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We have all heard from the saying, "You are what you eat". It's so cliche it almost holds no real significance anymore and it is often ignored. Another common saying when everyone discusses getting 6-pack abs is, "It's all in the diet". Therefore it really begs the question: "Why does everyone who desires a six pack endeavor to do hundreds upon countless crunches and sit ups every day in an effort to get sexy abs? So why do they disregard the component that is the sole reason for the layer of fat covering their abdominals? Why is diet so often shunned? A change of weight loss program is the ultimate shortcut to six pack abs. Below are great tips which will definitely help you unveil that impressively sculpted torso.
1. Meal Frequency - Let us suppose you've moved to a dry place and you knew you can only get water daily. However, the heat and demands of daily life require you to use water regularly. Can you not utilize it sparingly and carefully? This is exactly what happens inside you when you begin eating less meals daily. Should you typically eat 2-3 meals a day, your meal frequency is less than ideal. The body adapts itself to your eating habits. Its main purpose would be to survive therefore if it finds those meals is originating in long, irregular intervals, it deliberately slows its metabolic process and begins to create more fat reserves just incase you neglect to find food. What you want to do is to consume small, frequent meals. How often of the meals speeds up one's metabolism and the small portions will drop your calorie count so the body uses up the meals and starts to attack of your cholesterol reserves. 5-7 meals daily are suggested.
2. Complex Carbs & Sugars - Simple carbs and sugars, typically those found in refined food such as white bread, white rice, cakes and junk food are usually bad as they lift up your levels of insulin, causing highs and lows in your blood sugar levels, resulting in unstable energy levels. They're also the type of carbs which make you feel hungry more often and cause you to eat more - why do you believe restaurants offer fresh white bread totally free? So you ideally need to consume complex carbs such as wholemeal bread, wholegrain pasta & rice, yams, oats, nuts, beans, chickpeas and lentils simply to name some. They're better for stable energy levels and appetite control that is critical as obtaining a 6-pack requires dietary discipline.
3. Lean Meat & Vegetables - Lean meat is usually costly. Organic beef may cost three times as much as ordinary beef. Could it be worth the investment? Absolutely. However, if you cannot afford it, that's fine. You may also have turkey legs, diced/ground turkey, game meat (obtained online & is reasonable), pigeon and various fowl (local butcher) and venison. If you're not carnivorous, then you will be very happy to know that vegetables are pretty much a wide open book. Most vegetables are low in calories and bursting in vitamins and many types of good stuff. You can virtually knock yourself out. Just remember that vegetables are best when boiled, raw or prepared with just a little bit of extra virgin olive/vegetable oil. Adding excess oil could be counterproductive.
