Abs Diet

What Is The Abs Diet?

The Abs Diet is a weight loss diet program created by the editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine, David Zinczenko. Through its nutrition and exercise program, it claims to help dieters eat more to weigh less, turn fat into muscle, look and feel younger, supercharge their sex life, and live without pain. It focuses on achieving diet weight control by listing foods in certain categories of how often you should eat them, and by following a specific workout plan that focuses on strength training three times a week with cardiovascular warm-up, additional cardiovascular exercise on non strength-training days, and abs exercises twice a week.

What Is The Diet Plan Of The Abs Diet?

The Abs Diet is based around a "bulls-eye" diet plan in which dieters eat six times a day and choose their food based on the general diet food health products included in the bulls-eye. In the center of the bulls-eye are the "power 12" diet foods: almonds and other nuts, beans and legumes, spinach and other green veggies, dairy (fat-free/low-fat), instant oatmeal (unsweetened, unflavored), eggs, turkey/lean meat (steak, chicken and fish), peanut butter (all-natural), olive oil, whole grain bread/cereal, extra protein (whey) powder, and raspberries and other berries. The outer rings of the bulls-eye recommend foods to eat often, then foods to eat occasionally, and the outermost ring has foods to eat rarely. The Abs Diet nutrition plan is not a low carb diet. Instead, it focuses on diversifying meals to get a combination of lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats.

What Makes The Abs Diet Different?

Although it carries many similarities to other diet programs, the Abs Diet is unique for various reasons. The 12 power foods listed contain the foods that make up Mediterranean diet, including fish, grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil; however, the Abs Diet is more a more complete diet program because it also includes an exercise regimen.

The Abs Diet is also more complete by other diets because it promotes a diet that is meant to be maintained for a lifetime. The foods listed and the exercise regimen can be incorporated into a dieter's daily lifestyle permanently in order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. While other diets, such as the Cabbage Soup Diet, focus on instant weight loss with a diet plan meant for a limited number of days, the Abs Diet, encourages a nutrition plan that can be followed forever to reach that goal weight and stay there.