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The Bikini Ready Diet That Fits Your Schedule

You don't need to crash diet or starve yourself to look good in that bikini. Weave this flexible meal plan into your daily routine to be bikini-ready in no time

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Summer's coming... Remember when bikinis were the last thing on our minds? It seems like just yesterday we were bundling up in wooly scarves and drinking hot chocolate like there was no tomorrow. Newsflash: It is tomorrow. The temperatures are rising, the summer getaways are booked ... wake up and smell the sunscreen because bikini season is here. And despite the midnight snacking and vending machine trips, your weekend uniform for the next three months or so is about to be a two-piece. But don't panic -- and step away from the crash diet please.

Getting bikini-ready in a short amount of time doesn't mean you have to starve yourself or throw your regular routine off kilter. Between the meetings, assignments, carpool obligations, and late night's at the office, it's not always realistic to find the time to juice seven different vegetables or subsist on pricey pre-packaged meals and still be a satisfied, functional human being at the end of the day. There are, however, small changes you can make to your regular eating habits and easily integrate into your busy schedule that'll help you really wear your bikini with confidence. Enter: the bikini-ready diet.

We talked to fitness gurus and nutritionists and put together a plan of simple tweaks and swaps that can fit comfortably into your established routine. The end-result? A stress-free diet that will allow you to confidently relax poolside come the weekend (and look killer while doing it). For even better results, complement this bikini ready diet by sticking to regular cardio and strength training. Ready to slip into that itsy bitsy bikini?

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