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Get Your Best Beach Body 2010: The Diet Plan

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Get flat abs in time for summer with this collection of easy, healthy recipes. Mix and match the meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for a total of 1,500 calories a day.

By Leslie Bonci, RD

The Flat-Abs Diet Plan

A hot beach body begins with a menu that melts fat, shrinks your waist, and tastes delicious. This powerhouse plan does all that and more. Simply choose from the delicious meals and snacks on these pages for a total of 1,500 calories a day. You'll lose five pounds in a month -- and be swimsuit-ready by summer.

Why It Works

Healthy monounsaturated fats (aka MUFAs), found in nuts, olive oil, and avocados, have been proven to stop ab flab.
Foods rich in fiber fill you up so that you eat less and lose more.
Plenty of fruits and veggies help curb your appetite, thanks to their high water content.

A Sample Day on Our Plan

(Find the recipes for these meals and more on the following pages.)

BREAKFAST: Pancakes with Banana (300 calories)
SNACK: Celery spread with 1 1/2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter (150 calories)
LUNCH: Spinach Salad (400 calories)
DINNER: Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa (500 calories)
SNACK: 1 cup strawberries drizzled with 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup (150 calories)

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