When swimsuit season arrives, most of us wish we'd spent the winter at the gym instead of on the couch. When it comes time to hit the beach, it's often too late to do anything about those extra pounds we've packed on during the cold months. But now, you can lose up to seven pounds in 96 hours using a breakthrough diet from the editors of Prevention magazine. The Flat Belly Diet targets stubborn, unhealthy belly fat by recommending foods high in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). Eating fat to fight fat sounds counterintuitive, but MUFAs help lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, and raise HDL, or "good" cholesterol. The key to weight loss is to replace bad fats, such as trans fats and saturated fats, with good fats like MUFAs.
Many people recoil at the thought of eating fats, but our body needs fat to function properly. Not only is fat a source of energy, it contains compounds that help regulate the nervous system, blood pressure and heart rate. Fat also carries vitamins A, D and E from your food to your body to help maintain healthy organs, hair and skin.
The Flat Belly Diet was created and tested by the trusted experts at Prevention. The book includes more than 80 easy-to-make recipes for hearty, delicious meals and snacks, shopping lists, a food journal to make it easy to stay on course and a simple, three-part exercise plan for those that want even faster, better results.
The four-week plan is designed to help you discover a whole new way of eating without sacrificing your love of great food. The Flat Belly Diet can help you lose up to 15 pounds in 32 days by eating foods like potato pancakes, burgers, apple cinnamon waffles and chocolate. If you eat an English muffin for your afternoon snack, you may be reaching for candy an hour later, but adding peanut butter to that English muffin slows the digestive process and keeps you feeling fuller for longer.
With swimsuit season just around the corner, the time to jump-start your weight loss is now. Not only will you look and feel slimmer and sexier, you'll be bursting with energy and your body will thank you for choosing foods with heart-healthy fats.
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