tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post5092605192101445555..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: The Flat-Belly DietCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91080207437642525012012-05-02T13:28:47.775-04:002012-05-02T13:28:47.775-04:00I am on day 4 of FBD and have lost 2.5 inches from...I am on day 4 of FBD and have lost 2.5 inches from my body. Looking forward to incorporating other foods in diet however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-22026579901561638252010-12-30T15:40:26.002-05:002010-12-30T15:40:26.002-05:00Background: I am 27, 5'7 and weigh 150lbs. Ear...Background: I am 27, 5'7 and weigh 150lbs. Earlier this year I was eating healthy and exercising and weighed 135lbs, but bad eating habits and lack of activity lead me to try the FBD. I am on day 3 of the 4 Day jump start part and I am amazed! I have lost 3 inches from my waist, and I even cheated and improvised a few times. I know it is water weight but I was carrying it for a few months going, "Why do I feel and look so bloated?" I woke up on day 2 with my tummy back to being relatively flat and I am moving forward hoping that is food plan is my new solution to having a healthy lifestyle so that I don't yo-yo anymore. It is a great feeling to going back in the right direction :) Good luck to all of you too!Natalie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67100975975806135532010-03-23T17:08:18.142-04:002010-03-23T17:08:18.142-04:00I have been on this diet about ten days, and am ea...I have been on this diet about ten days, and am eating a quarter cup of sunflower seeds per day, I have never been allergic to nuts before, but now my tongue is swollen, has anyone else experienced this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32400170697794917062010-01-12T21:52:59.316-05:002010-01-12T21:52:59.316-05:00My mother and I just started this diet yesterday. ...My mother and I just started this diet yesterday. My goal is to loose 40 pounds to reach a goal of 110 pounds June 11th, just in time for bikini season! I know that I will continue my new lifestyle past the day that I reach the goal so I am optimistic that I will NOT gain the weight back! Today is the end of the second day of the 4 day jumpstart and I am experiencing a little bit of hunger, but the second day is always the worst when it comes to diets. I can already tell that I am less bloated (sounds crazy that it could show results THIS fast! maybe it is my head...) I am however looking forward to being over this 4 day starter diet which I think may just be a bit of a scam to make this diet seem like a "miracle diet". It is NO miracle, just a helpful starter to leading a healthier lifestyle! I would recommend it thus far and will keep you updated on my progress...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-68403582588604477272010-01-02T19:30:02.331-05:002010-01-02T19:30:02.331-05:00Me my Mom and my Dad just started this diet today....Me my Mom and my Dad just started this diet today. Breakfast was good, im used to eathing like 4 bowls of cereal..(.come on..I know some of you can too.lol) But im actually not hungry and its almost time for dinner. Ill let ya'll know how it goes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69865762022735008522009-11-26T07:24:59.911-05:002009-11-26T07:24:59.911-05:00Diets are so overated ... Exercise has got to be f...Diets are so overated ... Exercise has got to be far more important.Sportinghttp://www.sportingsports.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2144056780930329192009-10-16T20:09:16.220-04:002009-10-16T20:09:16.220-04:00Oh, I might have said that the first four days wer...Oh, I might have said that the first four days were killer. I began to have leg pains and by day 3 and 4 was sleeping almost around the clock. I am on statins and I think this upset my blood chemistry. It was a shock to my system. Once I started the main part of the diet I was fine and I did lose 5 pounds the first 4 days and they have stayed off so it was worth it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359358519185114406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51350604409000576062009-10-16T20:04:02.235-04:002009-10-16T20:04:02.235-04:00I've been on this for 2 weeks and I LOVE IT! I...I've been on this for 2 weeks and I LOVE IT! I have lost 6 pounds and the best part is that except for today I have not been hungry. Today I worked out and that probably is the reason for the extra hunger. I have tried every diet that comes down the pike, Weight Watchers, Sonoma, Atkins, South Beach, you name it. This is the final one I will be on. I am so happy I finally found something that keeps me from being hungry and that I am losing weight on.