Know When To Eat For A Flat Stomach

It is the case nowadays, that few people recognise the link between when they eat and the shape of their stomach.

Beginning your day with a bowl of muesli plus a cup of coffee, followed by a bagel for lunch, only to come home intensely hungry and gorge yourself will make a great set of abs hard to achieve.

Can you remember what you ate and how much you ate for breakfast this morning? Perhaps you skipped breakfast altogether. What we eat and when we eat it is likely to be dictated by our lifestyles.

The simple fact of the matter is not only are you what you eat but you are also when you eat.

So what does a great meal strategy for a flat stomach comprise of?

The saying “Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and Dine like a Pauper” is very apt for this meal strategy.

Breakfast 

After having fasted all night the cells in your body are anxious for you to eat. By making your breakfast the largest meal in the day (to be eaten by 9am) your metabolic rate will be restored or raised which will help you on your flat abs journey.

In my experience eating a large breakfast will provide me with both staying power and energy. I’m also likely to be active during the day.

Lunch 

Lunch should also be a good sized meal and one that should preferably be eaten away from your work station. Eating your meal in an environment where you can relax will improve your digestion which, in turn, will improve the shape of your stomach.

By incorporating healthy snacks in between meals you constantly reassure your body that energy and nutrition are readily available, which often results in elevated metabolism.

Dinner 

Reduce the size of your evening meal by half and eat it three hours before you go to bed. This may seem a little odd as for many - the evening meal is often the biggest. But in my experience this meal strategy has proven very effective to reduce the size of the mid section.

To add to this, all your meals and snacks should be eaten according to your metabolic type, which is one foundation pillar on which to build your health and lose weight. Incorporate this meal strategy as part of your flat abs plan and reap the benefits!