Diet Tips for Abs – Fat Loss for a Six Pack
One of the most important messages I try to teach my readers in this world of heavy confusion is that your diet doesn’t need to conform to any of the fad diets… you don’t need to go “low carb” or “low fat”, or high or low anything for that matter to be successful in losing enough body fat to get lean enough to be able to see your abs. I like to try to simplify things for my readers. I think that balance is the key to success along with eating a diet that is made up of nutrient dense foods in their natural state (as unprocessed as possible).
In general, it is the heavy processing of foods that makes it wreak havoc inside our bodies. Most foods in their natural unprocessed state are inherently good for us. Of course there are always exceptions… a salad of poison ivy leaves is “natural and unprocessed” but certainly would not be good for us!
I’ll leave your readers with a couple of the most important aspects of nutrition and diet that help to get you lean for life (and have any chance of getting those abs to show)…
1. Get enough quality protein in the daily diet – not only does it have a higher thermic effect than carbs and fat (so you burn more calories digesting it), but it also creates satiety so your hunger is satisfied longer. Plus it’s a building block for maintaining and building lean muscle… And remember that the amount of lean muscle you carry is one of the main factors for controlling your metabolism.
2. Think fiber! When it comes to carbs, make sure that almost all of your carbohydrate intake is from higher fiber sources like vegetables, fruits, and high fiber unrefined grains. Try to avoid refined sugars and refined grains as that is one of the main reasons so many people struggle with body fat. I personally don’t eat many grains as I prefer to get most of my carbs from veggies and fruits, but I am a bit of a fan of sprouted grains. I generally recommend looking for carbohydrate sources that have at least 2-3 grams of fiber per each 10 grams of total carbs. Remember that fiber helps fill you up and also slows down the glycemic response of the foods you eat, all beneficial for getting lean.
3. Don’t be afraid to eat fat! Many people try to go way too low on their fat intake in their diet and this can negatively affect hormone levels in your body as well as causing more cravings. Try to eat enough healthy fats daily. Good sources are all nuts and seeds, nut butters, avocados, olive oil, organic meats and eggs, coconuts and virgin coconut oil. On that note, saturated fats from tropical oils are VERY misunderstood, even by many nutritionists and other health professionals. Yes they are composed highly of saturated fats, but are actually beneficial (but that’s way beyond the scope of this article).
4. Avoid the two worst things in our food supply at ALL COSTS:
*artificial trans fats from margarines, shortening, and hydrogenated oils that are in most processed foods
*high fructose corn syrup, which is in almost all sweetened products on the market
Again, if you avoid processed foods, it becomes easy to avoid these two worst offenders in our food supply.
I always contend that once you get a handle on these 4 main points of your diet detailed above, the rest starts to take care of itself as you gain control over your appetite, blood sugar levels, hormone levels, etc. It all falls into place, and you eventually gain total control over how lean you want to get. Gain control of this part of your life, and those abs may be showing in no time!
THOMPSON STEPHEN
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January 27th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Six pack abs???!?!?!?!?!? weight loss tips please. help please. Thanks:)?
Six pack abs???!?!?!?!?!? weight loss tips please. help please. Thanks:)?
ok, u c I am ayoung teen just turned 13 around 3 or 4 months ago and have a question about six pack abs. I want them to win 10 dollars for a bet and also since i hope the chiks will like them but is my workout effictive. Should I add anything? I am pretty slim, active, healthy, 108 pound 5 foot 1 but growing. My workout consists of 3 cardio periods a week and 3 strengthening periods
My workout plan:
Day 1 Strengthening
This consists of one thousand sit-ups, 500 ab lounge crunches, 8 minute ab video 8 times, 10 reps of 1 minute planks, 200 weight lift curls in each arm, 200 sit-ups with weights, 30 min cardio and like every day a healthy diet of 8 glasses of water, tuna, chicken breast, high fibre breakfast, no junk or pop, veggies and all of that crazy stuff
Day 2 Cardiovascular
This consists of stationary bike for 1 hour moderatly, 1,500 calories burned on elleptical trainer, jog 2 miles, 1 8 minute abs workout, 300 sit-ups.
Day 3 Cardiio
Day 4 Strength
Day 5 Cardio
Day 6 Strength
Day 7 Rest.
Each of those days consists of the diet I listed at the top and if I repeated this workout I would liketo know the approximnete tiime it would take to see results and my six pack abs:) thanks alot
January 27th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I have a very simple procedure for you:
Take a 6 pack and tape them to your abs. Voila! 6 pack abs!
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
prob not very long… thats amazing…
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
bold words buddy. If you keep that up for just two weeks I’ll be impressed. Baby steps for now, that’s all I can really say.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
2 best things u can do is 1 get a personal trainer and 2 see a nutritionist. if you decide not to buy a nutrition book and an exercise book. That’s the best thing for you
everything you are planing is wrong it is to much to type and your not going to learn it from yahoo answers just at least invest in a book get arms and chest bible for men. please before you hurt yourself.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
It won’t take very long if you keep it up, which i doubt you will.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Wow, that should work. Sounds like your pretty muscular already though.
You could also add in some leg lifts. Lay flat on the ground, and put you hands under your butt. Lift your legs untill they are completely vertical, then bring them down as close to the floor as you can without actually touching it.I used to do those all the time when I went to spring board diving classes, they’re really effective.
Don’t go too hard on yourself though.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
You should eat 6 small meals a day with just about equal fat, carbs and protein in each. Stay away from sugar (natural or processed). You are overdoing the weights and cardio. 45min-1 hour of cardio per day on top of a normal weight schedule is enough. You want your body to build muscle not burn it for energy. One thousand sit-ups is ridiculous (first of all crunches are much better for you). They need time to rest and recover. I would only work them at most 3x week. Don’t forget to work the oblique and serratus muscles as well (side crunches) to help the abs stand out.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
well your pretty skinny already so if you can do that many sits up and ab workouts, and keep up at this pace you should start seeing the 6 pack form within a month or so. if you keep this up for atleast 6 months i guarentee you, you will have a nice strong 6pack, but doing all those things everyday for 6 days a week is not ez… its a lotta easier said than done, but if u you can devote yourself to it, you should start seeing results QUICKLY.
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January 27th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
yeah sounds good just don’t over do it make sure you have enfu rest and remember for abs you need to include squats and dead lifts situps are good but aren’t the complete answer to a six pack. also take it easy ur only 13
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