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359358519185114406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-76435470835870371012009-09-08T16:54:40.040-04:002009-09-08T16:54:40.040-04:00Okay, I've been doing the flat belly diet for ...Okay, I've been doing the flat belly diet for 3 weeks. I lost 2 pounds the first week, 1 the second, and 4 the third! I love the results and I love the food! Chocolate, nuts, olives, avocados, and great recipes! HOWEVER, I have had some side effects. My stomach has been cramping a lot. I fluctuate from periods of gassy constipated times and diarrhea. I've also spotted some. I'm not sure if my body is just going through something, or if it's the diet. But the timing makes me wonder if it's the diet. For now, I'm going to hang in there and hope my body settles down and gets use to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-37885336219954212802009-08-24T14:54:45.221-04:002009-08-24T14:54:45.221-04:00You can drink tea and coffee after the first 4 day...You can drink tea and coffee after the first 4 days.<br /><br />Yes, I rely on my coffee/hot tea (mostly to keep warm) and it's killing me to go 4 days without it, but you can have it again after 4 days.SlicKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255138249709876279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-36937475150545389832009-02-09T11:45:00.000-05:002009-02-09T11:45:00.000-05:00I just started this today....funny thing is my aun...I just started this today....funny thing is my aunt just told me about it yesterday. I love a diet where I can eat healthy and it's so easy!! I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. And I look forward to felling better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60513532287842471282009-02-02T10:07:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:07:00.000-05:00I can't believe how little is said about the no co...I can't believe how little is said about the no coffee or tea "rule". There must be others out there who rely on morning coffee! I think I could do it for 4 days but does anyone know if your are allowed to drink any kind of tea at least in the next 4 weeks? Why would decaf green tea be a problem? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72523555229868536972009-01-08T12:09:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:09:00.000-05:00That "Sassy Water" is disgusting! I'm a huge water...That "Sassy Water" is disgusting! I'm a huge water drinker and don't mind a few lemons in it. The ginger is ok in small amounts, but the cucumbers ruined it and I was a cucumber fan! As someone who sufers with hypo-glysemia, this is too little food in the AM and lunch. I may have to skip this 4 day plan and go to the 4 weeks plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12965653138079477722008-11-18T22:05:00.000-05:002008-11-18T22:05:00.000-05:00Does anyone have suggestions for how to have sushi...Does anyone have suggestions for how to have sushi and stay on the FBD? My husband and I just started the diet this past week, and he has business meetings at a sushi place. Thanks very much.scooprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582146240559356643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-38737653762054374982008-10-29T22:12:00.000-04:002008-10-29T22:12:00.000-04:00I just want to point out that Prevention did not c...I just want to point out that Prevention did not coin the term "MUFA". This is actually the accepted term in the Nutrition and Food Science field (poly-unsaturated fats are PUFAS). I never thought it sounded funny until reading these blogs. Also, for those of you who are disappointed by Prevention's gimmicky get-rich fad diet, it seems to me that they always do this. In almost every issue, there is an extra "free" booklet that says it can help you lose weight, but it is actually just a huge advertisement for whatever new diet they have come up with that month (for which you, of course, have to purchase a book). I still read Prevention, but I am not surprised. It's a fun magazine, but it is certainly not the most reliable, scientific place to get your information.<BR/><BR/>I am curious though, are any of the girls who started the FBD in July or August still doing it? I would be interested in an update.