but that is another story.)
Vaccariello says on Gayle's show, "Studies found that eating monounsaturated fatty acids, these MUFAs, targets belly ft specifically."
I haven't checked out Viccariello's new book yet, but I have a grasp of the fundamentals that will tide me over until I get a copy this week.
Before you start the flat belly diet you need to go on a 4-day anti-bloat "jump start." While on the 4-day jump start, you have to avoid the following foods:
- excess simple carbohydrates
- carbonated beverages
- spicy foods
- fried foods
- gassy foods
- chewing gum
Okay. Sounds doable except for the avoiding gum part. I love my Trident sugarless gum. Evidently chewing gum creates excess gas which creates bloating.
Interested? Check out the Flat Belly Diet link on Prevention magazine
to get the scoop according to the diet author Liz Vaccariello. She'll explain the foods you should eat--and avoid--to lose the stubborn belly fat. Plus she promises to share her five easy secrets to a flat, sexy belly.
Sign me up!
