Following a lower ab workout program can be tough.
  The cookie jar is calling.
  The bag of chips is rustling.
  When you are faced with temptation, you can use the powerful technique of visualization to keep you on track to that fantastic six pack, as this article explains.
Let's say you have been executing your lower ab workout routines with military precision for one or two weeks.
  You get to the weekend, and it's been a hard week.
  Not only has your boss been grouchy from Monday all the way through Friday, but on top of that you have been tired and hungry because of the ab exercises and the reduced calorie intake.
  To make things worse, at this early stage of the program, despite looking in the mirror almost until it cracked, you can see no real difference in how your body looks.
  Now it's Friday night and you want to relax.
You know there's beer in the fridge and a giant pepperoni pizza just waiting to be delivered to your door.
  A toned stomach is the last thing you want to think about.
  If you find yourself in this position, I want to show you how to use the visualization technique to keep you motivated and working towards your goal of hard, ripped abs.
  This is something I use all the time, and it really works for me.
Let's get started.
  First of all you need to sit down in a quiet room (so turn off the TV, OK?)  Now close your eyes and we'll get to work.
Imagine you are at the beach.
  Boy is it hot.
  You have just arrived, so you find a spot and lay down your towel.
  It's the weekend and the beach is full of scantily-clad bodies.
  You are wearing a white tee shirt, a little tighter than the ones you used to wear before you started those lower ab workout exercises.
  You take off your sneakers and socks, then, as you sit on your towel and look around, you see that one or two people are taking a quick glance at your toned physique.
  Then, slowly and deliberately you grab the hem of your tee shirt and pull it over your head.
  Just look at those firm abs rippling as the muscles flex.
  Can that body really belong to you?  Now, you scan the faces all around you and realize that the furtive glances have become looks of undisguised lust! If you are nowhere near the sea, maybe you should just get out into the sun and wash that car.
  It's the weekend and it's hot.
  You're out on the drive, soaping up the car to get rid of a week's worth of dust and dirt.
  With your new-found confidence in your body, you are happy to be wearing shorts to show off your leaner, fitter legs, and you are barefoot.
  On top, you have a tee shirt that has become wetter as you have worked your way around the car.
  Time to rinse off.
  You get the hose point it at the car.
  The water splashes back onto your shirt, refreshingly cool, and makes the material cling to your body.
  You glance down and boy, are you thankful you started that lower ab workout.
  Your six pack is outlined in every detail under the damp material of your shirt, and when you look back up, you see realize yours is not the only pair of eyes that has been feasting on the sight of your fit new body...
These exact scenarios may not apply to you, but I am certain that you can come up with your own scene to visualize.
  Just think of a situation you might be in where you will get the chance to show off a little.
  Make it real; imagine every detail.
  Think how you will feel showing off that toned stomach.
  Believe me, when the going gets tough, this visualization technique will really help you to stay on track.