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

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eBook ISBN: 978-0-9895940-6-6
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.

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 Mens 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.

By David Zinczenko

New York Times bestselling author of Eat It to Beat It! and The Abs Diet

G et ready to be happy.

How can I say that? Because I know whats in this book. Its exactly what you want: an express-lane pass to the body youve always wanted.

This book brings into focus the simple strategies you need to rediscover your best body ever, and keep it for life.

Its 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 cravingbecause you deserve itbecomes habit.

Then, you put in for a vacation. Youre 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 upa reunion, a party, a lunch date with that ex who deserves to feel really bad that he broke up with you. And now you realize that all the lost workouts, lost meals, and lost time have left you with another loss: Your body confidence.

You know what? Its time to take it all back. Its time to reclaim your body and your life. Its time to start smiling again.

Ive written a few books myself on healthy eating and exercise, and Im here to tell you that the Bikini Body Diet delivers the goods in the fastest, simplest, most efficient, and foolproof way possible. Once you start the program, youll be smiling. I know this because I know the people who run Shape magazinethe creators of the plan. Editor-in-chief Tara Kraft and her team have spent years analyzing everything from evolving nutritional science to the smart, simple tips that work in real life. And you know what? They know this program worksbecause many of them use it.

Another reason youll be smiling: I know other women who have transformed themselves with the information in these pages, women who dont happen to work in the health and fitness field. They, too, have discovered how easy and effective the Bikini Body Diet is.

It isnt complicated. But it does need you. Without you, and your drive, and your commitment, its just a bunch of ideas. Great ideas, to be sure. Scientifically proven, real-woman-tested ideas, you bet. But ideas without action leaves you with just the dream of what could be.

Stop dreaming. The Bikini Body Diet offers you an attainable goal: A lean, healthy, sexy body in just weeks. That alone will bring the smile back to your face.

And that smile will look as good on you as the swimsuit.

My name is Tara Kraft, editor-in-chief of Shape magazine. And I do not have a perfect bikini body.

But I like my body in a bikini or any bathing suit, for that matter. Why? I use the plan in this book, and Ive learned to embrace the fun factor when it comes to how I view my body, especially when the weather gets warm and the beach calls me.

Thats what I want for you. Thats what this book is all about. Injecting some fun back into your life, helping you feel good about your body, projecting confidence and sex appeal, and doing it all with a great big smile.