Oh, to be a loser...

[e.e.cummings]

I recently fell prey to Prevention's marketing of their editor's Flat Belly Diet book. I was several chapters in when I finally got tired of the hype and fakey-fake nutrition.

Some of the tips here:

Don't chew gum because you could swallow air, which can cause bloat.
Avoid fibrous foods like broccoli and carrots and Brussels sprouts because the can cause gas which can make you bloat.
Avoid salt in any form because it makes you retain water, and that cause bloat.

Some of their recommended foods include white bread and Rice Krispies because they have almost no fiber, so they won't bloat.

THESE are people with an unhealthy obsession with their bellies.

I was surprised Prevention was backing this book, but when you look at their pharma-heavy advertisers base, they're probably not worried about the long term health of their readers.

Oy.

Roxy

I am glad to find someone else who feels the same way about that book. I bought it, and I found it as shallow as you do. The only thing missing is to tell you to wear vertical stripes and dress in black to hide your belly.

[channlluv]

<snort!>

No kidding. Shallow - that's exactly the right word. I'd like to donate the book and the cookbook that accompanies it, but I'd feel guilty inflicting that thing on anyone. Most of my friends are really health-conscious. I suppose I could donate them to the public library.

The last time I had my fat measured was about a year and a half ago. It was 46%. I was about the size I am now and doing yoga, but not much else, and honestly, not much yoga because my belly and thighs just wouldn't allow for a lot of those positions. (Love me some Warrior, Bridge, and Shevasana, though.)

I don't even want to think what my BMI is.

But I can ride 50 miles on my bike and live to tell the tale, so there.

Roxy

[spindizzy]

<snort!>
I suppose I could donate them to the public library.
Roxy

I'd suggest you throw it out - or burn it! No-one should be exposed to that sort of drivel.