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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

How To Lose Stomach Fat For Good

Do you want to know the truth about how to lose stomach fat? Every time you turn around there is another diet claiming to be "the one" that will get you to lose weight. First of all you can't just lose stomach fat. You will lose fat from all over your body. This, of course, is not a bad thing.

Second, we tend to lose fat last from the place it is stored first. If you store fat easily in the midsection area, this is the last place it will come off. Sorry.

Diet is king when it comes to losing fat. You can workout regularly, but if your eating sucks you just will not achieve the results you want. You cannot "outtrain" a bad diet.

So here is the truth about how to lose stomach fat, belly fat, back fat, face fat and any other fat you want to get rid of.

You have to cut your carb intake.

This is how fitness competitors, bodybuilders and people who can actually see their abs do it.

No magic formulas or workouts.

They eat clean. And they watch their carb intake.

Most people in our society consume 200 to 500 grams of carbs per day. Bread, pasta, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, etc. We are a carb craving society.

But if you were to put a gun to the head of fitness experts and ask for the one piece of advice that would help people lose fat this is what they would say:

Eat 100 grams of carbs per day.

This is how to lose stomach fat. And the rest of your fat as well.

This simple solution makes more sense than just about any diet strategy you'll ever try. Is it overly sexy? Not really. But it works. And it is healthy. Lots of veggies and some fruit.

Eating 100 grams of carbs a day is as close to nutritional magic as you can get:

It's Low-Enough Carb

At 100 grams of carbs per day your carbs will be low enough that you'll be preferentially stoking your metabolic furnace with stored and dietary fats and not carbs. You want to burn fat as fuel.

Also, most people won't experience any mental fogginess, crabbiness, or lack of energy that often accompany really low-carb diets.

It's High-Enough Carb

At 100 grams, you still have room to get in fast-acting carbs as part of your peri-workout nutrition strategy.

There's never a reason to skip the carbohydrates consumed around your weight-training workout. Carbs taken in at this time won't contribute to fat gain and may even speed up the fat loss process.

With a 100 gram daily allowance, you can lose belly fat fast and maximize the anabolic potential of the peri-workout time frame.

In addition, with 100 grams of carbohydrates allowed every day, there's no reason to avoid nutritionally ass-kicking fruits, berries, and vegetables as you have to do with 20 and 30 gram diets. This not only allows you to eat good-for-you foods, it opens up your diet to a wider variety of meal choices. No need to live on bacon and string cheese for twelve weeks as you would on an ultra low carb diet. That is just not practical.

This will also provide enough energy for your workouts. Remember, you want your body to be tapping into your fat stores as fuel for your workout.

If you are serious about learning how to lose stomach fat, this is it.

The 100-grammer won't fall for bullshit "Low-Fat!" and "Made with Whole Grains!" health claims you see all over the cereal, bread, and Pop-Tart aisle. He or she will ditch the fruit juice, most sugary dairy products, pasta, and other junk. You will become wary of those "guiltless" menu options at chain restaurants, which border on fraudulent.

For the rest of your diet (i.e. protein and fats) there are a couple of other guidelines.

Eat protein at every meal: a bunch of eggs, protein powder, or a hunk of meat. It's hard to screw this part up.

Add fats to each meal as well(except post workout). Don't go overboard with nuts and seeds because they come with their fair share of carbs and you'll quickly be on the 250 Gram Carb Plan. Walnuts are great because they have a lower carb count than any other nut, and they contain the most diverse fatty acid profile (including omega-3s).

Use oils and some butter on your vegetables. Sprinkle salads with different oils.

How to lose stomach fat? Eat 100 grams of carbs per day and see what happens.

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