On the topic of the abs, I think it is more genetics on the shape of your body. I happen to be one of the people with very muscular abs that protrude. I do agree that my 6 pack isn’t aesthetically pleasing as the flat 6 pack, but there is nothing I can do for it. And unless you are running massive amounts of HGH, your organs aren’t going to protrude; it is simply the shape and form of your abdominal muscles.

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“some guy said that even models have to flex to not have a gut? I dont know where he came up with that idea but I have a flat six pack not even flexing”

I am the guy who said that, and I get that from watching all the commercials and informercials featuring models. They ARE flexing their tummies on camera.

As for you having a flat six-pack when not flexing, I should point out that you’re confusing the normal state of not flexing with breathing in. The two are different. When you breathe in air and let your tummy relax, it WILL stretch and look more round on the outside. That happens to everyone (yes, including you). Your conceited tone when describing that you have a flat six-pack when not flexing is just denial of reality for purposes of satisfying your ego.

I never said six-packs are impossible. My post was not to discourage people. I was just pointing out that it’s human nature to be unsatisfied with its lot. No matter how thin we get, we’re always going to think other people look better.

Ok so first off: calories are calories whether they come from a cheeseburger or vegetables, you can eat WHATEVER you want as long as it fits your daily macros(protein, carbs, fats) and calories (which should be roughly 500 cals below maintenance every day). The only problem is that if you ate all cheeseburgers you would reach your daily amount of calories and fats before you reached your proteins and carbs for the day resulting in failure. So you can eat that cheeseburger as long as your other foods are somewhat healthy so the daily food intake falls 500 calories short of your metabolic rate. You can find your approximate daily calorie requirement on many websites, if you eat 500 below what the website tells you and still arent losing any weight by the end of the week then cut down another 500 for the next week until you start losing weight at a gradual pace. Its not as complicated as people believe it to be.

SECOND: Forget about six small meals a day it does nothing to your metabolism or whatever it was “supposed” to do. It has been proven that nutrient timing has almost 0 effect on body composition. You can eat your food whenever you want, if spread throughout the day helps keep you feeling not so hungry then perfect, keep doing it.

THIRD: Adding in cardio doesnt make you magically burn fat all it does it burn some calories its not like it specifically targets fat. All cardio does is acts like a cushion for your calories say you burned 500 calories during your exercise then that means you can eat your full daily maintenance calories but be in a 500 calorie deficit still. So if you cant eat within your calories then make sure you burn enough with some form of exercise to put you below your daily requirement.

In conclusion if you eat 500 calories below your daily requirement every day you should lose about a lb per week. Keep protein intake at about 1 gram per pound to try to spare muscle so that when you lose the fat there is muscle underneath to show off. And while cutting try to stick to a basic weight lifting routine like bill starr 5×5 or similar programs. Oh an some guy said that even models have to flex to not have a gut? I dont know where he came up with that idea but I have a flat six pack not even flexing so dont get discouraged about thinking its impossible to do. This just takes time if you lose weight too fast then you are most likely losing muscle also. So just be patient and it will happen!

I have lost 25 pounds in the last 5 months. I follow a slow-carb diet (google it) and read the marksdailyapple.com website too.

The problem with losing a lot of weight is that the fat cells “empty” but they don’t go away, so you will have love handles until they die off and are flushed out. You can use some vitamins like green tea extract (decaffinated) to help to do this. I recommend you read up on PAAG stack (google it) its been working for me to rid fat from my bloodstream. Remember, all the fat and cholesterol stored in your body has to be broken down, burned up, and urinated out…

I did an Atkins diet about 8 years ago (when it was really popular)and lost a lot of weight (got down to 154 pounds at 5’11″ – but lost a lot of muscle mass too) and I still had 1 love handle! One went away, but the other was still there even though I could wear size 30 jeans.

By the way though, the description of how bioelectrical impedance analysis works is completely wrong. I’m pretty sure the author just made that up, or was repeating what someone else had made up. I work as an electrical engineer at a biomedical company who happens to make those devices.