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