Carbohydrates are restricted, but the book provides recipes that transform high-carb options into "belly friendly" meals. The important thing you need to know about "The Belly Fat Cure" is that you are not permitted more than 15 grams of sugar a day, and may consume no greater than six servings of high-carb foods 1. Any food that provides 5 to 20 grams of carbs is counted as one serving. To support a lower-carb way of eating, the book contains recipes that replicate common higher-carb options, so that you can enjoy your favorite foods.
The plan also provides several different weekly menus to appeal to individual tastes. Breakfasts that are featured in "The Belly Fat Cure" include pancakes, egg dishes, breakfast sandwiches and smoothies, among other items 1. Cruise recommends that you prepare pancakes with soy flour, plenty of eggs and half and half, which may come as a surprise to some readers, especially those who are concerned about their intake of saturated fat.
The Sweet Strawberry Smoothie is prepared using a mixture of frozen strawberries, sugar-free ice cream, almond milk and stevia. Other smoothies include peanut butter and whey powder to boost protein. Some fast food choices are presented, as well as frozen diet dinners, so that you can decide whether to cook or grab this meal on the run. Jorge asks you to count all the carbs, not just the net carbs — so the protein bars you mention are grams of carbs or sugar calories or more each, which would mean having only part of the bar or having no other carbs.
Could you eat something else instead of protein bars, say a handful of nuts? Hi…my question is about yogart. Thank you. A few questions, as it seems strange that the same food should have double the carbs in a different country — — What is the serving size?
If the serving size for the yogurt you find is larger, the two yogurts could have the same nutrition per teaspoon. The lower the fat, the higher the sugars will be. Jorge appears to prefer full-fat milk products, so see if you can find a full-fat version that has lower carbs.
I have just read the book and plan on starting the 4 week plan that Jorge provided. Please explain. If I add more fiber — will I still lose? There are sometimes inconsistencies in diet books. Can I leave this out and still lose? I need to lose about 35 pds. What do I do leaving out salt , sugar and carbs. Can I follow this diet successfully and still bring my numbers down?? Thank u!
Good luck! So I leave our bacon or whatever and still lose well. It do I have to substitute something for the bacon? I am a sort of vegetarian eat only egss and i really want to follow this diet infact i already started :. Jorge says you can have vegetarian meats, e. See if you can get enough protein without depending heavily on grains and legumes as their sugar calories add up. If not, this diet may not be suitable for you.
Almond flour is listed as a freebie in the book. A quick question on flours. I saw Arrowroot and Cashew flours in a couple of recipes online. Would these 2 flours be considered the same as Almond flour or would I need to count the sugar calories on them? What flours would be in the same category as Almond flour? Also, I made his almond bread and it was a little dry.
If I add grated zucchini to the mix, do you think that would be ok? Other nut flours could also be assumed to be freebies, e. Legume flours e. What if your following the Atkins diet which is high in calories and fat, but low in carbs??
So I added atkins to get the calories I need, but worried about the high fat content. I did the diet for 7 days so far and lost 8 lbs. Will the Atkins diet work as long as I keep my carbs below a day?? Are tin tomatoes considered freebies if tomatoes are?
Am hoping to begin this tomorrow to break my severe sugar addiction that has got ridiculously out of control these past 9 months and resulted in a gain of 12 lbs even though are exercise ALOT! Good luck breaking your sugar addiction! But you would need to follow the portion sizes for fat — 1 ounce or bottle cap size.
That means that 3 ounces would be a portion. Those are the sweeteners used in most diet sodas. These are the sweeteners he says you can have: stevia, xylitol , maltitol, erythritol, honey. I have been following the diet for 2 weeks now. As I enter the third week I have two questions. I noticed the FAGE total greek yogurt has 8g of carbs but it is a freebie. Is that correct? I also saw on the menu for week 3 that cottage cheese can be a snack but when I look at the nutritional label It has 8g of carbs as well.
Jorge lists the sugar calories for plain fat-free yogurt, but says that greek yogurt which is regular yogurt that has been strained to remove some of the whey is a freebie. Cottage cheese is similar in that it contains some carbs in the form of lactose. This really works. I never had a problem with weight until 3 years ago when I started menopause. I always followed what is considered a healthy diet and stayed active, yet I kept gaining weight.
