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Jonathan asked:
I’m too poor to afford the book, and all the copies are checked out at the library. From what I gather, it’s basically - don’t eat crap, eat lots of protein, and exercise often, right? Anything else significant?
Kansieo.com
I’m too poor to afford the book, and all the copies are checked out at the library. From what I gather, it’s basically - don’t eat crap, eat lots of protein, and exercise often, right? Anything else significant?
Kansieo.com
February 11th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Yup thats pretty much it!
I did a report on it for a class a few years back. It’s basically no different than all the other diets out there.
Your best bet is to eat healthy and exercise and you’ll be fine.
February 14th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
You asked, so here are the basics:
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it’s just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don’t say you don’t have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you’re worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but don’t do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat.
3. Do strength training three times a week using lighter weights and doing circuits of 12 repetitions. Also, do your ab exercises on strength training days.
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That’s not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. People who don’t are 450% more likely to be overweight.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you’re constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
– Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
– High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
– Fast food
– Junk food
– White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
– The deadly C’s (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
– Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
– Beans/Legumes
– Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
– Dairy products (as long as they’re low-fat or non-fat)
– Eggs
– Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
– Olive oil
– Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
– Fresh fruits (anything that ends in berry is a winner)
– Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
– Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day - just don’t overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one cheat meal every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don’t gorge yourself. That’ll help keep you from feeling deprived and it’ll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck! For more information, go to the Discussion boards on the Mens Health website and check out the bulletin boards for The Abs Diet.