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10 Foods to Help Melt Away That Muffin Top!

Emily Lockhart
By: Emily Lockhart on Thursday, March 14th


Is an emerging muffin top making you a little cagey when it comes to ditching those thick sweat pants for a pair of teeny-tiny jean shorts?

Luckily, there are ten efficient foods, that when combined with exercise, will help you melt away that muffin top in preparation for warmer weather…

1. Oats

Oats are jam-packed with fat-blasting fiber. Not only do they keep your hunger satiated for longer, they also stabilize your blood sugar levels – keeping from releasing too much of the hormone that tells the body to store fat and ceasing those mid-day and late-night snack cravings.

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