I kept adjusting my diet and kept increasing exercise. I got to cal and 4 hours of exercise a day and still put on 6lbs last year. Out of desperation I decided to see a naturopathic doctor. She suggested this diet. I was skeptical, how could giving up an apple, few figs and a tablespoon of honey with my coffee a day make a difference? The first week, especially third and fifth days were very difficult, but loosing 3lbs at the end of it made it all worth it. Today, after 12 days I lost 8lbs.
I feel wonderful. No sugar cravings. Coffee with Stevia tastes as great. And I can eat bread. My thyroid feels really good too. She also stated that should be on thyroid hormones asap. When I refused, she followed up with letters and phone calls. What a blessing. I have been looking for the book in book stores around me hear in South Affrica, how much will it cost me to get it and where please. I found a site where you could either pay I find it so easy to have menus and shopping list done for me.
Is this a possibility? Is it alright to add pure vanilla to the skinny muffin? Is that adding a lot of sugar calories there is nothing on my vanilla bottle stating ingredients. Can you look up your brand of vanilla online to see what the ingredients are? I lost 11 pounds the first week. I eat what it tells me for each day. Try starting a food and drink diary to track exactly what you eat, to see if anything else sneaks in there — for example a coffee with sugar or milk added.
I assume they are a free food? Atkins and paleo also ranks onions and carrots as freebies. Help me to understand. By only counting sugar carbs a day will I loose weight or maintain my weight?
This is gonna be a weird question. I love the flavor of different types of potato chips. I like to lick the flavor off the chips and throw the chip away. Would this still be considered eating carbs? Check the ingredients list. It may be difficult to measure, though, because the nutrition data with the carb count will be for the whole chip, not just the flavoring. High fructose corn syrup HFCS is high on the list of ingredients for cool whip, with corn syrup just behind it.
Those are definitely not freebies! This is my 4th week of the I have lost 10 pounds. I have a question, you recommend grams of fiber a day. According to your book that lists most foods fiber, sugar, and carb amounts, most of the high fiber foods have very high sugar calorie counts. It seems like it would be very hard to get all the fiber you need while staying under the sugar calories. How do you get that much fiber? Also, i found your diet plan easy to follow.
The food was good although not much of it for some meals , sometimes was still hungry. I liked that all i had to do was follow the planned meals. Loved the convenient shopping list for each week. I was having trouble losing weight before. Was on a calorie a day diet for 6 weeks and only lost about pounds. Many vegetables have a lot of fiber, and nuts do as well. Penny, Just wanted to thank you for reviewing all of these diets and answering so many questions despite so many people thinking you wrote the actual book.
I have used your website before and I truly appreciate your help! Anyone experience headaches and dizziness? I followed the plan for 6 days and after day 3 started getting really bad headaches. I did some reading about low carb dietsand the headaches were one of the side effects. I did lose 6 lbs though. Did you previously eat sugar and processed foods?
I have been following the diet for a short time now. So far, so good. However, I have a question. There are a few items I do not like and was wondering, I see that the food changes per week. Would it be bad to eat the foods I like for the same meals over and over again. Like scrambled eggs with pepper for breakfast all the time and not switch to the next weeks egg item. You might want to consider having a bit of variety, maybe options that you cycle through. I have been on the diet for 10 weeks and have lost 28 pounds.
My goal was to loose My blood work has come back very good and my doctor is happy. I have found that I am not getting enough fiber and consequently have irregular bowel movements, sometimes three or four days in between. Is this a common side effect of the diet? Wow, congratulations on your successes!
Vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables, contain a lot of fiber and most are freebies — eat more veggies and salads to help avoid constipation. How many sugar calories are in one or two packages of stevia? I used two packets in my coffee this morning. Truvia is made from erythritol, stevia extract, and natural flavorings. Stevia and erythritol are permitted sweeteners on this diet, but they should be counted — so Truvia should be counted. In the book almond flour is listed on the free list.
