Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life » (Reprint)

DAVID ZINCZENKO, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, is one of America’s leading experts on health and fitness. He lives in New York City and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

TED SPIKER, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Florida and a contributing editor to Men’s Health, resides in Gainesville, Florida.

In survey after survey, men and women say that a flat abdomen is the ultimate symbol of sex appeal. And in study after study, researchers found that getting a firm belly is the single most significant step anyone can take to stay healthy for life. Now available in paperback, The Abs Diet for Women shows the most effective way to a flat belly, a firm body, and a much better life.

Packed with information developed exclusively for women, the book includes:

-information on how the Abs Diet can prevent joint pain, improve female sexual response, and give a woman the flat belly she craves in just six weeks

-Abs Diet adaptations to tailor the diet to each woman’s individual needs

-psychological strategies for dealing with obstacles and changing moods

-3 weeks’ worth of all-new meal plans

-tips on managing menopausal symptoms without hormone replacement therapy

-new and super-effective moves that incorporate yoga and Pilates to strenghten the core, stretch the body, and relieve stress—plus a postpartum workout to help moms lose the baby weight

Easy to follow and more satisfying than a great-fitting pair of jeans, The Abs Diet for Women is the most effective way for a woman to change her health, her size, and her body for good.

Foreword   Heidi Skolnik, Ms, CDN, FACSM     xi
Introduction: You Have Abs. Yes, You     xiii
The Abs Diet Cheat Sheet     1
Strip Away Fat, Strip Away Trouble     3
The Abs Diet Start-up Kit     14
Why the Abs Diet? And Why Now?     17
Burn Fat Day and Night     23
How the Abs Diet Works     36
A Flat Belly in 6 Weeks     57
Shocker: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat     70
The Abs Diet Nutrition Plan     80
The Abs Diet Power 12     88
Abs Diet Dishes     109
Abs Diet Meal Plans     138
Abs Diet Adaptations     151
Special Bonus Section: What's on Your Mind?     162
Fitting the Abs Diet Into Everyday Life     168
Turbocharging the Abs Diet     173
The Abs Diet Workout     181
Targeting Your Abs     221
Special Bonus Section: The Secret to Lean Legs     281
The Abs Diet and Your Hormones     298
The Abs Diet for Moms     305
The Stress-Busting Workout     322
The Abs Diet Maintenance Plan     357
Nutritional Values of Common Foods     359
Glycemic Loads forSelected Foods     372
Index     375