The Abs Diet brought to you by David Zinczenko claims to strip away belly fat and turn it into muscle.
The premise behind The Abs Diet is that muscle is more effective for burning fat and if you can get more muscle you will burn more fat.
It incorporates both diet and exercise so that your body produces muscle which will burn fat faster resulting in quicker weight loss.
The goal of The Abs Diet is twelve pounds in 2 weeks with an emphasis on flattening the stomach.
While most diets are concerned with what you are NOT eating the abs diet is completely opposite.
The abs diets motto is more food equals more muscle which equals less flab.
The diet is also centered around eating 6 meals per day consisting of the twelve "Power Foods" 1.
Almonds and Nuts 2.
Beans 3.
Green Veggies 4.
Dairy (low fat milk yogurt and cheese) 5.
Oatmeal - Plain (not sweetened) 6.
Eggs 7.
Turkey and other lean meats 8.
Peanut Butter 9.
Olive Oil 10.
Breads and Cereal (Whole Grain Only) 11.
Protein Powder (preferably whey protein) 12.
Berries The formula for the diet is to eat 3 power foods for 3 meals and 2 power foods for the other three smaller snack meals Sample Daily Meal: Breakfast -8-12 Ounces of Abs Diet Power Smoothie Snack -Raw vegetables (as many servings as you want) -2 teaspoons of peanut butter Lunch -Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread, -1 cup milk Snack - 1 oz.
almonds - 1 cup berries Dinner - Meatballs made withwith onions, garlic, protein powder & cheese Snack - 8-12 Ounces of Abs Diet Power Smoothie Pros: * Very healthy dieting plan * Weight lost usually is long term * Good food Cons: * Weight loss can be very slow to kick in * Not simple to follow * Can get quite expensive
The premise behind The Abs Diet is that muscle is more effective for burning fat and if you can get more muscle you will burn more fat.
It incorporates both diet and exercise so that your body produces muscle which will burn fat faster resulting in quicker weight loss.
The goal of The Abs Diet is twelve pounds in 2 weeks with an emphasis on flattening the stomach.
While most diets are concerned with what you are NOT eating the abs diet is completely opposite.
The abs diets motto is more food equals more muscle which equals less flab.
The diet is also centered around eating 6 meals per day consisting of the twelve "Power Foods" 1.
Almonds and Nuts 2.
Beans 3.
Green Veggies 4.
Dairy (low fat milk yogurt and cheese) 5.
Oatmeal - Plain (not sweetened) 6.
Eggs 7.
Turkey and other lean meats 8.
Peanut Butter 9.
Olive Oil 10.
Breads and Cereal (Whole Grain Only) 11.
Protein Powder (preferably whey protein) 12.
Berries The formula for the diet is to eat 3 power foods for 3 meals and 2 power foods for the other three smaller snack meals Sample Daily Meal: Breakfast -8-12 Ounces of Abs Diet Power Smoothie Snack -Raw vegetables (as many servings as you want) -2 teaspoons of peanut butter Lunch -Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread, -1 cup milk Snack - 1 oz.
almonds - 1 cup berries Dinner - Meatballs made withwith onions, garlic, protein powder & cheese Snack - 8-12 Ounces of Abs Diet Power Smoothie Pros: * Very healthy dieting plan * Weight lost usually is long term * Good food Cons: * Weight loss can be very slow to kick in * Not simple to follow * Can get quite expensive