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60766904922983103072008-10-27T20:43:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:43:00.000-04:00It's working for me! I was able to cut 200 calori...It's working for me! I was able to cut 200 calories a day by eating these flat belly foods. I'm just less hungry. And my food bill went down because it's cheaper to get calories from peanut butter and avocados than from sandwiches and frozen dinners. I've lost five pounds so far without exercising any more than I was. NOTHING I've tried in the last year even stopped me from gaining, so actually losing is awesome. I can't say that my belly has lost any more than the rest of me -- certainly less than my boobs, but I'm ok with that. Any diet that includes chocolate and peanut butter right out of the jar is one I can live with forever. It's definitely worth trying if you haven't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-55861754339252436162008-08-17T12:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T12:13:00.000-04:00I have to admit, I have not yet bought the book. B...I have to admit, I have not yet bought the book. But I did "Google" the so-called super foods recommended by the FBD. I started a program on June 16, 2008 of my own design using everything I've learned over the years. 2 weeks later, I learned of and started adding MUFA's to my plan. I have lost 18 lbs as of Aug 15, 2008. I'm never hungry and I feel good. I was really disaapointed, though by what the scale said. Looking at my body, I thought I'd lost a lot more. My belly is a lot flatter. I wish I had done a measurement before, but I did not expect this result. I found this site when looking for a copy of the FBD book. NOW I want to know what the whole plan is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69634585024975633132008-08-12T11:51:00.000-04:002008-08-12T11:51:00.000-04:00http://buzz.prevention.com/lemon-cupcakes-with-cit...http://buzz.prevention.com/lemon-cupcakes-with-citrus-icing/<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of interesting things about the flat belly diet. More than anything it is a great lifestyle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-87240821869230461972008-08-08T21:15:00.000-04:002008-08-08T21:15:00.000-04:00I just started the Flat Belly diet a few days ago....I just started the Flat Belly diet a few days ago. I find it a bit confusing. So many choices you don't know what to do. It does not mention that you can have even coffee or tea. Just water, water, water!! Help!!!<BR/><BR/>BrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63439202391059346652008-07-02T13:57:00.000-04:002008-07-02T13:57:00.000-04:00My Mom and I started The Flat Belly Diet on June 2...My Mom and I started The Flat Belly Diet on June 29 and in the first 2 days I lost 5 lbs. I know this is water-weight but, knowing that I lost 5 lbs. is enough encouragement to keep with it. I made a committment to myself that I want to be a healthier, happier person and I think I have finally found my solution to being overweight. Day 3 is when I noticed I had more energy when I got home from work. I already read labels when I grocery shop and this book has given me all the information I need to make healthy food choices -- even while eating out or nuking a frozen lunch at work. I'm very excited to see how much weight I will lose in the coming months. 5 lbs. down -- 75 more to go!CountryGirl427https://www.blogger.com/profile/00773952596958605266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32261969099495481232008-02-07T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:24:00.000-05:00don't get too stressed? ok, crabby, as soon as yo...don't get too stressed? ok, crabby, as soon as you come up with a way to do that, you be sure to let us know :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66745518332961052282008-02-06T03:21:00.000-05:002008-02-06T03:21:00.000-05:00Yeah, cut out the sugar, add some stress (which in...Yeah, cut out the sugar, add some stress (which in me takes away my appetite) in the form of tens of thousands of $$ of someone else's debt I signed for and couldn't pay, an insane stalker ex roomie, an old ill beloved dog, people breaking into my house and vandalizing my vehicle (the stalker, I'm certain) and little money for food, plus I was ill for a month and didn't know how seriously with an infection, and I lost 34 pounds in maybe 4 months, from 146 to 112. I called it The Stress Diet. BUT I ate healthy: avocados off the neighbor's tree for free, pepper jack cheese and green onions in a whole wheat tortilla mostly, once or twice a day, sometimes with some cheap steak in there, and cream of wheat in the am sometimes. All cheap but good food. Some salad greens with olive oil and pepper. I drank lots of hot herbal teas because it was winter and the heat was one wall heater for a huge 2 story house that I was stuck in a lease on. Tea also filled me up when I was hungry and too