Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction
Your Abs May Save Your Life: You Have Abs. Yes, you. And This Plan Will Help You Find Them xi
The New Abs Diet Cheat Sheet And Portion-Distortion Decoder 1
Chapter 1 The Next Step in Weight Loss: Cutting-Edge Research Blazes New Paths to a Flat Belly and Healthier Body 3
The New Abs Diet Start-Up Kit 26
Chapter 2 Eat This, Weigh Less: Why the New Abs Diet Works When Others Fail 29
Chapter 3 Burn Fat Day and Night: How Metabolism Shapes Your Body-And How You Can Change Yours 35
Chapter 4 How The New Abs Diet Works: What Your Last Meal Is Doing to Your Body Right Now 49
Chapter 5 A Six-Pack in 6 Weeks: A Week-by-Week Guide to How Your Body Will Change 67
Chapter 6 Shocker: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat: The Truth about the Trend That's Threatening America's Health 77
Chapter 7 The New Abs Diet Nutrition Plan: The Powerfoods and System That Will Change Your Body 87
Chapter 8 The Abs Diet Power 12: Meet the Powerfoods That Will Shrink Your Gut and Keep You Healthy for Life 99
Special Report Your Weight is Not Your Fault: The Sneaky Ways Food Manufacturers Are Scheming to Make You Fat 119
Chapter 9 The New Abs Diet Meal Plan: Using Powerfoods in Quick and Easy Recipes 127
Chapter 10 Fitting the New Abs Diet into Your Life: How This Simple Eating Plan Makes Your Life Simpler, Too 159
Chapter 11 Turbocharging The New Abs Diet: How Exercise Can Strip Away Fat and Add Muscle 167
Chapter 12 The New Abs Diet Workout: The Easiest, Most Effective Workout Plan Ever 177
Chapter 13 Targeting Your Abs: A 50-"Six-Pack" of Exercises 211
Special Section The Ultimate Eight-Pack Workout: New Exercises to Upgrade Your Abs 271
The New Abs Diet Maintenance Plan 283
Nutritional Values of Common Foods 285
Glycemic Loads for Selected Foods 298
Index 300
