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Prevention magazine is the country's most authoritative, trustworthy, and innovative source for practical health, nutrition, and fitness information.
Now, its editors bring you a weight-loss plan that's specifically designed to target your number-one trouble spot: BELLY FAT.
For women over 40, belly fat is incredibly stealth and incredibly stubborn. It's also the most deadl ...more
Now, its editors bring you a weight-loss plan that's specifically designed to target your number-one trouble spot: BELLY FAT.
For women over 40, belly fat is incredibly stealth and incredibly stubborn. It's also the most deadl ...more
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Hardcover, 340 pages
Published
October 28th 2008
by Rodale Books
(first published 2008)
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This book is pretty good for a diet book. It has reasonably sound information in it and doesn't seem to be such a radical fad. My biggest contentions with it are that it doesn't give you all the counts for items. It will tell you how many calories, but not how many carbs or fats, for specific items. Such as MUFA's, it will tell you the calorie count but not the amount of fat, so it mak ...more
So ... I'm not finished with this book but I just have to report that it works!!! Shawn and I did the "4-day Anti-Bloat Jumpstart" that the book suggests you start out with. It was SO HARD for me (no sugar, no COKE!) but it paid off. I lost 6 1/2 pounds and 6 3/4 inches (all-over). Shawn lost 8 pounds and 5 7/8 inches (all-over). In just 4 days! We felt amazing! We probably gained it all back when we spent one week with our families in Utah, but we're back to our new way of eating again and it f
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Although this book is like many other diet books, I thought it was good, the foods are all yummy, olives, avocado, chocolate, and more!
I also did the 4 day anti-bloat diet and lost 6 lbs and a total of 4.5, now I am on the 1600 cal a day plan 4 xs a day, 400 cal a meal, eat every 4-5 hours, and have a MUFA at every meal, piece of cake. I will update my review after 28 days and let you know the status!
I also did the 4 day anti-bloat diet and lost 6 lbs and a total of 4.5, now I am on the 1600 cal a day plan 4 xs a day, 400 cal a meal, eat every 4-5 hours, and have a MUFA at every meal, piece of cake. I will update my review after 28 days and let you know the status!
Yeah I'm not doing this. Been frustrated with some belly weirdness for a few months, and I even planned on giving the 4-day anti-bloat kick-start a try and followed through the first day. Just following any diet that tells you exactly what to eat for each meal is a good exercise for me and my routine-lacking eating habits. But then I saw an actual environmental medicine nutritionist yesterday, and he totally understood and explained all my weirdness, so I don't really feel like this will be usef
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I learned that this book is basically a Mediteranian diet which includes the good oils (olive, avacado, seeds, etc.) and very little meat, hardly anything processed, lots of plant foods rich in color. The diet starts out with a 4 day quick start program that promises to rid your body of excess water and gas that cause bloating. I have just completed the 4 days and I learned a few things about food and how important it is to eat every 4 hours. You don't need to buy to book to get this 4 day quick
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Plot twist: It's TOTALLY OKAY to have belly fat.
I shouldn't be rating this as a cynic - I bought this book a few years ago when I thought I needed to lose weight to be valued as a human being. Thankfully, these days I've seen the light.
If you ignore the overwhelming message that you're a terrible person because you have a bit of extra weight around your middle, this has some decent food guides. If you're just looking to adapt a healthier way of eating, by all means take inspiration from the food ...more
I shouldn't be rating this as a cynic - I bought this book a few years ago when I thought I needed to lose weight to be valued as a human being. Thankfully, these days I've seen the light.
If you ignore the overwhelming message that you're a terrible person because you have a bit of extra weight around your middle, this has some decent food guides. If you're just looking to adapt a healthier way of eating, by all means take inspiration from the food ...more
This book changed the way I think about food forever. I went on the 31 day challenge and lost almost 10 lbs and 6 inches around my middle. There is definitely a science to the combination of foods we eat...I feel absolutely great.
I really disliked the fact that it was very blah blah blah like. Not very informative.
Not very helpful for me due to my many food allergies.
Overall, the book is easy to read but seems a little preachy. The basic idea is to eat 4 400 calorie meals every day and have a monunsaturated fat (MUFA) at every meal. You start with a 4 day anti bloat menu, which is only 1200 calories. I lost 4 pounds in the first week starting with the anti bloat diet. I didn't feel any less bloated, but I also didn't feel bloated to begin with, so there's that. I also started this after eating Christmas cookies all day long for two weeks, so I'm sure the dra
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So far, so good. As a student, my eating habits are lacking, to say the least. I don't cook [though I like to], I eat out a lot, I got out with my friends and have a drink or two, and I eat a lot of things high in sodium. SO, all of those things have been bad for my health - and my dress size. I picked this book up the other day at Target on a whim and I actually really like it. As of this writing, I'm on Day 3 of the 4 Day Anti-Bloat jumpstart, and it's already made a noticeable difference. The
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Hubs and I did this years ago when we put on some weight after marriage. It worked wonderfully! The 4-Day Anti-Bloat Jumpstart was hard as heck for both of us, and I dislike Cream of Wheat immensely, but it worked! And the best thing we liked about it is the meals are easy, simple and NOT depriving you of essential treats. I'm a chocoholic and switching to dark chocolate was no problem! We love nuts and seeds and avocados and oils. I have utilized the principles of this book since and always com
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When I am ready to get serious about dieting, this will probably be the diet I follow. It's heart-healthy, well balanced in terms of types of food and also in terms of life, including dieting, exercising, and mental health (emotional eating). I just skimmed the book and returned it to the library where there were holds, but it would be good to own your own copy so that you could use it to keep a food journal.
