Making a Six Pack in the Kitchen
Bodybuilders will often insist that “Abs are made in the kitchen.”
But keep in mind that most professional bodybuilders eat very lean like skinless chicken and vegetables or fish and water a couple of weeks before a contest.
No one eats like this all of the time. (One bodybuilder who I interviewed explained that this pre-contest diet made him feeling week and dizzy.)
But you can still have a strong, flat abdominal with intelligent nutrition.
The trick is NOT to starve yourself or go overboard on your eating habits. One of the easiest strategies to a flat stomach is to eat some protein before anything else. This alone can help stabilize your blood sugar and reduce your carbohydrate cravings.
Here is an example. A typical slow metabolism eating pattern is as follows:
Breakfast: Two waffles with butter and maple syrup, two cups of coffee.
Snack: Apple.
Lunch: Baked potato, egg salad, roll with butter, fruit cup, coffee.
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Dinner: Salad with dressing, rice, brownie with vanilla ice cream.
This person’s energy is going to drop about an hour after every meal. They will often wonder why they feel groggy.
An effective slow metabolism eating plan would be more like this:
Breakfast: Two eggs, poached or over-easy, steamed vegetables, one cup of herbal tea.
Snack: Protein shake.
Lunch: Salmon salad with greens, tomatoes, olive oil and lemon juice, one pear.
Snack: Low-fat yogurt or cheese (if you can tolerate dairy) or almond butter and rice crackers.
Dinner: Chicken breast and stir-fried vegetables.
The Caloric intake (and cost) is about the same for to two meal plans. Give it a try. It just takes a bit of planning.
In Health,
Coach Doug
Learn more about metabolic eating in: Stomach Flattening
