5 Days to a Flatter Stomach: Beat the Bulge and Banish Bloating

by Monica Grenfell

Almost everyone would love to have a flatter stomach - and now everyone can. Diet and exercise guru Monica Grenfell gives readers the real skinny on why their stomachs are bulging. From bloating to poor posture, she identifies the most common reasons for less-than-perfect tummies and then offers solutions in this easy-to-follow program, giving readers the low-down on which foods to eat and when, along with exercises to tone the stomach. With photographs of the exercises, along with a 5-day menu plan that includes recipes, this is a fail-safe program that will give readers the real results they want - a flatter stomach in just five days!

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sadiyya]

This book was released over 10 years ago but the basic principles are still relevant. The author, a fitness expert of some sort from the UK, worked in the modeling business years ago. Very small portions, eating fruit/beans sparingly and only after 6pm, meat and dairy over starchy veggies are some of the principles to keep ones belly flat and bloat-free especially for special occasions. The book has a section with simple crunch like exercises and labeling posture types. The only real takeaway was the different causes of bloating.

This book would not benefit anyone on a vegan diet. I didnt attempt the meals albeit simple because I am attempting a vegan lifestyle of my own. The meals focus largely on meat and dairy and forgoing or limiting beans starches for 5 days to achieve weight loss and fight bloating. I did learn to watch my portions but not the portions suggested in the book (ridiculously tiny), small frequent meals, and modest late night snack of fruit.