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Is Your Diet Killing Your Chances Of A Six Pack?


Everyone wants a nice lean six pack with minimal fat to cover them. However, the fact of the matter is the stomach is the first place you put on weight and the last place you lose it. It is genetic. It is unavoidable. It is annoying.

The reason it is annoying is because if you allow your diet to slip up for a few weeks it will be your abs that suffer. Your biceps and triceps will still look lean and ripped but you will start to feel a bit soft around the middle.

But abdominal fat can actually be helpful!

I actually think I might be the first human being to ever say that abdominal fat can be helpful. The reason I think this is because it is like a warning sign; if you start to see your abs fading it means your diet is not going so well. It means you are eating more calories and possibly more unhealthy foods.

So how do I diet for better six pack abs?

“Yeah, yeah, yeah…” I can hear you say. “The abs are hard to develop. My diet is crap. Thanks. I could have told myself that!”

Well, there is hope.

Dieting to get better abs is not that difficult. It might seem difficult but once you get into a routine and know what you are doing you will find that fat melts away and you are left with some pretty defined abs. Here are some important tips:

1. Eat six small meals a day
You need to eat more often. Make sure you read that carefully. Eating more often does not mean eating MORE. It means eating smaller meals more frequently.

The reason this is so important is because digesting food takes a lot of energy to do. It actually burns calories. If you eat six small meals every day you will keep your metabolism revving and as such you will prevent your body from storing food as fat. The traditional three meals a day is a bad idea because we tend to eat more than we need. And then the stuff we ate but didn’t need gets stored in fat cells around the abs in particular.

So, start your day with a nutritious fat burning breakfast and then eat every 3 hours or so to boost your metabolism into overdrive!

2. Make fruit and vegetables whole meals
Do not be afraid to make a massive bowl a fruit a whole meal in itself. Do not be afraid to have tasty vegetarian soups for dinner. We do not need as much meat as people would have you believe. We do not need breads and cereals and rice and pasta. Fruit can make a really good breakfast. Vegetables can make a really nutritious dinner or lunch. You have to get away from the idea that fruit and vegetables are side dishes and start to see them as whole meals with massive amounts of vitamins and minerals.

3. Don’t eat dinner late
Try and make sure you have an early dinner. The reason for this is that if you have a late dinner your body will have no immediate use for the energy in the food and it will be stored as fat while you sleep.

This is a bigger problem than people think.

Many people think that eating dinner right before bed isn’t that bad an idea. They are in a habit. They read advice like number three and sort of ignore it. Bad idea. Some people I know who have shifted dinner to earlier in the night have lost fat like they didn’t believe. And if you are having trouble burning the final few grams of fat off of your abs this might be the solution you need.

What exactly does an amazing fat burning diet for six pack abs look like?

Luckily for you, The Diet Solution Program, designed by Isabel De Los Rios, who has made astounding losses using the same program she formulated, tells you exactly what it takes and how she achieved her incredible physique. The DSP is the No 1 selling diet program to lose belly fat on the Internet and Isabel makes it clear that her program is not some fad diet that will make you lose lots of weight in a short period of time. Rather, this is a long term approach towards eating and a healthy lifestyle that provides permanent fat loss.

Conclusion

You can do all the crunches in the world but if your diet is crap your abs will be as well. If you start to see your belly getting a little bit bigger then it is probably because your diet is slipping. If you fix this, your abs will thank you. Make a healthy diet your number one priority.

Fat Burning Breakfast Ideas

fat burning breakfast Every morning you face the same challenge. You get up, look in the mirror, strike a few poses, shower then head to the kitchen to see what’s for breakfast. When you get up in the morning your body is burning fat, and it will continue to do so until you stop that natural process by eating something that is too high in carbohydrates and calories.

Fat burning meals are ideal whenever a person desires to lose excess stomach fat. Diet is just as important as exercise when it comes to reducing weight in the midsection. Once you are toned and become very active, your carbohydrates can be gradually increased as your needs demand, but carbohydrates must always be controlled to stay lean.

So what should you have for breakfast that will force your body to burn fat? Below are three sample menus, all of which will keep you in the fat burning zone.

Meal Idea #1

6 egg whites, 2 egg yolks (cooked as you desire)
1 apple
1 oz. whey protein mixed in 6 oz. pure water

Meal Idea #2

In a Blender Place…
8 oz. pure water
2 oz. whey protein
8 ripe strawberries (frozen OK)
12 drops liquid stevia (offers a sweet taste)
1 tbs. flax seed oil
Blend together until creamy smooth

Meal Idea #3

5 oz. lean ground sirloin patty (boiled or grilled)
3 egg whites, one yolk (scrambled)
1 Navel orange
1 kiwi fruit

All three of the above meal ideas will keep your body burning fat because they are relatively low in calories and low in carbs, keeping insulin in check so your body can select fat as its primary energy source (insulin stops your body from burning fat and carbohydrate stimulates its release). Each of these meals is good for about 3 hours, then it will be time to refuel with another small fat burning meal that limits carbs and calories, yet is rich in first class protein.