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.
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Holly Rigsby is a nationally recognized women's fitness
coach, certified personal trainer (CPT) and the author of
the internationally popular e-book - Fit Yummy Mummy - Burn
Your Baby Fat & Get Your Body Back. Go to
http://www.fityummymummy.com to get your FREE copy of her
special report: "The Five Ways To Boost Your Metabolism."
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