2 weeks for abs

sbukx
sbukx Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
2 weeks till holiday, 2 weeks to get as much ab muscle showing as I can, lose abit of weight.

Low carb diet? What should I eat? Meal plans? NEED ABS
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You're going to need a lot longer than two weeks, as you can't spot reduce. community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    LOL

    Summer snuck up on you huh?
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    In two weeks? An airbrush might do the job.

    Unless you're already pretty much there, you're not gonna be able to get abs in 2 weeks.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Two weeks is not enough time to do anything but manipulate water weight.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    edited July 2015
    https://youtu.be/UHRQD9dvcs0

    Just to add: this girl seriously needs some public speaking skills.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Most of the women I know with visible ab muscles lift very heavy things, a lot, and typically aren't trying to lose weight (though they do worry about keeping their BF% in a certain range). But it didn't happen in 2 weeks.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Fast and easy. You might need to borrow a pair of wire cutters though.

    instant+6+pack.jpg
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    This thread is too funny. Lol
    OP, maybe cut out junk food (i.e Burgers, Fries, Pizza etc.) and fizzy drinks/Soda from your diet for the 2 weeks and your stomach may look a bit flatter. I don't know about seeing abs though. ;)
    Are you pretty lean already?
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    low carb diet wont help with abs becoming visible. Losing fat via calorie deficit will.
  • NoIdea101NoIdea
    NoIdea101NoIdea Posts: 659 Member
    Yep, sorry, but it just isn't going to happen; you need to set realistic expectations or you are just going to disappoint yourself. Don't let it ruin your holiday, it isn't worth it.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    You should have started last summer.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You should have started last summer.

    interesting comment. I like to know how you came about this comment because looking at her profile she is at her goal weight?

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2015
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You should have started last summer.

    interesting comment. I like to know how you came about this comment because looking at her profile she is at her goal weight?

    Goal weight ? So what ..she wants abs ..and says in OP she wants to lose weight

    So bulk and cut or recomp isn't going to take her a while ?

    Strong_curves is right! she should have started ages ago
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You should have started last summer.

    interesting comment. I like to know how you came about this comment because looking at her profile she is at her goal weight?

    It was a joke. Also that might not be her in the profile pic. OP might have used that pic as her profile pic because it's inspiration.

    And yeah, she still should have started a while ago, abs are hard to get. You're not going to get visible abs in 2 weeks.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2015
    strong_curves wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    strong_curves wrote: »
    You should have started last summer.

    interesting comment. I like to know how you came about this comment because looking at her profile she is at her goal weight?

    It was a joke. Also that might not be her in the profile pic. OP might have used that pic as her profile pic because it's inspiration.

    And yeah, she still should have started a while ago, abs are hard to get. You're not going to get visible abs in 2 weeks.

    Really don't think that av is OP
  • sbukx
    sbukx Posts: 16 Member
    I healthy eat of course, and im lean, Just need the abs to show shred that tiny bit of fat off the stomach
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    DemoraFairy wrote: »
    In two weeks? An airbrush might do the job.

    Unless you're already pretty much there, you're not gonna be able to get abs in 2 weeks.

    The Kardashians airbrush abs and half of America buys it. So give it a go lol.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited July 2015
    sbukx wrote: »
    I healthy eat of course, and im lean, Just need the abs to show shred that tiny bit of fat off the stomach

    You're lean huh OP? The lean crew on MFP usually show themselves since people don't believe that is you in your profile pic?
  • sherbear702
    sherbear702 Posts: 650 Member
    sbukx wrote: »
    I healthy eat of course, and im lean, Just need the abs to show shred that tiny bit of fat off the stomach

    Liposuction.
  • sbukx
    sbukx Posts: 16 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    sbukx wrote: »
    I healthy eat of course, and im lean, Just need the abs to show shred that tiny bit of fat off the stomach

    You're lean huh OP? The lean crew on MFP usually show themselves since people don't believe that is you in your profile pic?

