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?

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Five Ways to Curb your Sweet Tooth to Get Better Abs

There’s nothing like determination, willpower and focus to keep you on target to attaining the tummy of your dreams. Couple that with a smart nutrition and exercise plan and you’ll be unstoppable!

Or you would be – if you could just get through those 3pm sugar cravings. That sweet tooth (whatever time it hits you) can tear down even the strongest of resolutions and it becomes a pretty frustrating cycle when you start each day feeling in control and finish off swearing to ‘do better tomorrow’.

Want to stop the cycle?

Here’s how to fight the cravings and get all the way to sleep time without sabotaging your hard work:

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Get Rid of Your Belly Fat by Ditching the Diet Foods

Yep, you read that right. A recent study has shown (and not for the first time) that consumption of artificial sweeteners and other diet or low-fat packaged foods is definitely contributing to weight gain!

Now, sure, this study talks about the effects of artificial sweeteners on rats, but that doesn’t mean you should be dissuaded from paying it close attention. The proof is in the pudding, after all (or lack thereof ☺).

The fact is, over the years I’ve seen many clients drop weight from around their belly when they ditched the diet and low-fat foods.

So get rid of the gum, stop guzzling the diet soda, and put down the low-fat yogurt immediately!

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The Truth about Bad Fats - What Not to Eat for Flat Abs

In my last post I talked about eating fat to lose fat and how getting down ‘n’ dirty with the (right kind of) grease can actually help you attain that elusive flat belly.

I went into a fair bit of detail about which fats you should eat to have flat abs, but neglected to specify which fats you definitely want to avoid.

So here it is people…the fastest way to a fat stomach. Yes, you read that right.

This is otherwise known as the very very black list…

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