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The Bikini Diet

A Fun & Easy Way to Slim Down for Summer

-- By Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian
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Add this amount of fat to your meal. This could be salad dressing, olive oil used to sauté vegetables, butter or margarine, sour cream, or mayonnaise for a sandwich.

Bikini Tip #6: For breakfast, think bikini top only.
Enjoy your meat and grain items on the bikini top. Add some low-fat milk the size of your sunscreen bottle, and fruit that fits in your large shell.

Bikini Tip #7: The bikini body is an active body.
The Bikini Diet encourages getting 30 minutes of lifestyle activity 5-6 days a week. To get you in the mood, turn on those wonderful sounds from the Beach Blanket Bingo era. Vacuum, dust, mop, wash the car, garden, and "twist and shout" your way to a new healthier you!

For best results, add "The Bikini Workout" to your diet. You’ll be swimsuit ready by summer!
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Becky is a registered and licensed dietitian with almost 20 years of experience. Through her company, An Ounce of Prevention, she makes nutrition principles practical, easy to apply and fun. See all of Becky's articles.

Member Comments

  • I love how to think of portions. However what if the the cup sizes are a little different. I would visualize a smaller size than what I am currently. I'll leave the bust the same just shrink the lower half. A smaller plate is always the way to go. - 6/19/2013 8:44:47 PM
  • I do portion size but this made look at my portion size again. - 5/27/2013 8:19:16 AM
  • What a cute idea! I love the idea of the mayo or salad dressing fitting into a tube of lip-balm! - 5/5/2013 10:39:55 PM
  • I'm so excited to try this, and it's so easy to remember! - 4/24/2013 9:44:23 PM
  • Yes, funny and cute! BUT I'm pretty sure she wasn't thinking about DD-sized cups or a bottom that fits 38-inch hips!!! Still cute, but I'd better not eat THAT much! - 4/1/2013 4:30:34 PM
  • Great visual! I saw the title and thought, hmmmm.... What gimmick diet is this? But I LOVE the imagery. Won't eat fats (dressings, etc) again without thinking about the lip balm I always have with me! - 3/13/2013 5:57:49 AM
  • Very easy to picture this! And that's my goal, to be in a bikini by the end of summer! - 5/2/2012 10:57:09 AM
  • CHRIS25521
    I think that is a great idea. I have trouble with portion size. I think I will use that Idea. - 4/28/2012 10:12:28 AM
  • BESLIMMED
    that's so funny and simple to follow....I have to try...u never know!:) - 5/18/2011 8:27:12 AM
  • Cute visual :) - 5/2/2011 11:05:28 AM
  • what a cute way to envision a meal! this will be especially helpful when out at friends' and family. easy! - 1/20/2011 9:56:52 AM
  • THIS IS DOABLE SOOO SIMPLE!!! Thank you! Plus its a fun way to look at things. A bikini never but Shorts and a Halter Oh yes they will be mine agian!!! - 1/5/2011 3:47:08 PM
  • I loved how this "diet" included activity. Those silly magazines at the check out stand that simultaneously claim to have a diet to help you lose 20 lbs in a week AND the latest dessert recipes are A JOKE! I can eat off a smaller plate, map out my bra cups, bottom, sunscreen dairy, and fruit in a shell as suggested - and ENJOY it! Thanks for a terrific new approach to an old question. - 10/25/2010 12:30:54 PM
  • This made me laugh! And it's really practical too. - 10/16/2010 7:57:29 AM
  • Great way to quickly eyeball portions!

    - 9/14/2010 8:22:42 AM