Flat Stomach Secrets For Women
Have you tried everything under the sun to get a flat stomach,
only to come up disappointed? Have you fallen prey to all the
gimmicks, fad diets and shameless infomercials promising you
that elusive flat stomach that you desire?
Well fret no more, I’m going to let you in on the two ‘secrets’
that will help you shed unwanted fat and reveal your toned, flat
stomach once and for all.
The first secret for a flat stomach is eating supportively. While
this doesn’t seem like a secret at all, most women get this wrong
in spite of their best – but misguided – efforts. Women have
fallen prey to low-fat, low-carb, Hollywood, grapefruit, South
Beach and every other over hyped diet that marketers can dream
up, all in hopes of shedding those unwanted pounds. But eating
supportively is isn’t about dieting or deprivation; it’s about
moderation and balance. While cutting carbs or fats out of your
nutrition plan might give you a temporary loss of a couple of
pounds, it’s typically followed by a drop in metabolism and a
weight gain of more than you lost in the first place once you
go back to your old eating habits.
So what is eating supportively? Eating supportively is having
protein and carbohydrates at every meal. It’s grazing on 4-6
meals or snack each day instead of missing meals and then gorging
yourself. It’s enjoying a healthy breakfast and not drinking your
calories. But most of all, eating supportively is enjoying the
foods you love in moderation instead of in excess.
If eating supportively is the first secret to a flat stomach, then
what’s the second? The second flat stomach secret is resistance
training. Unfortunately, just as fad diets have stood in the path
of women achieving the flat stomachs they so desired, so have the
myths of spot reduction and cardio being the best method for fat
loss. Late night infomercials have long promoted gadgets that
promised to spot reduce those trouble spots that women struggle
with and sucked us in with testimonials from fitness models that
undoubtedly picked up a nifty paycheck for endorsing their wares.
But spot reduction is a myth. Think about it – have you ever met
someone with a flat stomach and fat arms? Didn’t think so. If spot
reduction was possible then undoubtedly one of these happy
customers would have toned and tightened their stomach, yet kept
their flabby arms.
The other myth that has led women astray is the belief that
cardio is the best solution for fat loss. Treadmill manufacturers
have sold the virtues of the ‘fat burning zone’ and led us to
believe that we could plod along on a treadmill watching Oprah
and before long a flat stomach would be ours. These two myths
have diverted us from the path of what really does work – resistance
training. Resistance training is a flat stomach’s best friend
because not only does an effective resistance training session
burn plenty of calories while you’re doing it, but it keeps you’re
metabolism revved long after you’re done. One recent study showed
that you’re metabolism would stay elevated for over 36 hours
after a resistance training session.
Try to get that out of an aerobics class.
And there’s another benefit of resistance training when it comes
to getting a flat stomach. The lean muscle that you gain will
raise you’re resting metabolic rate and help you burn more fat
all day long, each and every day.
There you have it, two ‘secrets’ that are guaranteed to boost
your metabolism and give you that flat stomach you’ve been
longing for. So ditch the diet books and the aerobics classes
and start eating supportively and resistance training. Before
long that flat stomach will finally be yours.
Holly Rigsby is CPT, MAT America’s #1 Fat Loss Expert for Busy
Moms and author. Holly has worked with over 300 Mom’s to help
them lose the stubborn baby fat, get their pre-baby body back
and reclaim their yummy-ness. Don’t miss her Free Report:
Top 5 Busy Mom Metabolism Boosters. Go here:
http://i-want-my-body-back.com
