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The Abs Diet
Nutritionist Toby Amidor on
Abs Diet
Toby Amidor, MS, RD is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in clinical nutrition and dietetics from New York University. She is also currently pursuing her doctoral degree in nutrition education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Bread, Pasta & Sweets (carbs)
in moderation
Red Meat
in moderation
Fruits & Vegetables
always
Milk & Dairy
in moderation
Alcohol
in moderation
Fast Weight Loss
nutritionist
strongly agrees
Feeling Healthier
nutritionist
kind of disagrees
Simple Rules
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Frequent Meals
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Great Tasting Food
nutritionist
kind of agrees
Easy To Eat Out
nutritionist
agrees
Affordable
nutritionist
kind of disagrees
A Nutritionist Weighs in...
The focus on exercise with this diet is a real strength. However, without a detailed maintenance plan and not much attention devoted to portion control, this plan may be difficult to follow for a long period of time. Still, for short-term weight loss, this plan can be incorporated into your busy routines, especially if you stick to the sample seven-day meal plan for a few weeks.
You can stick with The Abs Diet for six weeks. But then what?
The Abs Diet promises weight loss and muscle gain over six weeks - but will your abs stay ripped over the next six months?
Portion sizes may be a hard concept to grasp for some people or just a pain in the neck for others. Much time in the book is spent talking about "Powerfoods," but little guidance is given about appropriate serving sizes for these super foods. You might get some clues from the sample seven-day meal plan.
It is a plus that exercise is incorporated so well into this diet, but those of you who don't want to add exercise to your life or change your current exercise program may find The Abs Diet Workout plan to be a detriment to initiating the diet. Those who do begin this plan should find it easy to follow, since the workouts are quick and the book devotes a lot of time on how to execute various suggested exercises.
Few recipes are provided in the book, which may be a relief to those of you who loathe cooking. Also, if you are a smoothie hater, many meal and snack suggestions have just been crossed off your list. Nevertheless, the diet's web site does offer an "Exclusive Expanded Publishers Edition" of the book (for a fee) that contains additional pages of exercises and recipes, which may prove helpful if you're searching for more recipes.
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