| If you do endless abdominal exercises but still can't | | | | fruits, vegetables and whole grains.o Drink plenty of |
| change the appearance of your flabby belly, then you | | | | water. Water helps to flush sodium from your body |
| might need to consider a flat abs diet. Workouts and | | | | and sodium causes water retention.o Cut down on |
| diet are a great way to change the way you look | | | | sodium. This is a hard one. Most of the foods we eat |
| and feel but it can be frustrating if you aren't getting | | | | contain sodium, which leads to bloating if we eat too |
| the results you expect. | | | | much of it. Sodium is necessary to regulate blood |
| If you lead a very stressful life, it can actually | | | | pressure and for regulating the body's fluids, but too |
| prevent weight loss of any sort and it will also | | | | much of it is really not good for you. You should be |
| contribute to your belly. The best thing you can do | | | | aiming for about 2,400 milligrams of sodium per day |
| for yourself aside from exercise and diet is to reduce | | | | which is about one teaspoon.o Don't overeat in the |
| your stress. Stress actually triggers the hormone | | | | evening. If you must have something, make it a light |
| cortisol which increases your appetite and promotes | | | | snack, sodium free, such as cut up vegetables.o Eat |
| fat deposits around your abdomen. This is why you | | | | more fiber. We routinely do not get enough fiber in |
| need to get stress under control in order to get | | | | our diets. Fiber helps you in three major ways. It |
| flatter abs. | | | | takes much longer to chew, and this means you will |
| Here are the basics of a flat abs diet.o Eat a sensible | | | | be more satisfied with the food you are eating. It fills |
| amount of good carbs. If you eat too many carbs, it | | | | you because it has more bulk. It has bulk that helps |
| can lead to bloating and water weight gain. You | | | | you to digest foods more easily. |
| should be eating between 200 and 280 grams of | | | | If you keep these main points in mind, you should be |
| carbs each day. This will account for about 60 | | | | able to the results(flatter abs) much sooner. |
| percent of what you eat in a day. Good carbs are | | | | |