“Abs aren’t made in the gym — they’re made in the kitchen,” Men’s Health Magazine tells us. Brazilian researchers recently studied 33 clinical trials and concluded that diet dictates 75% of weight loss. Exercise is certainly an important component to burning fat and maintaining fitness, but smart eating should be the cornerstone of your program if you’re looking to get rid of your paunch and build six pack abs. For this reason, NY Times bestseller The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs has been wildly successful in transforming bodies and creating new habits that we can all use to live healthier, slimmer lives.
Growing up, we were taught to eat three times a day — at breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs book says you should eat six times a day — breakfast at 8, a snack at 11, lunch at 1, a snack at 4, dinner at 6 and a snack at 9. You should never be hungry, the book’s author says. Instead, you should eat every few hours to keep your stomach satisfied and your metabolism rolling. You’ll be eating a lot of “power foods” full of nutrients, protein, healthy fats and fiber in your new diet, which will cut back on overeating.
We get into many bad habits from all the diets we’ve tried. The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs tells us we don’t need to count every single calorie if we stick to incorporating multiple power foods into every meal and making sensible choices. Secondly, we get so caught up with monitoring our foods that we forget about our drinks. Instead of high calorie juices, sodas and alcoholic beverages, we should be choosing water, low-fat milk, coffee, tea and smoothies. “Cheating” once a week isn’t going to kill you, the experts say, especially if the rest of your diet is packed full of power foods. Sometimes the more we resist, the more we end up splurging and sabotaging ourselves, so it’s best to nibble here and there.
You won’t find fancy, gourmet recipes in The Abs Diet 6-Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs, reviewers note. However, the goal of this book is to give you creative ways to whip together “power food” ingredients in six minutes or less. Since many of us live hurried lives, we could definitely use some advice on grocery shopping, snacking and making positive food choices when the cravings strike. There is a chapter with 60-minute Sunday meals and 15-minute creations for when you have more time. By eating these power foods, the idea is that you’ll encourage less fat storage and more lean muscle creation. As with any diet, this one works best when combined with 3-5 days of cardio and strength training exercises each week.
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