This is a continuation on popular diets that I have been doing reviews on; this particular review is focused around “The Abs Diet.” A man named David Zinczenko put the Abs Diet together; he is the editor in chief of Men’s Health Magazine. He has been a health guru for many years, helping men all around the world. This diet book is actually pretty fun to read, David knows how to write and entertain, and so it is pretty easy reading.
If you look on the front of the book, you will see the title, “The Abs Diet,” but you will see a little tag line underneath the title, is says “The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life.” Let me tell you my opinion, David Zinczenko is trying to sell a book, he has been selling a magazines for many years so he is going to try to catch your eye with popular terms like “the abs diet,” and “six-week plan to flatten your stomach.” Even though David is trying to sell his product with eye-catching terms, the diet plan should sale itself.
I really enjoyed learning about The Abs Diet. The Abs Diet teaches you how to eat healthy, and it does a good job breaking everything down and making it into an achievable plan. The nutrition side of it all actually reminds me of the South Beach Diet, but what the South Beach Diet Lacks (a workout plan), The Abs Diet provides. Not only does The Abs Diet teach the importance of proteins, carbs, and fat, but also it also teaches you the importance of a workout routine, and actually provides you with one.
I feel that the nutrition plan is easy to follow, and even though you might not get six-pack abs like it says in six weeks, this is definitely a workout and nutrition plan that will get you on the right track. There are some great recipes and a whole section of workouts that focus on your whole core. The Abs Diet also does a good job in teaching people about the muscles that make up your core. Many people lack the knowledge of muscles that make up their core.
I approve of The Abs Diet. Follow the nutrition plan, and include the core workouts to your normal workout routine, and you should see some great results.
Lets face it, parties and family gatherings are fun…well at least parties are. But when you mix fun with delicious food, then you have a recipe for a weight loss disaster. So you need to switch up your game plan a little bit, most the year you are probably focusing on how to lose weight, but during the holiday season you need to focus on how to not gain weight. Weight management! The holidays are way to fun to dismiss, and it will only cause you frustration and disappointment if you decide not to eat these delicious foods. You main goal should be to keep your weight stable through these times.
You cannot target fat loss to one specific area on your body, it is very important to do abdominal workouts (which we will talk about), but it cannot be the only thing you do. You need to incorporate cardiovascular training, weight lifting, and interval training. You need to turn your body into a fat burning machine, and you do that by raising your lean muscle mass, because muscles burns fat. You also need to have a healthy diet, there are certain foods that can help you get your sexy flat abs, like foods with protein, and foods that are either whole grain or whole wheat. But let get to some of the reasons why strong flat abs are important, other than just looking good.
Yes, great looking abs go further than just skin deep, it’s not all about looking good. There are many health benefits to strengthening your core that will help you live a long and healthy life. If you are experiencing back pain, most the time it is because of the baggage you are carrying up front. Your back is supporting all that weight called your belly, or beer belly. Strengthening your abs will also help you with everyday activities. Just think about all the movements we do, twisting, bending, pushing, and pulling, we engage our core far more than we realize, and if we had a strong core than we would be less likely to injure ourselves. Belly fat has also been related to heart disease, the fat that surrounds our midsections is said to be the most dangerous fat for our hearts.
The First Phase – You pretty much eat normal size portions of food, but you will eliminate all carbohydrates. This will probably be the toughest phase, to get through, because a lot of your really good foods have carbohydrates in them. This strict first phase lasts for two weeks, and in this two weeks, you will eat lean meats. Turkey, chicken, shellfish are all accepted in this first stage, some selected vegetables, nuts and low fat cheese are also accepted in this first phase of the South Beach Diet.
So does the Atkins Diet work? Yes, it actually does work. But if the Atkins Diet works, why is there so much controversy over it? Let me tell you why I do not like the Atkins Diet. The Atkins Diet is great for short-term weight loss, but bad for a lifetime of health. By eliminating foods with carbohydrates, you are limiting yourself to all the wonderful nutrients that help your body. With the Atkins Diet you pretty much only eat foods with protein, which includes steak, chicken, eggs, bacon, and turkey, and even though this sounds great, they are also high in saturated fat. So even though you might lose 20 to 30 pounds, you will actually be doing damage to yourself in the long run.
Flaxseed has many health ingredients, but it is most known for being rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, that’s good fat! Omega-3 fatty acids have actually been known to improve the health of your heart. Flaxseed also has fiber, which most of us need more of in our diets. Another key ingredient that flaxseed contains is called Lignans. Lignans have antioxidants and plan estrogen.
