If You Love Eating But Want Abs, Do This For 30 Days

Introduction and Participants00:00

Manson is one of the strongest guys in his gym but hates cooking and has never been able to stick to a diet. His day one body fat is 24.7%. Melody has been lifting weights for 5 years and thought she was eating just 2,000 calories per day, but actually eats 3,000 calories per day. According to her DEXA scan, her day one body fat is 32.5%.

The Three Rules01:00

Rule number one: each participant gets their own designated bowl. They can only eat from their assigned bowl. The bowls are intentionally massive to fit more food, with Manson getting a slightly bigger one to account for his larger size.

Rule number two: every meal must have at least one food from each of three food groups - a protein source, a volume food, and one serving of fat which is the only food being measured. No snacking between meals. Calorie-free sauces, sweeteners, and seasonings are all fair game.

Rule number three: every meal must fill the bowl to the very top.

Food Selection Rationale02:00

Every ingredient was chosen for one specific reason. 200 calories of pork compared to chicken breast shows chicken breast provides over double the food. 200 calories from volume foods allow getting way more food for far fewer calories, with half of them not even fitting on a plate. Fats are the only food limited to one measured serving per meal.

Stomach Stretch Receptors02:30

Stomach walls are filled with stretch receptors that sense how much the stomach has been stretched and tell the brain how full it should be after eating. More stretch equals more fullness. This is the whole idea behind gastric bypass surgery, where doctors make the stomach smaller so it stretches more from less food, leading to an average of 12 to 18 lbs of fat loss in the first 3 months.