nervous to eat. <BR/>I had a little neighborhood shop that had piles of cheap fresh farmer's veggies, so ate fresh zuchs and other squash and tomatoes. No sugar, not too much carb, so it was almost an Atkins variant except for the psychological turmoil. Plus I was running up and down stairs a lot. Weight just melted off. <BR/>Even with all the stinking drama I felt healthier physically for losing the weight (I'm 5'5"). The problem was that I didn't realize that it could come back faster and stickier than I thought! I actually was a little too skinny, my rear lost so much padding it hurt to sit on anything hard! But man was my belly flat as it had ever been. (I had always been fit til my 40s when the weight started being harder to keep down.) A year later after I got too skinny, I was at 130, a year after that 142. I got up to 154, but it was mostly bloating from water retention and I knew it, I had a thyroid problem that didn't get diagnosed for years (which I also knew, but drs. think you're nuts if you're woman and tell them what is wrong with your body!), and it was finally starting to fail in more depth and for longer periods. I cut my calories way back over a year and a half ago, I was exercising an hour a day, it didn't seem to help much. Now at 50 with the thyroid meds I have dropped down 12 pounds, have no more puffiness from fluid (I can't eat salt), much less anxiety, little or no insomnia, leg cramps are gone, and I don't wake up feeling like I was hit by a truck, and I actually feel rested and alert. My thinking is sharper. My shortness of breath is gone. It has not made my appetite change either. I still don't eat ice cream or pastries (a donut on some Sundays though), I go easy on portions, and I exercise!<BR/><BR/>So if your TSH is over 2 or 3, go find a specialist, most especially if you are a woman 40 or over, it could have a lot to do with the weight, dr.s don't know that the "normal" scale includes a lot of abnormal for many people. Menopause symptoms are often failing or low thyroid symptoms, it just isn't recognized the the extent that it should be. Do NOT however take anyone's thyroid meds to lose weight!!!! Be careful messing with any natural dessicated glandulars as well, they aren't balanced and can get you hyperthyroid quickly, not good. It's a very serious med, with potential for many side effects. I've been lucky so far, I usually react to everything. But God, after 15 years of knowing I had a problem, to find a compassionate dr. and get my life back is a huge blessing!<BR/><BR/>My belly still isn't flat when I lie on my back, but I lost bunches of inches on my upper arms and thighs and calves, and I'm down 3 on my waist.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747390418220178858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47770972357352615472008-02-05T14:18:00.000-05:002008-02-05T14:18:00.000-05:00So PYTs need to eat more MUFAs to get that DIY fla...So PYTs need to eat more MUFAs to get that DIY flat belly...I'm cracking up.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, I found that when I stopped drinking the diet coke (all that aspartame) and cut out the cornstarch based sweeteners like maltodextrin and crystalline fructose, my stubborn muffin top started shrinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86451525479781169152008-02-05T10:56:00.000-05:002008-02-05T10:56:00.000-05:00Hi, Merry/Mary!We're actually all finished moving ...Hi, Merry/Mary!<BR/><BR/>We're actually all finished moving stuff now, so my appetite should be recovering shortly. But I appreciate the concern. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-58971305322337168402008-02-05T00:43:00.000-05:002008-02-05T00:43:00.000-05:00I thought just plain "Mary" wasn't cool enough. An...I thought just plain "Mary" wasn't cool enough. And I thought "Merry" might be a good yin/yang contrast with "Crabby."<BR/><BR/>But I'm easy (not cheap, mind you); if anyone has a cool suggestion for a name, please let me know!<BR/><BR/>Crabby, I've been getting 3 or 4 hours of sleep lately. I have to go back to work now... at 9:30 pm ... (<I>A mournful violin starts up in the background</I>) because I have to have a chapter ready for an engineer to review in a couple of hours. He's in England, drat him, so he's starting work shortly. I realize that, being English, it's a logical place for him to live, but it's still annoying. Damn multinational corporations.<BR/><BR/>Chickengirl? I agree moving boxes is a <I>terrific</I> appetite suppressant, but not eating is a great way to lower your energy levels too. Be careful! (Nag, nag, nag...)The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.com