Table of Contents

Foreword Michele Promaulayko xi

Introduction: Your Abs May Save Your Life: You Have Abs. Yes, You. And This Plan Will Help You Find Them xiii

The 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 Abs Diet Start-Up Kit 20

Chapter 2 Eat This, Weigh Less: Why the Abs Diet Works When Others Fail 23

Chapter 3 Burn Fat Day and Night: How Metabolism Shapes Your Body-and How You Can Change Yours 28

Chapter 4 How the New Abs Diet Works: What Your Last Meal Is Doing to Your Body Right Now 41

Chapter 5 A Flat Belly in 6 Weeks: A Week-by-Week Guide to How Your Body Will Change 57

Chapter 6 Shocker: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat: The Truth about the Trend That's Threatening America's Health 74

Chapter 7 The Abs Diet Nutrition Plan: The Powerfoods and System That Will Change Your Body 84

Chapter 8 The Abs Diet Power 12: Meet the Powerfoods That Will Shrink Your Belly and Keep You Healthy for Life 91

Chapter 9 Abs Diet Dishes: Using Powerfoods in Quick and Easy Recipes 111

Chapter 10 Abs Diet Meal Plans: Featuring Three Perfect Weeks of Eating for Women 142

Chapter 11 Abs Diet Adaptations: Tailoring the Plan for Each Woman's Individual Needs 155

Special Bonus Section: What's on Your Mind?: Psychological Strategies for Dealing with Your Obstacles-and Your Changing Moods 166

Chapter 12 Fitting the Abs Diet into Everyday Life: How This Simple Eating Plan Makes Your Life Simpler, Too 172

Chapter 13 Turbocharging the New Abs Diet: How Exercise Can Strip Away Fat and Add Lean Muscle 177

Chapter 14 The New Abs Diet Workout: The Easiest, Most Effective Workout Plan Ever 185

Chapter 15 Targeting Your Abs: A 50-"Six-Pack" of Exercises 223

Special Bonus Section: Look Hot in Your Jeans: Leg-Toning and Butt-Shaping Exercises for Your Abs Diet Workout 282

Chapter 16 The Abs Diet and Your Hormones: How the Program Can Work with Your Body's Natural Cycles 300

Chapter 17 The Abs Diet for Moms: Using the Plan to Prepare for the Baby-and Lose the Baby Weight 307

Chapter 18 The Stress-Busting Workout: A Program That Can Give You the Fit Body-and Calm Mind-You Want 323

The New Abs Diet Maintenance Plan 359

Nutritional Values of Common Foods 361

Glycemic Loads for Selected Foods 374

Index 376