It seems too good to be true, but it seems that a new diet has been released that promises it’s possible to lose four to nine pounds of belly fat every week without cutting back on calories and without doing any exercise. Jorge Cruise claims that you’ll be able to eat everything you love, including pizza, cheeseburgers and chips, as long as you lower your intake of sugar and processed carbs – this, he claims, will help you to control your insulin levels, which lead to weight gain around the middle. This is in contrast to the trainer’s first book, The 3-hour Diet: How Low-carb Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin, which claimed that the secret to weight loss was portion control and a calorie-in versus calories-out approach. If you want to lose weight, and maintain it more importantly, your calorie intake needs to be controlled and you need to keep a regular body of exercise going each week to keep the heart healthy, according to a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
The Belly Fat Cure consists of eating fats, vegetables and proteins with a small amount of sugar and complex carbohydrates. You need to avoid processed foods entirely though. You’re fine to eat dark chocolate, champagne, wine and beer, but cocktails and sweets are off the list. Alot of the book highlights the ‘belly bad’ meals which fall into the restaurant and fast food categories. There are various meal plans designed for different eating styles, such as meat eaters and carb lovers, so that you can find a plan that suits you. There is also a no excuses plan, which encompasses all the basics. This consists of three eggs and two slices of buttered toast for breakfast, a handful of walnuts for a snack, tuna salad and one pitta bread for lunch, one cup of cottage cheese with honey for an afternoon snack, and grilled chicken or steak with vegetables and brown rice for dinner. Dieters are also advised to drink eight to ten glasses of water a day, as fruit juices and milk are considered to be bad foods for the belly. The only fruits that are ok to eat on this diet are blackberries and blueberries, because they have a lower sugar content that most fruit. It’s met some harsh criticism, with many people claiming that it is simply a gimmick rather than a real cure.
On each day of the diet, dieters consume no more than 15 grams of sugar from six servings of ‘smart’ and fibre-rich carbs – you can calculate the sugar to carb value by comparing the grams of sugar to the number of servings of carbs you’re eating. The food labels will be able to provide this information for you. The theory behind this carb swap is that you get your insulin levels correctly balanced, to limit the risk of sugars turning to fat in the cells which leads to weight gain, wrinkles, lower energy levels and cellular inflammation. As with many fad diets, there is controversy over whether it is just a money-making scheme or whether it actually works for people. For many people, the concept of being able to eat foods which are normally off the menu seems too good to be true. As with any diet or lifestyle change, you should speak to your GP before embarking on a new diet plan to ensure that it is safe for you.
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