Continued from The Flat Belly Diet.

Is there a specific diet which is designed to help you lose belly fat? Yes, the Flat Belly Diet, for example. Does this diet really work? Yes and no. It works in a sense any good diet works, but its MUFAs claims are questionable.

Diet to lose belly fat According to the Flat Belly Diet, you have to do a four-day cleanse to prep the body for the diet.

The cleanse requires eating 1,200 calories a day over three meals (each with a MUFA) and a smoothie of skim milk, fruit and flaxseed oil. Another must: 8 glasses of homemade Sassy Water, a bloat-beating combo of ginger, cucumber, lemon and spearmint leaves.

Diet to lose belly fat: the plan Then comes a four-week plan that includes 1,600 calories a day, divided into four meals. Each should consist of about 400 calories and include a MUFA.

The dieter should never go longer than four hours without eating. “Timing is critical,” says Sass. “You don’t want to undernourish or overfuel during any given part of the day. You will feel satisfied and belly fat will disappear,” says Sass.

The result? Dieters are said to have lost up to 15 pounds and 12 inches of body fat in just 32 days.

Important Note: I would like to bring your attention to a very important fact. Dieters who lost about 15 pounds in about a month on the Flat Belly Diet did not spot reduce their belly fat. They have lost 12 inches of body fat, which means they have lost weight all over their body.

How does someone like Natasha Bedingfield who is constantly on the road stay in shape? What is her diet is like? In a recent interview, Bedingfield has answered these and other questions.

Have you ever worried about your weight? More so when I was a teen and started to get curves that was definitely a time when I started to be more self-conscious.

Do you watch what you eat? I eat what I want. I think that, while you’re working out, you can eat. I had this trainer who said, “You work out so you can eat.” I love anything chocolatey, like molten chocolate cake.

Do you ever worry about your body image? Like almost everyone, I sometimes have off days when none of my clothes look right on me and I don’t feel like going out.

You always seem confident in your own skin. What do you attribute that to? I used to be a lot more afraid of what people thought, and my reaction was to be the opposite and to start to care less especially when I realized that some people are going to criticize you no matter what. I’d rather care about what the people who love me for who I am think, and for who I am inside and let that come out.

Working out on the road.

Natasha: It is a challenge to find time to work out on the road. When I’m in a place for more than a week, I try to work out every day. It is essential to keeping stamina and energy levels up, especially after long trips.

1. You have to plan workouts into the schedule.

2. Try to stay in hotels that have gyms or parks nearby.

3. Skip bus tours and try a bike tour instead.

Eating on the road.

Natasha: When I get to a hotel, the first thing I do is clear the fridge and fill it with meals and snacks from the local Whole Foods. I found if I plan, it’s easier to eat right.

1. Stay away from the junk food in the minibar.

2. If you’re on the road, try to bring freshly made juices from home. (Carrot, apple and ginger are Natasha’s faves.)

3. Try to pack healthy snacks, like unsatted and unroasted nuts, and dry fruit. Make your own trail mix. [source: OK!]

I love eggs. They are chock-full of nutrients and are extremely diet-friendly. And they are versatile. You can use them as a snack or as a healthy addition to almost any salad.

Problem is, they are a bit tricky to cook. You just never know when they are soft, medium or hard.

Enter the egg-perfect egg timer.

The Egg-Perfect Color Changing Egg Timer will tell you precisely when your yolks are soft, medium or hard.

Keep an eye on the line to prevent overboiling. [via Self]

Just how hot is The Hot Latin Diet by Manny Alvarez, M.D., Fox News senior medical correspondent?

How does the Hot Latin Diet work? The Hot Latin Diet says you have to limit carbohydrates, the simple ones, and recommends incorporating avocados, tomatillos, garlic and other South American staples into your diet.

Does the Hot Latin Diet bring anything new to the proverbial diet table? It does spend considerable amount of time on explaining various health benefits of foods that you have probably never tried, but the overall diet approach is not new.

Does the Hot Latin Diet work? It is not a fad diet per se, it just sounds rather faddish. There is nothing particularly hot about it, but the diet does work and will introduce you to a whole new range of nutritious foods.

Best tip: Dig out your “when-I am-thinner” outfit and hang it where you will see it every day.

It was, Garcelle Beauvais-Nikon says, the “scariest part” of her pregnancy: when she stood on the scale and realize that, at 172 pounds, she weighed more than her husband.

Still, after giving birth to twins, the 58 Garcelle Beauvais, 41, says I really wanted my body to heal. So instead of returning to the gym, she signed up for the low-carb diet delivery service Sunfare, which had her on 1,200 calories a day.

Garcelle Beauvais-Nikon’s diet Typical meals include yogurt with almonds and fruit for breakfast and kung pao beef for dinner.

Garcelle Beauvais-Nikon’s weight loss Five months after delivery, she had lost 30 pounds to hit 142 pounds, and has now reached her goal of 135 pounds, with Pilates and running on treadmill for 40 minutes, three days a week.

I do not have a six-pack, she says, but if I did, it would mean I was not spending enough time with my kids. So I am fine with it. [source: People]