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The Abs Diet
Tyler:
I hear ya on the smoothies. When I first started I thought the same thing. Then I learned of a few tips. You can add a bit more oatmeal if you want to add more volume, such as a quarter cup. And you can add ice. Adding ice really increases the volume without any extra calories.
You'll also notice that after the first week you're stomach will start to require less food to feel full.
I just had a bbq chicken breast for dinner and I could barely finish it.
Thanks for noticing the loss of fat. I can really see it in my jaw line, legs and arms. Not so much in the belly yet, but that can be the last to go.
Razor X:
--- Quote from: Tyler on January 15, 2007, 09:26:09 PM ---
Thanks for noticing the loss of fat. I can really see it in my jaw line, legs and arms. Not so much in the belly yet, but that can be the last to go.
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The belly is always the last for me. That's pretty much the stage I am at now.
If there's one piece of advice I can offer you, it's keep doing what you're doing. You're going about it the right way and you're still young enough that it isn't all that difficult to lose weight. Believe me, that will change in a few years' time. I'm a few years older than you are and I can't believe how much my metabolism has slowed down. Probably a part of that is due to too much yo-yo dieting. I lost about 40 pounds in just a few months on Weight Watchers when I was about 28, and I kept most of it off for 4 or 5 years. Then it started to creep back up and I have had one hell of a time getting it off again. The things that used to work for me don't anymore.
I've always hated exercising, but I finally joined a gym and signed up with a personal trainer two years ago. It's gotten me good results, but after two years, I'm still not quite there yet. After as hard as I've worked, I would have thought I'd have been at my goal a long time ago. I can see a huge improvement in myself, but I'm still not where I should be (of course I am never satisfied). I haven't had a flat tummy since I was a kid, but I'm determined that I'm going to get there sometime in the next few months.
Thanks for the smoothie tips - I hope you're right about needing less food after the first week.
Robmeister:
--- Quote from: RazorX on January 15, 2007, 09:38:33 PM ---The belly is always the last for me.
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That's actually true with everyone if you think about it. The belly is the benchmark for fitness....and the last to lose the fat.
If you can achieve the universally coveted "6-pack," in pretty much ANY well-rounded fitness program.....you've done it.
In other words, you'll not see ripped abs and saggy pectorals or a big butt or a double chin on the same person at the same time.
The abs are the focal point of overall fitness and leanness. You see a guy or gal with a tight six-pack and that person is fit everywhere else and lookin GOOD!
ar3inc:
--- Quote from: RazorX on January 15, 2007, 09:17:02 PM ---Well, I am cheating a bit because even though the smoothie recipes all say they make two servings, I am drinking the whole thing all at once. I've been making one in the morning with 3/4 cup of oatmeal in it, 1 cup of milk, 2 tbspns of yogurt, 2 tsp natural peanut butter and 2 tsp of whey powder. It's extremely filling, but I can't imagine how that is two servings. If I were just eating oatmeal, I'd have a full cup - or else I'd have half a cup and some egg whites with it. So it doesn't seem like two meals' worth of food.
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I am not really big on peanut butter (MR E's nightmares -- if you have to ask don't) but what happens if there is no peanut butter or is there a substitute?
Tyler:
--- Quote from: ar3inc on January 15, 2007, 11:05:01 PM ---I am not really big on peanut butter (MR E's nightmares -- if you have to ask don't) but what happens if there is no peanut butter or is there a substitute?
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You don't have to use peanut butter at all. It just provides a lot of protein in a small amount.
You can substitute Almond Butter, Macadamia Nut Butter, etc.
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