Can you confirm please if the coconut four is also considered as a free item as well when doing The ? It probably contains some kind of carbs or sugars, and unless all the ingredients are freebies you should count the sugar calories. Hi Penny, I was lbs, and I lost 3 pounds when I started the sugar calorie diet, but seemed to have stopped losing. I follow all the portions to the T. My meals are basically meat and vegetables with tbsp of fat approx.
Are snacks important? Please shed some light. Thanks for your time. The menu plan pp. Have a look at the snacks and see if any of them appeal to you for you to add in and see if the weight loss kicks off again. I started ur plan after catching an episode of Dr. I got ur book read it through the chapter 9… Found that it has made more sence then all the YoYo diet information I read over the year I have battled with weight and depression..
I have found this things go hand in hand. I started looking into paleo after meeting a nurse in the hospital for stress. She started my journey, but had to do my research 1st. The one that I found that did the most was limitless They tapped into the mental and emotional part of why I eat… After finding doing the mental work I was ready for the food.
But at that time I was still in school and working full time way to many excuse to start, but after graduation in May. I had run out and it was time to commit to my health.
Being a type 2 diabetic and having thyroid issue weight loss has been a struggle for many years. July 5 I took a big step at changing my life for the better. As of today I went from to I am on to week 2 with a smile. Will come back at the and give an update. Oh, I am also following the plan as prescribed.. The food is great.. And still I also add a little more on veggies if hunger.. Thanks for showing me the way. You list peanuts in the freebies list ,in the book peanuts are not on the freebe list , can you let me know what is correct.
Has anyone on this blog lost weight? I have friends on calorie per hour, with a coach and their food and they have lost 10 pounds per month! It is expensive ao I am trying to do it on my own. So I would like to know…has reading this book worked foe you? Not a freebie, sorry!
You should approach whatever company sold you the subscription in order to stop the subscription. I have been doing this diet and have not lost weight. In fact I am constipated and scared to take any laxatives for fear it has sugar. What kind of laxative can I use to clean myself out and start over. Are you eating as many vegetables as Jorge recommends, half your plate or more at every meal and snack? Also try drinking plenty of water, as that can help clear you out.
I have Whole Wheat Tortillas with 13 total carbs, 3 net carbs and zero sugar. Does anyone have an answer to that? Ignore what it says about grams of sugar on the label. Hi, can anyone tell me if coffee with half n half is limited.
On the 4 weeks of meals, it is only listed for breakfast. I usually have several cups per day, but would like to know what the rule is here. I have did this Diet and it works lost 18 pounds…need to lose more.
Have been on the for less than a week and have lost 6. Congratulations on your weight loss so far! This site rocks the Classic Responsive Skin for Thesis.
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Penny Hammond September 15, , am. Sandy Novak September 16, , am. What is the difference between the 4 week diet plan and the 12 week diet plan? Penny Hammond September 16, , am. Angie October 5, , am. I have type 2 diabetes. So I guess this would lower my A1C, but how about cholesterol. Penny Hammond October 6, , am. Olga Hobbs October 5, , pm. The sugarcalories : how many grams of Sugar is that. Penny Hammond October 7, , pm.
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Terry October 16, , am. Angie chapman October 23, , pm. Penny Hammond October 24, , am. Victoria October 24, , am. Marty October 25, , pm. Thanks for any guidance you can provide. Penny Hammond October 26, , am. Judy Greene October 30, , pm. Penny Hammond October 30, , pm. The basic concept of the Belly Fat Cure revolves around keeping insulin levels in balance by avoiding all simple sugars, including those from fruit.
Cruise states that high insulin levels cause the liver to convert excess sugars into fat that specifically gets stored in the belly. The general eating plan is similar to the South Beach Diet and you are allowed to consume 15 grams of sugar and six servings of complex carbohydrates each day. The meal plans are based on proteins, fats and vegetables with small amounts of sweeteners and whole grains.
All processed foods and artificial sweeteners must be eliminated. Dieters are encouraged to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Wine, beer and champagne are acceptable but cocktails, fruit juice and milk are not allowed while on the Belly Fat Cure. The only fruits that can be consumed on the Belly Fat Cure are blackberries and blueberries because they have a very low sugar content. But when you reach your ideal weight you can then include up to two pieces of fruit in your diet each day.
In this version, He says that dieters could expect to lose 14 pounds in the first 14 days of the diet.
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