For many of us, those annoying rolls of flab, around our abs area seems to be growing larger and larger and no amount of abdominal exercises seems to be working.
The abs area has a notorious reputation, especially if you have given birth for being tough to "get rid of".
While getting those abs toned and fit is entirely doable, it is important to know the truth about weight loss and it starts with a healthy abdominal diet and work out plan.
Firstly, contrary to popular myth, exercises, targeting your abs area are NOT the answer, as sit ups can actually sabotage your end goal.
Abs exercises are specifically designed to tighten and build the muscles but they do absolutely nothing to reduce those rolls of flab - this means that you will find yourself with tighter muscles - covered up by abdominal fat.
This does not mean that you should stop moving - it simply means that you need to incorporate, into your workouts, a well designed set of exercises that will take aim at removing that abdominal fat.
Secondly, looking at what you eat, how you eat it, as well as the quantities will go a long way in helping you get rid of that belly fat.
Put aside everything you *think* you know about what are considered "good and bad" foods and start learning about just how powerful and effective specific food groups, eaten in combination can be.
The reality is that foods that have been labeled as "healthy" such as soy milk and whole wheat actually contribute to increasing the fat around your abs.
There are such things as "fat triggering" foods that will sabotage your diet.
So, getting the facts on which foods are best for you is crucial to successfully getting the abs you have always wanted.
Finally, and perhaps this should have come under the heading of "most important", changing your mindset and the way you look at health and fitness is probably the single, biggest success factor when it comes to dieting and maintaining that weight loss.
Being willing to truly look inside yourself and to dig deeply, tapping into that willingness and commitment to doing something that will help you get healthier and stay that way, over the long term, is what a successful lifestyle change is about.
By deciding that you are no longer going to fall for any fad diets and false propaganda that is perpetually being spread around by the diet industry, you are taking a stand and sending a clear message.
The abs area has a notorious reputation, especially if you have given birth for being tough to "get rid of".
While getting those abs toned and fit is entirely doable, it is important to know the truth about weight loss and it starts with a healthy abdominal diet and work out plan.
Firstly, contrary to popular myth, exercises, targeting your abs area are NOT the answer, as sit ups can actually sabotage your end goal.
Abs exercises are specifically designed to tighten and build the muscles but they do absolutely nothing to reduce those rolls of flab - this means that you will find yourself with tighter muscles - covered up by abdominal fat.
This does not mean that you should stop moving - it simply means that you need to incorporate, into your workouts, a well designed set of exercises that will take aim at removing that abdominal fat.
Secondly, looking at what you eat, how you eat it, as well as the quantities will go a long way in helping you get rid of that belly fat.
Put aside everything you *think* you know about what are considered "good and bad" foods and start learning about just how powerful and effective specific food groups, eaten in combination can be.
The reality is that foods that have been labeled as "healthy" such as soy milk and whole wheat actually contribute to increasing the fat around your abs.
There are such things as "fat triggering" foods that will sabotage your diet.
So, getting the facts on which foods are best for you is crucial to successfully getting the abs you have always wanted.
Finally, and perhaps this should have come under the heading of "most important", changing your mindset and the way you look at health and fitness is probably the single, biggest success factor when it comes to dieting and maintaining that weight loss.
Being willing to truly look inside yourself and to dig deeply, tapping into that willingness and commitment to doing something that will help you get healthier and stay that way, over the long term, is what a successful lifestyle change is about.
By deciding that you are no longer going to fall for any fad diets and false propaganda that is perpetually being spread around by the diet industry, you are taking a stand and sending a clear message.