Abdominal Fat Loss Tips

Fitness expert David Grisaffi has a whole chapter on abdominal fat loss tips in his book Firm And Flatten Your Abs.

Here are five of David's tips that I want to share with you:

1. Cut calories, but not too drastically.

The only way you can see a great set of abs is to shed the body fat that covers them. To decrease your body fat you must reduce your calories enough to create a caloric deficit so that you are burning more calories than you consume. However, most people go too far and cut their calories too much.

Your body interprets a severe calorie shortage as starvation, which slows down your metabolism and encourages your body to store more fat (more stubbornly) in the future. So don’t starve yourself. Just reduce your calories by 10–15% less than the point at which you maintain your weight.

2. Eat five to six small meals per day.

Eating five to six small meals a day is a nutritional approach in vogue with many diet and training programs today, and for good reason. Small, frequent meals (as opposed to two or three big meals) help to keep your metabolism high, literally "stoking the furnace" within your body and helping you to burn more fat. The more you practice eating small meals at frequent intervals, the more you will find fat leaving your body.

3. Reduce carbohydrate intake at night.

Tapering your carbs toward the end of the day will minimize the possibility of carb-to-fat turnover. It's proven that eating carbs at night is more likely to result in fat storage because insulin sensitivity is lower at night and your metabolism slows when you sleep.

One thing many people don't consider is that when you eat heavy carb meals late at night you tend to be less hungry in the morning (your blood sugar levels will still be above average when you awake). As a result, when you wake up, you tend to skip breakfast or eat a small breakfast. This stimulates overeating later in the day and perpetuates a cycle of late-day binging and breakfast-skipping that repeats itself over and over.

4. Eat fiber with every meal.

Fiber helps with the digestion of protein, carbs and fat. It's an important aid in burning the sugar from carbs and it makes muscles leaner. Fiber helps you reduce body fat and stabilizes your blood sugar. It also keeps you regular and helps hold down cholesterol levels. Eating a high fiber diet is one of the smartest moves you can make for fat loss and overall health. Get as much of this stuff as you possibly can, within your daily calorie limits.

5. Drink plenty of water.

Drinking enough water is one of the most important tips on this list. Water helps prevent fat storage because it contains no calories and is actually an appetite suppressant. Water also aids in the metabolism of stored fat. If you are trying to get the fat off your midsection, water will detoxify your fat cells and permit the toxins to flow out of your body, allowing the fat to be used as fuel.

For more abdominal fat loss tips, and for plenty of ab and core exercises and training routines, check out David's Firm And Flatten Your Abs program.

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