Belly fat cure... Despite popular opinion

emma44ny

Ok so despite popular opinion, I started the Belly Fat Cure diet on Monday. I have previously lost 60+ lbs with diet and exercise but I have recently been at a stand still and I really wanted to lose about 10-15 more lbs before a wedding in August. It's not overly radical with the exception of not being able to eat fruit (which I can introduce when I lose what I want). Anyway just looking for any feed back from anyone that has tried this? Any tips or helpful info would be greatly appreciated

audigal2008

Never heard of this either, what is it?

emma44ny

Never heard of this either, what is it?

Low sugar. Very low sugar and low carb but not like Atkins low carb. The sugar thing is a very interesting thing because if nothing else I have realized how much unnecessary sugar I have been consuming! It's from a book by Jorge Cruise called the belly fat cure. Again, a little crash-diet-ish but not totally off the wall...

Lleldiranne

I'm leery of a diet that asks you to cut out all fruit. (Or maybe I misunderstood and it's just some fruits?) My mom tried a no-fruit diet years ago with our family because it was supposed to help with my brothers ADHD. It made us all miserable. We got sick more that winter and spring than ever before, too. When we gave it up, we gorged on fresh in-season fruit and felt so much better! (And it did nothing for his hyperactivity).
Fruits have lots of nutrients. A lot of them are "phytochemicals" and haven't all been isolated, so you can't just take a multivitamin to completely compensate (a lot of them are related to the chemicals that give them their different colors). It may be possible to substitute veggies and get most of these nutrients, so it might work for you, but be careful. And if you find yourself craving fruits (or even sweets - which may really be craving fruit) that's probably a sign that it's not a great thing anymore.

Just my opinion...

clrrrr

I talked to my trainer about how I'm not losing fat as much as I expected with my diet/exercise regime and he told me to cut my fruit intake. He basically said that everything good about fruit can be gained from veggies and that sugar is sugar is sugar. So I'm maybe less wary than most would be, but I still at least have two servings of fruit a day. I also eat dairy and I end up going over my sugar allowance, so there you go.

natskedat

I agree with mathjulz.

emma44ny

I'm leery of a diet that asks you to cut out all fruit. (Or maybe I misunderstood and it's just some fruits?) My mom tried a no-fruit diet years ago with our family because it was supposed to help with my brothers ADHD. It made us all miserable. We got sick more that winter and spring than ever before, too. When we gave it up, we gorged on fresh in-season fruit and felt so much better! (And it did nothing for his hyperactivity).
Fruits have lots of nutrients. A lot of them are "phytochemicals" and haven't all been isolated, so you can't just take a multivitamin to completely compensate (a lot of them are related to the chemicals that give them their different colors). It may be possible to substitute veggies and get most of these nutrients, so it might work for you, but be careful. And if you find yourself craving fruits (or even sweets - which may really be craving fruit) that's probably a sign that it's not a great thing anymore.

Just my opinion...

I think blueberries and raspberries and blackberries are ok? I've been eating them sooo.. oh well... Trust me it won't be long without fruit for me because I really like fresh fruit and am not about to give it up forever. It's mostly like sugars in things you dont think about... Bread, dairy, cereals.. Etc

emma44ny

I talked to my trainer about how I'm not losing fat as much as I expected with my diet/exercise regime and he told me to cut my fruit intake. He basically said that everything good about fruit can be gained from veggies and that sugar is sugar is sugar. So I'm maybe less wary than most would be, but I still at least have two servings of fruit a day. I also eat dairy and I end up going over my sugar allowance, so there you go.

That is pretty much what this book states too.. Ok at least I'm not totally crazy!

cappsjennifer

Check out the 17 day diet....I am on day 2 and already the scales are showing 2 lbs down
...my mom and step dad lost 15 and 20 lbs respectively during the first 17 days...and it is healthy eating....and incorporates exercise

McKayMachina

It's smart to watch your sugar intake INCLUDING fruits. It's a VERY unpopular fact but it IS that: fact.

Good for you. Let us know how it goes.

laddyboy

I'm reading the book as well and it makes sense. You don't have to cut out fruit just eat fruit with less sugar like blueberries and blackberries.
Then once you reach your goal, as stated, you can add a little more fruit back in. Sugar is Sugar and it promotes fat storage especially around the belly. You wanna lose your belly, cut the fruit. Enough said.

I totally agree with the book and the author of this topic. Just to be clear.

chrissym78

It's a great book and I agree with it! Good luck!

Monisfit4life

I agree with the concept. I am reading the Primal Blueprint which says to limit your carbs to less than 150g a day and that does work. It also says to eat the lower glycemic fruit but high glycemic fruit is ok in small amounts. They say to eliminate all grains. I modify it to still eat grains but make sure that I come in under the 150g a day and I am still losing weight so it works. I don't even count calories anymore only carbs.

laddyboy

On the Primal Blueprint...

