So they call it the "Flatbelly Diet" - I call it Low Carb

There's an interesting article in Prevention Magazine this month.

It is called the "Flatbelly Diet". I happend to pick up the magazine in the grocery store on Saturday but you can read it here.

Daily staples on the diet are pretty much the same as mine...well, except for the chocolate...I eat that sparingly:

1. Avocados
2. Olives
3. Nuts and seeds
4. Chocolate
5. Oils

I love Prevention Magazine, but it's definitely always been biased against true low/no carb diets, from what I recall.

O'course you and I all know that Prevention can't double cross Weight Watchers (one of their biggest advertisers) and say, "Hey, that old man Atkins wasn't so far off after all with his low carb WOE! Sweets and starches won't cut it for everyone. Low carbohydrate eating shows excellent results. Up with Atkins!"

If you read their article on the Flatbelly Diet you'll see women saying that when they eat the recipes provided by Prevention for this diet that they aren't hungry (um, ketosis? satiety?)...that they feel more satisfied after eating this way. (We low carb dieters already knew that.) Upon a closer look you will find that almost all of their recipes also happen to be low carb meals and healthy by the low carber's standards.

Imagine that. High fat foods, low carb foods are killing hunger!

Prevention also claims that this diet is causing women to lose weight with fairly fast results. Better yet they are losing it especially around their middles, hence the name, "The Flatbelly Diet".

The type of fat that Prevention is promoting in this diet by recommending the foods in the above list is MUFA (also known as monounsaturated fatty acids). MUFA is purported to help attack problems women have when they age and grow their menopausal spare tire. (Well, heck yeah! If a middle aged woman cuts carbs way back and eats good food rich in monounsaturated fatty acids miracles happen!)

'Scuse me Prevention Magazine! That's not news to low carbers and the Atkins followers. Just one of many Atkins MUFA-related articles appears here: http://www.atkins.com/research-library/research-items/anresearchitem.2005-09-26.4871641671

Looking at the MUFA power food list I have to comment that during my 50 pound weight loss journey (only 20 more to lose!) this isn't news to me.

* I have at least one , maybe two, whole avocados a week.
* Almost every day I eat at least ten to twenty olives in my salad, diced up on top of my ground sirloin, or straight out of the jar.
* Low carb fans already know that nuts such as almonds, pecans, walnuts, and even peanuts are a great treat on the breakfast plate or in your desk drawer for an afternoon snack. They are one of my staples.
* We know as long as we have UNsweetened chocolate (no sugar)we aren't messing up. We just have to eat the chocolate without sweetener or add a non-sugar substitute to the recipe.
* We cook with olive oil and other healthy types all the time!

So now I say "Man up" Prevention Magazine. Admit it! You know this is really a high fat, low carb diet which shuns simple carbs readily accepted by Weight Watchers. You can call it The Flatbelly Diet if you want to, but a rose by any other name.. and all that jazz. (Oh yeah, and we know that chocolate and banana thing you mentioned in the article is just a cover so Weight Watchers won't start cryin'.)

All I'm sayin' is this isn't a revolutionary discovery...Dr. Atkins knew this years ago.