    Well I haven't reached my goal body yet so give me a break we don't all have the greatest confidence.
  • sbukx
    sbukx Posts: 16 Member
    Maybe I should rephrase. Anybody got any tips to help shred the fat on my stomach ( obviously will shred elsewhere too ), e.g good foods, exercises, combination? I'm not a fitness pro and not claiming to be, wanting a little help just to feel good on holiday which is in 2 weeks.
  • ashleighs148
    ashleighs148 Posts: 335 Member
    She doesn't have to prove anything. sbukx 2 weeks isn't long but you might as well start now, then it can only get better. :) x
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    sbukx wrote: »
    Maybe I should rephrase. Anybody got any tips to help shred the fat on my stomach ( obviously will shred elsewhere too ), e.g good foods, exercises, combination? I'm not a fitness pro and not claiming to be, wanting a little help just to feel good on holiday which is in 2 weeks.

    There's not much you can do. You can't spot reduce nor choose where you want to lose body fat. If you are eating at a deficit, just continue that. Try to be more precise with your eating, for example weighing/measuring every thing you eat or drink.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    ashleighs148 wrote: »
    She doesn't have to prove anything. sbukx 2 weeks isn't long but you might as well start now, then it can only get better. :) x

    and yes, I agree. She doesn't have to prove anything to anyone here. This thread isn't about that.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    I think in some of your other threads people have already recommended you look at recomposition. Try searching that term on google and MFP. If you're at a healthy weight and just aren't happy with what you look like in a mirror, recomp is often the path.
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    sbukx wrote: »
    Maybe I should rephrase. Anybody got any tips to help shred the fat on my stomach ( obviously will shred elsewhere too ), e.g good foods, exercises, combination? I'm not a fitness pro and not claiming to be, wanting a little help just to feel good on holiday which is in 2 weeks.

    The answer isn't going to change though. Unfortunately, you can't just "shred" fat in 2 weeks in an effective/healthy.

    You say you're already lean, just be happy with the package you have.
  • sbukx
    sbukx Posts: 16 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    ashleighs148 wrote: »
    She doesn't have to prove anything. sbukx 2 weeks isn't long but you might as well start now, then it can only get better. :) x

    and yes, I agree. She doesn't have to prove anything to anyone here. This thread isn't about that.
    strong_curves wrote: »
    ashleighs148 wrote: »
    She doesn't have to prove anything. sbukx 2 weeks isn't long but you might as well start now, then it can only get better. :) x

    and yes, I agree. She doesn't have to prove anything to anyone here. This thread isn't about that.

    Thank you ladies.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    sbukx wrote: »
    I healthy eat of course, and im lean, Just need the abs to show shred that tiny bit of fat off the stomach

    It's largely a pointless exercise. The only realistic option is severe dehydration which is dangerous and even if you did achieve it would last less than a day or two before the resulting return of water would mask any "results" you had secured (presuming you didn't get sick right away and spoil your holiday entirely.)

    Eat more protein, keep fat sensible and eat lower carbs, keep training hard in the next few weeks and enjoy yourself when you go away. I am sure you will look fabulous anyway ;)


  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    sbukx wrote: »
    Maybe I should rephrase. Anybody got any tips to help shred the fat on my stomach ( obviously will shred elsewhere too ), e.g good foods, exercises, combination? I'm not a fitness pro and not claiming to be, wanting a little help just to feel good on holiday which is in 2 weeks.

    You can't pick where your fat comes off. So even if you lost 5 pounds between now and next Friday, it wouldn't necessarily come from your midsection.

    At this point, the best plan is to eat a low sodium diet (maybe low cruciferous veggies too) and drink plenty of water to avoid bloating. In the long term, cutting more fat through an overall caloric deficit and then building ab muscles (by eating at or above maintenance), and then if you ate above maintenance cutting more fat, will work toward visible abs. But visible abs are not always easily maintainable for extended periods of time.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    for abs you need a combination of low body fat and developed muscles. Even if you have low body fat but your abdominal muscles are under developed you won't have impressive abs. Developing those muscles will take a while. Minimum of 6 months with a recomp, maybe faster if you bulk then cut.
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