I made it through the Four Day Anti-bloat Jumpstart and lost 3.5 pounds! The maintenanc ...more
I made it through the Four Day Anti-bloat Jumpstart and lost 3.5 pounds! The maintenanc ...more
Great information in this book. It's a lifestyle more than a diet. The gyst is that you eat healthy and regularly and moderately (400 calories a meal, 4 times a day) and add a monounsaturated fat to each meal. These are the good fats and they target your subcutaneous fat, otherwise known as your stomach flab. I like it because it's not a diet about what you can't eat. I'm already firmly in the eat moderately and healthy and exercise camp - no fad diets, you don't need to eliminate food groups, e
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It is very similar to another book on diet and exercise that I like (from an editor of Prevention, I think.) Good balanced diet, walking with fast intervals, and weight and core exercises.
I like having a plan, so it keeps me on track. We'll see where I am in 30 days.... ...more
I like having a plan, so it keeps me on track. We'll see where I am in 30 days.... ...more
Makes sense--let's see if I can stick to it. Definitely worth it to help ward off heart disease, diabetes, demensia.
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My rating is based on the book itself, I haven't started the diet yet. I'll report on that later :) ...more
I've just started reading this book. First of all folks you need to see the fact that only dieting or only exercising is not the best way to get good results. As a human being I want to have a good looking body. I deserve it for myself and for those who love me. Changing simple daily habits actually helps a lot to achieve success. Changing daly eating habits helps loose some weight or at least not gain even more. You can not expect to loose weight if you keep eating buckets of big calories. Some
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I might've given this 5 stars, but when I got to the chapter on "Day 33 and Beyond" (i.e. maintenance plan,) it basically said you have to stay on the same plan. Whaaaaat? Nope. Can't do it. I want to lose the belly and then go back to eating somewhat normal. Heck, I'd like to just lose the belly without doing any of the diet part. Ha ha. In all seriousness, I think this sounds like a do-able diet and if you are a diet guru like most of us Americans are, you can certainly tailor this program to
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The idea of monounsaturated fatty acids is a good idea. I do agree with that. BUT, while the 4-day kickstart did help me lose 4 pounds and 2 inches, I found that it was hard to find really healthy, satisfying meals in the recipes and there was a lot of bread/grains and dairy in the recipes, but not so much vegetable variety. It has a lot of carrots, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Where are the cruciferous green vegetables? I aslo don't agree with eating non-fat dairy. You need some fat for
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The Flat Belly Diet is geared toward women. It explains the principles of the diet as well as diets in general. A diet plan is included as is a journal to record progress. There are also a number of recipes included.
I read this book cover to cover. I am now doing the 4-day jumpstart. The book provides some tips that really work and teaches us a lot about our bodies and metabolism that we need to pay attention to if we want to lose weight. The journal helps a lot!
Fascinating read and quite helpful too.
Good if you are not familiar with proper nutrition. Otherwise no great revelations.
easiest diet ever
This book helped me SO MUCH ... way more than any single other book or article I can think of. Highly recommend! (Note: specifically for women).
A very helpful book on eating.
If you need structure to eat a healthy, balanced diet and lose weight than I would recommend The Flat Belly Diet. The main focus of the diet is eating a measured portion of food that contains monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) at every meal. The first four days are a very restrictive anti-bloat plan followed by 28 days of three 400-calorie meals and one 400-calorie snack pack to be eaten as and when you like.
The book is full of pages about studies that prove why MUFAs are healthy and will help ...more
The book is full of pages about studies that prove why MUFAs are healthy and will help ...more
A MUFA at Every Meal
Okay, I received this book as a birthday present yesterday and, not knowing exactly how to take it, I simply opened the book and started reading. I was at once comforted by the author's recognition of the love-hate relationships many of us have with this part of our anatomy, and her outreach to "embrace" my belly. Yes, this is another diet book, but it caters to an area that is particularly sensitive to women. NO MORE MUFFIN TOPS over the jeans may be a goal of many a post-pr ...more
Okay, I received this book as a birthday present yesterday and, not knowing exactly how to take it, I simply opened the book and started reading. I was at once comforted by the author's recognition of the love-hate relationships many of us have with this part of our anatomy, and her outreach to "embrace" my belly. Yes, this is another diet book, but it caters to an area that is particularly sensitive to women. NO MORE MUFFIN TOPS over the jeans may be a goal of many a post-pr ...more
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