The Bikini Body Diet: The Immediate and Lasting Plan to a Slim, Shapely, Sexier You

327 Pages·2014·13.72 MB·English

by  Tara Kraft

No book can replace the diagnostic expertise and medical advice of a trusted physician. Please
be certain to consult with your doctor before making any decisions that affect your health,
particularly if you suffer from any medical condition or have any symptom that may require
treatment.
Copyright © 2014 by Zinczenko/AMI Ventures All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Galvanized Books, a division of Galvanized Brands, LLC, New
York Galvanized Books is a trademark of Galvanized Brands, LLC
eBook ISBN: 978-0-98959406-6
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-9895940-4-2
Book design by George Karabotsos
Palm tree illustration by Heather Jones
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To every woman who wants
to look and feel her best.
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword
INTRODUCTION
Reveal Your Bikini Body
CHAPTER 1
The Right Way to Eat
Better Foods for a Better Body
CHAPTER 2
Bring On the Bikini Body!
The 6 Sexy Secrets!
CHAPTER 3
A Bikini Body Is a Healthy Body
Improving Your Looks Will Improve Your Life
CHAPTER 4
Your Brain and Belly Fat
“Lean and Healthy” Is a State of Mind—Literally
CHAPTER 5
Your BEACH Foods
The 5 Bikini Body Diet Food Groups That Will Supercharge Your Path to Leanness
CHAPTER 6
The Bikini Body Diet Meal Plan
Using the BEACH Foods in Quick and Healthy Recipes
CHAPTER 7
The Bikini Body Workout
This Easy Plan Will Get You in Shape in 6 Weeks
CHAPTER 8
Tone Your Trouble Zones
The Bikini Body Belly, Butt & Thighs Workout
CHAPTER 9
Your Bikini Body Beyond 6 Weeks
Bonus Moves to Keep You Motivated All Year Long
CHAPTER 10
The Summer-Body Workout Guide
Fun On-the-Go Sweat Sessions
CHAPTER 11
Finding Your Best Bathing Suit
How to Make the Most of Your New Body
CHAPTER 12
A Bikini Body Grooming Guide
Prepare Your New Body for Showing Off
APPENDIX
Your Bikini Body Diet Daily Log

Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible without the support of 12
million Shape readers, and the wise folks who helped shepherd this plan
through, especially David Pecker, Chairman and CEO of American
Media, Inc.; and David Zinczenko, President and CEO of Galvanized
Brands, LLC.
Thanks also to my co-writers Ted Spiker and Sophie Knight; the staff
of Shape magazine, especially deputy editor Jeanine Detz and
contributing editor Candice Kumai; the team at American Media, Inc.,
especially Daniel Rotstein, Kevin Hyson, Dave Leckey, Steven Jacobs,
June Steinfeld, Paula Buzzard, and Amanda Junker; Steve Perrine and
George Karabotsos at Galvanized Brands; my colleagues at Men’s Fitness,
especially Brian Good and Cat Perry; and Libby Mcguire, Lisa Feuer,
Mark Mcguire, Richard Callison, Nina Shields, Samantha Irwin, and the
folks at Penguin Random House.
Foreword
By David Zinczenko
New York Times bestselling author of Eat It to Beat It! and The Abs
Diet
Get ready to be happy.
How can I say that? Because I know what’s in this book. It’s exactly
what you want: an express-lane pass to the body you’ve always wanted.
This book brings into focus the simple strategies you need to
rediscover your best body ever, and keep it for life.
It’s so easy to get lost these days: Lost in work, lost in social and
family obligations, lost in the constant demands of our 24/8 society
(wait … how many days in a week again?). When distractions happen,
compromises happen. Surprise meeting at the office? Oh well, no noon
workout. And the food at that meeting? Oh well, the fried dumplings
will have to do.
Even your best intentions to make healthy choices can be sabotaged
by a broken schedule, fatigue, or stress (or all three, as they tend to
travel in packs like wolves). The convenience of processed food becomes
a full-blown crutch. The occasional indulgence of a craving—because
you deserve it—becomes habit.
Then, you put in for a vacation. You’re looking for a beach or maybe a
big boat surrounded by water. Heck, even a hotel pool will do.
Somewhere warm. Somewhere sunny. Somewhere else.
And now you want to put on a bathing suit.
Or maybe you have a big date coming up—a reunion, a party, a lunch
date with that ex who deserves to feel really bad that he broke up with