How to Lose Weight & Gain a Flat Belly with Mediterranean Diet Tips

How the Modified Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Plan Works

The Mediterranean Diet is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (also known as MUFA's). MUFA's promote satiety, ensuring you feel full for longer. MUFA's also target abdominal fat, in addition to having many other health benefits.

You will need to consume MUFAs four times a day (with every meal). You will not be consuming any salt.

After ensuring that you include one MUFA category with each meal, the rest of the food plan follows along the concept of the Mediterranean Diet. This means incorporating plenty of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and limiting the intake of red meat.

To get off the ground, your intake will be 5,000 kjs for the initial four days. That's 1,250 calories. Your intake is then limted to 6,700kjs or 1,600 calories per day.

One complete jug of Amrita should be consumed each day. (Recipe at bottom of article.)

What are MUFA's?

MUFA's are to be found in olives, dark chocolate, avocado, peanut butter, seeds and nuts, and some oils, such as flax seed, olive, or canola.

Would this Mediterranean diet plan suit everyone?

Anyone who is looking to lose that excess tummy blubber. Anyone who is seeing an increase in weight that is becoming visual (not just on the scales).

Anyone looking for a weight loss diet that incorporates Mediterranean cuisine.

Anyone who is not looking to go into kidney failure.

Those who prefer a sensible diet but want a little variety in their weight loss program.

People who would like to drop weight while remaining healthy.

Anyone who cannot give up their chocolate.

How much weight will you lose?

Following the 6,700 kilojoule plan will generally enable most people to lose about 14 pounds or 6.5 kilos in a month. The 4 day kick-start will have faster and more dramatic results.

* Amrita Recipe

2 litres water
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, thinly sliced and peeled
12 fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Add ingredients to a jug. Leave in fridge overnight. The entire contents needs to be consumed the following day.

Consultant and researcher Ray Darken is well known in many health areas and has been a keen supporter of healthy weigth loss & living techniques for many years. He has supplied information on this subject about the Mediterranean Diet being Linked to a Flat Belly. It has a 4 day sample plan. If you just want the main guide, you can down load the healthy Mediterranean diet guide here.