Diet Tips for Abs - Fat Loss for a Six Pack

In this article, I published "Diet Tips for Six Pack Abs" is part of our interview we recently did. Enjoy! Here is ...

CB: And finally Mike, 1 or 2 of your top secret nutrition tips for carving out those six pack abs. Open the safe info!

MG: Well Craig, I think you'd agree that there has never been more confusing time about proper nutrition for consumers. Any so-called "experts" out there seems to disagree and contradict each other about what is the best way to eat for fat loss and overall good health.

One of the most important messages I try to teach my readers in this world of heavy confusion is that your diet does not need to adapt to any fad diet ... You do not have to go "low carb" or "low fat" or high or low anything for that thing to be successful in losing enough body fat to get lean enough to be able to see your abs. I like to try to simplify things for my readers. I think balance is the key to success along with eating a diet consisting of nutrient-dense foods in their natural state (as unprocessed as possible ).

In principle, it is difficult to process the food that makes it wreak havoc in our bodies. Most foods in their natural unprocessed state are inherently good for us. Of course, there are always exceptions ... salad leaves, poison ivy is "natural and unprocessed" but certainly would not be good for us!

I'll leave your readers with several important aspects of nutrition and diet that will help to get you lean for life (and have any chance of getting those abs to show )...

1 Get enough quality protein in the daily diet - not just to have a higher thermic effect than carbs and fat (so you burn more calories digesting it), but it also creates satiety so glad he is satisfied longer. Plus it's a block to maintain and build muscle ... And remember that the amount of muscle you carry is one of the main factors for controlling your metabolism.

2 Think of fiber! When it comes to carbs, make sure that almost all of your carbohydrate intake is from multiple sources such as vegetable fiber, fruit and high fiber unrefined grains. Try to avoid refined sugars and refined grains as that is one of the main reasons so many people struggle with body fat. I personally do not eat many grains as I prefer to get most of my carbs from vegetables and fruits, but I am a bit fan of sprouted grains. I generally recommend looking for carbohydrate sources that have at least 2-3 grams of fiber per 10 grams of total carbohydrates. Keep in mind that fiber helps fill you and slows down the glycemic response of foods you eat, all beneficial for getting lean.

3 Do not be afraid to eat fat! Many people try to go way too low on fat intake in the diet, which can negatively affect hormone levels in your body, as well as causing more cravings. Try to eat enough healthy fats daily. Good sources are all nuts and seeds, nut butters, avocados, olive oil, organic meats and eggs, coconuts and virgin coconut oil. To this, saturated fats from tropical oils are very misunderstood, even by many nutritionists and other health professionals. If they are highly saturated fats, but are actually beneficial (but that is way beyond the scope of this article ).

4 Avoid the two worst things in our food supply at any cost:

* artificial trans fats from margarines, shortening and hydrogenated oils that are in most processed foods

* high fructose corn syrup, which is in almost all sweetened products on the market

Again, if you avoid processed foods, it becomes easy to avoid these two worst offenders in our food supply.

I always say that once it is processed on these 4 main points of your diet detailed above, the rest starts to take care of yourself as you gain control over your appetite, blood sugar levels, hormone levels, etc. all fall on their place, and you eventually get full control over how lean you get. Gain control of this part of your life, and those abs may show up in no time!