Makes sense. Cavemen didn't have snickers bars. Back to God's food list. Meat and Vegetables.

I also agree with your adding in the whole grains. The Primal Blueprint is close to the Belly Fat Cure.

emma44ny

Down 4lbs since Monday... Lets see what the weekend brings!

bcattoes

I've never seen the belly fat cure so the only comment I have is that if this is not a diet you plan to sustain, then there is a good chance you'll gain any weight lost on it back. Over the years I've tried or had friends who have tried just about every new diet that comes along. Most last weight. But not one stuck to for long and none kept that weigh off.

maremare312

My mom and I started the Belly Fat Cure today. I have cut sugar out a couple times in the past and I really do feel so much better, more energy, cravings go away. I'm one of those people that has always said to eat as much fruit as you want, because nobody got fat on fruit. I'm sure that people at a healthy weight that don't eat much sugar can eat a ton of fruit, but someone who's 100 pounds overweight like myself might just need to watch the fruit intake along with anything else.

It's been tough to wrap my thoughts around, but I'm certainly willing to give it a try and see how it goes. I do love berries, so that's a good thing! I also read on someone's diary the other day (I can't remember if she was doing this program exactly or if it was just a low sugar/low carb plan) and she would eat half a nectarine a day.

15 sugars a day isn't much and can pretty much be found in sweet veggies (I had both a carrot and a serving of grape tomatoes today), so yeah, watching the fruit intake.

mk820

bump

Lanae7

I too read the book and totally agree with the added sugars in most foods. I tried the diet for 4 weeks, and can say that I gained energy. Unfortunately, as the book states the weight did not drop off as fast as I thought. I lost a total of 3 lbs and I can honestly say that I was below the 15 grams of sugar daily and kept the carbohydrates under 85 grams per day. The hard part of following this was not being able to eat fruit as I normally would. I began my normal eating yesterday by incorporating more fruit into my diet. I must say that I am more conscious about hidden sugars found in food. I am reading labels and trying to maintain a low sugar diet. Good Luck and I hope it it different for you!

maremare312

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the book is on sale on Amazon for Kindle for $.99 right now (or was a couple days ago).

RasheedaR

How are you guys doing on the plan?

bcattoes

It's smart to watch your sugar intake INCLUDING fruits. It's a VERY unpopular fact but it IS that: fact.

What is the source of this fact? I know for a fact that you can be perfectly healthy and no eat fruit. I went years without eating fruit simply because I prefer the taste of vegetables to fruit so I tend to eat those when I get hungry and I got tired of throwing out rotten fruit. I eat it occasionally now because our company provides it free as part of a wellness program, and I'm not one to pass up healthy free food.

And fruit IS healthy food. I believe that to be fact. An apple a day ...

UponThisRock

anything that creates a calorie deficit will work

Lleldiranne

I was reading Parent's magazine at the doctor's the other day, and there was an article about kids' nutrition. But I think this applies to adults too: It quoted a nutritionist who said that natural sugar in things like fruits (and milk, too) are okay because the food that they occur in naturally also has chemicals that tells the body what to do with the sugar.
Just thought it was interesting.

meandjorge

Hi I am new to MFP and was hoping to find an active Belly Fat Cure group on here! I have actually lost all my weight (53 lbs) on the BFC and an in maintenance. I write a blog about the plan and have been living by it for over two years now. I think MFP is a great tool for Jorge's plan and tracking your S/C Values (sugar and carbs).

gorgeouss9

Have you tried the MUFA diet? I did it a few years ago and it worked! Its very simple and easy to follow.. you eat normal and just have one serving of a MUFA w/ or after your meal. Give it a try! And, if you aren't doing so already, eat yogurt the very last thing at night, a few hrs before going to bed.

crzyone

What is MUFA?

gorgeouss9

http://www.prevention.com/flatbellymufaslideshow/

crzyone

Never mind....

Jenn728

I've never heard of that diet....but I cut out carbs and sugars after doing research for hypothyroidism info...and my belly was the first to go!

pricer15

I just started the BFC this week. I had no idea I was eating so much sugar! My downfall may be that I want more fruit than I can "afford" I love your blog (meandjorge), I found it when I was searching for a BFC community. As a newbie, I need a place to go to find food ideas, planning tips, and encouragement by others doing the same thing. I was a bit surprised that Jorge didn't have such a resource on his web site. There is a group on this site for BFC support

Here is a link to the BFC group here.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1523-belly-fat-cure-support

Kinda small, but hope to see you there.

Here are a couple of links with more info on groups:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390510-support-groups-challenges-please-migrate-to-groups
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mike/view/new-feature-groups-167340