Believe it or not, Abs are made 80% in the kitchen and 20% with exercise!!
Many people do spot reduction exercises such as sit-ups to get a flatter stomach. Doing 500 sit-ups everyday will not reduce belly fat!
You need to lose your overall body fat. Doing core exercises will strengthen your core, but what you need to do is combine a proper nutrition plan (remember it’s 80% in the kitchen) and do a full body workout program then do core strengthening.
Some exercises like squats and deadlifts, which you do for your legs also utilize the core. So you may be working out your core without even knowing it! Isn’t that great?! J
Aside from exercise, you need to eat whole and unrefined foods, meaning foods with only ONE ingredient. Get rid of the processed junk!! Eat more protein as it builds muscle, which muscle increases your metabolism, thus it burns fat.
Your body needs carbs!!!! Eat carbs high in fiber (veggies, fruits, unrefined sprouted whole grains). Eat carbs that have more than 5g in fiber and less than 5g in sugar. Get rid of the white stuff!! White bread, pasta, rice—chuck ‘em out!
Eat good fats! Yes! They help you fight fat! They help maintain your hormone levels, which reduces cravings. Eat your avocados, nuts, olive oil, eggs, fish and meat! I like having a handful of nuts in the afternoon for a quick snack!
Hang in there, it takes about 90 days of clean eating to see results!! Keep up the discipline!!! If you have a day of bad eating, so what, you can get back on your feet the next day, it’s not an excuse to keep eating bad!
Happy good eating!! J
