Destroy belly fat: 6 solutions
FOR YOU Anyone who has read my articles has probably suspected that I have been struggling with a weight problem. And I’m winning the battle with proper and accurate information, a desire for general good health, and a dogged determination to do something about it. Weight is the external problem and one aspect of that is BELLY FAT. If you were to look at me from the tummy up or the tummy down, you probably wouldn’t think I was fat. However, all my fat seems to be concentrated around the belly. I’ve gone from a refreshingly comfortable 308 to a 278, a thirty pound loss over the last five months. My tummy is smaller, but it’s still a problem and I will continue to strive for a healthy physique.
My main weight loss successes have come from the following six solutions:
1. working out – I have found that early morning exercise is the most effective. I like to take a ten to twenty minute walk at least every other morning. Three to four times a week, I also do a five-minute workout for my arms with a ten-pound resistance loop band. This is the best time to exercise. On an empty stomach after an overnight fast, you burn three times more calories than after breaking your fast. According to Bill Phillips and Michael D’OrsoBody for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical StrengthNew York: HarperCollins, 1999: “Exercising before eating causes the body to dive right into stored fat.”
2. Water – I begin to enjoy the exclusive consumption of water. I occasionally drink fruit juice, but have cut it down to those two liquids. The best thing you can do is drink a large glass of water before each meal. For my weight, I now need to drink a total of 140 ounces of water per day, that’s half my body weight in ounces.
3. fiber – This helps to cleanse the system and reduce sugar and fats that go directly to the stomach. Whole grains, lentils, seeds, nuts, chickpeas, fruit, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage are excellent sources of fiber.
4. fats – If you eat the right fats you lose fat. That sounds good? But it is true. The right fats are omega-3 and -6 fatty acids found in nuts and seeds, avocados, and olives. And never eat hydrogenated fats like those found in margarine or shortening.
5. protein – Consume lean proteins such as poultry and skinless fish. Those help speed up your metabolism and burn belly fat. Also, sometimes as a protein bar for lunch.
6. enzymes – They break down food so it doesn’t stay in your system and turn into belly fat. The best source: raw vegetables. But if you must, just blanch or steam them for a few minutes.
If you have the willpower to follow these solutions, you will also lose belly fat.