FBD – Hot Points
Posted by madamlight on December 2, 2008
While reading the Flat Belly Diet (FBD) I began learning some new things. Which is great! And I was touching base with some old information like:
- The belly measurement (waist) is the most important measurement
- Calories to burn 1 pound or gain = 3500
If you read my blog at all you know that I am big on the Body Mass Index (BMI). So it was no surprise when this diet book discussed the BMI. They even provided a basic calculation for those that may wish to calculate their BMI :
- Your weight in pounds x 703
- Result divided by your height in inches
- again Result divided by your height in inches
A quick calculation here brings tears to my eyes with a 28.662 BMI.
Thankfully, they did mention that this is just aguestimate. We are all different. This calculation does not allow for my muscle mass and other physical characteristics.
BMI – should be between 19 – 25 for a female.
The good news is that exercise is not forbidden in the plan. Believe it or not, I thought it could be since the title proclaims “not a single crunch required”. I would totally go crazy without some physical activity. I would surely not lose weight either. Evidently, they believe that with too many changes people may give up. They are promoting small changes that will provide results.
I love small changes!
The first 4 days are to remove Belly Bloat and was I surprised by what I discovered. There is a quick list of questions to see if you are Prone to Belly Bloat. Basically you are adding points for things you do that cause belly bloat, like drinking coffee and chewing gum. This almost crashed the whole diet before I began. I am addicted to both. My score was like 73, based on how many times i chew gum a week and drink coffee, yep I have a problem. Then I had 5 points to withdraw from things like I don’t drink carbonated beverages and now that I am healthier I don’t suffer from sleep apnea.
Over all my end score was 68. Get this, that puts me in the 10+ score board. Making me a perfect candidate for the Belly Bloat Jumpstart and the Flat Belly Diet.
