There's a saying that goes, "Abs are made in the kitchen, NOT the gym." I can't stress enough how much portion control (eating less) plays an important in your

There's a saying that goes, "Abs are made in the kitchen, NOT the gym." I can't stress enough how much portion control (eating less) plays an important in your dieting. Don't believe me? Look at the serving size on the nutrition facts label of some food product you plan on eating, and then look at how many calories are in one serving. It's very easy to "double-up" on serving sizes (oh yah, it feels soo good) and then before you know it, what was supposed to be only 1500 calories just turned into 3000 calories for the day. Do this every day during every meal, and I can bet you sure as hell won't be losing any weight. At best, you'll be maintaining the weight if you're going to the gym regularly (3-5 times a week). By the way... I see people all too often misunderstand "cheat days". On a cheat day, you don't get to pig out on junk food. You get to pig out on good, healthy food (i.e., double-up on serving sizes), or have just a serving of less-than healthy food (such as pizza, etc).