10 great ways to get a flat stomach

Thank you Women's Health for throwing out all the diet craziness and just getting down to the basics.  Here are the top 10 ways Women's Health says to flatten your abs.

1: Eat when your hungry - 5 small meals or 3 bigger meals....it is the calories in that count
2: Eat FAT - the healthy kind (MUFA's - avocados, nuts, olive oil)
3: Eat don't count Calories - don't stress on counting calories just load up on lean protein, healthy fruits,veggies & complex carbs
4: Eat CARBS!! - yes the healthy complex whole grains not the donuts!
5: Eat WHEY Protein - this helps us lose fat and build lean muscle tissue
6: Pump some Iron - the best way to build a lean machine is to strength train 2-3 times /week
7: Drink some milk & Eat some cheese - the calcium and Vitamin D helps you to build muscle & burn fat
8: Limit sugar and artificial sweetners intake - it's time to break the sugar addiction
9: Stay away from the weight loss supplements - most of these are unproven and just want your money
10: Eat healthy after a big work out - try lean protein and complex carbs

Check out the link for the full article
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DIETS DON"T WORK

Here is a great link talking about why diets don't work and why a healthy lifestyle is better.

Nourish, Move, Thrive

Five Foods that can break your DIET!

Here is a recap of a great article I read from Leslie Beck, Canada AM's Nutrition Expert

Diet Breakers
#1  100 Calorie snack packs - watch how much you really eat!!
#2  Meal-Sized snacks - snack grab on the go could do you in - Classic Cinnabon roll 810 calories, Starbucks Grande White Chocolate Mocha 500 calories, Tim Horton's whole grain bagel with cream cheese 475 calories - YIKES THAT IS A MEAL ITSELF!!!!
#3  Liquid Calories - watch out for sugary drinks they count!  Even the cream & sugar (honey) adds up!
#4  Baked Potato chips - they are still calories!  A 1 oz serving of baked potato chips has 120 calories, that is only 30 calories less than the full fat potato chip.
#5  No sugar added treats - same trick as the potato chips - they are still empty calories and have only slightly fewer calories than the real thing.

Check out the full article on Leslie Beck's web site    http//www.lesliebeck.com