If you are still reading I am sure you are wondering how it is possible that you can eat your way to a flatter stomach. Let me assure you that it is possible and in my opinion the best way to get a flatter stomach that can be sculpted into the fabled six pack abs of which I am sure you heard so much about. I say this as a person who has tried different methods for losing my stomach fat. This is not the only method that works however I have a lot of success with this personally and I am still currently following this method.
Have you ever heard the saying "You are what you eat?" This saying, unlike a great many, is actually closer to the truth than most would think. Everything we consume has some effect on our bodies. If you play video games this may be a bit easier to understand. Food has stats. For example, you are hungry and decide to go to the kitchen for a nice snack. You rummage through the kitchen and the fridge to find a microwaveable sandwich. You are happy to find this sandwich since you believe it is the large enough to satisfy your appetite. You warm the sandwich up in the microwave, go back to your room and eat it. You feel full and thus your appetite is quenched. Let's break things down for it is in the breakdown that you begin to see and understand what is really going on here. In this simple action alone there are many ways to break it down however I will only break it down in two ways, the mental (the thought process) and the physical (food stats.)
First I will start with the thought process that went into this decision. You were_ (watching t.v., playing a video game, reading, you fill in the blank) and you felt a little pain in your stomach and thought to yourself I am hungry. This is the first thing we will examine. Were you really hungry or did you simply think you were by associating the rumbling stomach pain with a way your body lets you know it is time to eat? This alone can cause many of us to eat simply for the sake of eating. The trick I use to see if I am really hungry is to ask myself am I hungry enough to eat broccoli? (This can be replaced with any foods you may not be exactly fond of.) Be honest with yourself and if the answer is no you are probably thinking yourself hungry instead of really being hungry. Moving on to the next action, you leave your room and head towards the kitchen. Once in the kitchen you begin to look for something to eat. During your search you may ignore the healthier choices for something that you think will satisfy you. If you say that you want to be in better shape make sure that your decisions are in line with that vision or you will only end up further and further from your goal. Taking a look at the food stats for the sandwich without even identifying what kind of sandwich it is, I can safely guess that it would be processed or at the very least the meat on the sandwich would be processed. For those trying to lose weight, processed foods are big bumps in the road. I would suggest cutting processed foods from your diet out right if it is realistically possible for you. If you cannot cut all processed foods I would suggest slowly replacing some of your favorite processed meals or snacks with healthier alternatives. I say slowly so not to force yourself into a new lifestyle you may not be able to maintain. Processed foods are known to cause inflammation when consumed in large amounts which hurts most efforts to lose weight. The stats of the sandwich consumed would pale in comparison to a veggie/fruit smoothie for a mid day snack. I will not go too deep into benefits of certain foods in this article but it is important to start becoming aware of what you are eating and how it is helping you achieve your goal or stopping you from reaching it.
Eating dense foods like fruits, veggies, fish, nuts and legumes will help you lose more weight and feel better. Foods such as these are packed with nutritional value that your body can and will utilize. The reason I said crunches will not solve all your problems is because if you are destroying all of your gains in the gym by your poor diet in the kitchen you are at best fighting an uphill battle in which YOU are making the trip steeper and steeper only to fall down when the hill looks to steep to climb. Going through my journey I learned I was building core muscles underneath the belly fat. Unless your goal is to become a sumo wrestler I will assume you want to be proud to show off your body and let you know that hitting the gym hard but having poor discipline in the kitchen will lead to you following in my footsteps. Diet and excise are like two sides of one coin. I will admit with a proper diet you may be able to skip out on some excises but your body needs movement. It is healthy for you to get some excise in whatever fashion you can.
A few more tips to help you craft those abs is focusing on more lean proteins like chicken, fish, nuts, soy foods, eggs and dairy just to list a few. This will help to build more muscle. This is a good idea for women as well since the more muscle you have the more energy you will need to maintain it and the muscle will take from your fat reserves for energy which will help you tone your body faster.
- Avoid alcohol or limit it to social events only. Alcohol is stored as fat since it is not a nutrient and as such the name beer bally comes from this fact. Alcohol can also create inflammation and disrupts the oxygen levels dropping the bodies ATP levels which you will need for energy. As stated before limit drinking or avoid it all together.
- Stay hydrated. Staying hydrated with water helps in many ways but in the ways it pertains to your abs, healthy amounts of water intake will keep your metabolism running smoothly, reduce bloating, transports nutrients around the body, regulates temperature and helps your joints with the loads of stress you put on them.
- Stay consistent. I suggest slowly adding healthier choices into your diet instead of trying to drop all of your favorite foods at once. So often this is a recipe for failure when it comes to a shift in diets. Our goal is to change a little, see some results and change a little more. I promise when you see how this will work for you will glad give up some of your favorite not so healthy foods.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learned something that will inspire you to take action. Your abs are not in the gym guys, they are in the kitchen. Simply be aware of what you are eating, look at the nutrition labels and make choices that are in line with your vision. You can do it! How do I know? I know because I am doing it every day and if I can I know you can too. Thank you for reading.
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