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ABS DIET SUCCESS STORY # 2

	"I was in pretty good shape, except for my stomach," she says. "But since going on the plan, I really noticed a difference. I could probably crunch walnuts with my abs."

JESSICA GUFF:
"The Proof Is in the Pants!"
Starting Weight: 130
After 6 Weeks: 120 (-10 pounds)

Jessica Guff doesn't believe in stepping on a scale. See, numbers don't give a total health picture, Guff says. "What really matters is how you view yourself—not to mention how others view you, too."

For example, one time she was walking into a client's office. The people there hadn't seen her for a couple of weeks, and one employee said to another, "Who's that skinny woman over there?" "It's Jessica," the other employee told her. "She's on this thing called THE ABS DIET."

That exchange took place just 2 weeks after Guff started THE ABS DIET ---- and she felt the effects immediately. Guff, 43, who runs marathons, has always been in good shape. But the effect of having two kids had taken a toll on her belly.

The key for Guff was changing the way she approached eating. Sacrificing her own eating habits to get her kids out the door and keep up with her fitness training, she'd start the day with tea—and often little else. "I used to go out and run without eating anything, and that was really stupid," Guff says. "I was horrified to learn the truth—that exercising on an empty stomach causes you to burn muscle, not fat."

But the simple strategies of THE ABS DIET changed all that. "Now I'm having smoothies for breakfast, and it's made me fitter and stoked up my energy," Guff says.

Guff says she couldn't do a program in which she'd have to count calories or weigh food. "What I love about THE ABS DIET is the flexibility," she says. "All I have to remember is the catchy acronym —ABS DIET POWER ---- and I can remember the 12 Powerfoods."

The results: She's leaner—and stronger. When her 56-pound daughter fell asleep on the couch, Guff was the one who picked her up and carried her to bed. "I thought, either I'm getting stronger or she's losing weight," she says.

And she's also more confident. "When women look at other women, they look at their boobs, their butts, and their waists— especially women who've had children. Every woman who's had a child cares about having a flat stomach."

But the true measure of her success came in the form of a pair of green satin cargo pants. Guff says, "They're kinda hot, but my stomach shows when I wear them. I have two kids, so I have no business flashing my midsection." But after 2 weeks on the plan, she decided to put them to the public test.

"All these people started complimenting me. A guy I went to college with said, 'Nice outfit.' My husband said I looked great," Guff says. "I'm going out tonight and I'm wearing the pants again."