The key to getting that body back (or achieving it for the first time) is an eating plan that cuts calories, cranks up your energy level, and keeps your stomach blissfully full. Researchers at the University of Colorado discovered that women who store fat around their middle (the classic “apple” body shape) tend to drop more pounds when their diet is lower in carbs and higher in protein and healthy fats. Your ally against hunger is cholecystokinin, or CCK, one of the five hormones your digestive system produces to let your brain know it’s okay to tell you to stop eating. Because you have to eat less to lose weight, your stomach will get stingy with the CCK if you let it. Mix it in thoroughly (otherwise you might get unappetizing clumps that can stick in your throat) and wait 2 to 3 minutes for it to soak up whatever sauce, broth, dressing, or other liquid is on your plate.

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