Jorge Cruise - The Belly Fat Cure Fresh Meals: Discover the new ANTI-AGING CARB SWAP and lose 4 to 9 lbs. every week

No book is ever completed without the support of a great team.

To the wonderful Hay House teamthe sublime and youthful Louise Hay; Reid Tracy, Shannon Littrell, Charles McStravick, Christy Salinas, Johanne Mahaffey, John Thompson, and Lindsay McGinty; and, most especially, Stacey Smiththank you for making this project an amazing experience.

To Kristin Penne, for keeping us all organized, on time, and sane. To Oliver Stephenson, for your ability to style food beautifully and the complete execution of this book; I couldnt do it without you. Thank you to Jared Davis for the cover photo. Thank you to Evan Dollard for the life and energy you gave to the written word, as well as your beautiful photography of the meals. To Blair Atkins, for your ability to research and dig up the hidden truths that built this book. To Paige Hill, for all your support with this project. To Michelle McGowen, for being a true asset. All of you make up my core team, and your hard work and incredible talents are invaluable. I cant thank you all enough for your dedication and commitment to creating outstanding content.

A very special thank-you to my invaluable circle of experts: Gary Taubes, Dr. Robert Lustig, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Michael Pollan.

To my clientsyour support in helping me refine this program, offering your comments, tips, and the courage to change your own lives, has been a gift. Thank you.

Thank you also to Rachael Ray, Kelly Ripa, Katie Couric, Al Roker, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Suze Orman, Pennie Clark Ianniciello, Ginnie Roeglin, Richard Gilante, Dr. Christiane Northrup, all my friends at HayHouseRadio.com, all the ladies on The View, and all my friends at Extra TV. And, of course, to Oprah Winfrey, for believing in me and helping me launch my career over a decade ago.

JORGE CRUISE used to be 40 pounds overweight. Today, he is internationally recognized as Americas #1 easy-diet expert and is the author of six consecutive New York Times best-selling series, with more than six million books in print in over 15 languages, including The Belly Fat Cure, 8 Minutes in the Morning, The 3-Hour Diet, The 12-Second Sequence, and Body at Home. He is also a contributing editor for The Costco Connection magazine, First for Women magazine, Womens World magazine, and Extra TV. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Oz Show, CNN, Good Morning America, the Today show, The Rachael Ray Show, Dateline NBC, and The View.

Jorge received his bachelors degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD); and has fitness credentials from the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

To find out more about Jorge, visit: JorgeCruise.com.

CHAPTER 1

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