How to lose belly fat?
May 23, 2009
Filed under Weight Loss Tips
It is not possible to tell you how to lose belly fat because it is not possible to spot reduce. The way to learn how to lose belly fat is by learning how to lose fat from all over your body. In short, cut out refined carbohydrates, eat several small meals per day that include eat quality fat burning protein. Eat low carbohydrate non-starchy vegetables, and low carbohydrate fruits such as berries. Drink more water. Cut out sugars and empty calories. In addition, exercise.
If you want to know how to lose belly fat, cut down on refined carbohydrates. Then exercise. Ideally, people should train both aerobically and anaerobically. Pick a sport or exercise you enjoy and increase the difficulty levels. Be more patient if over 50 years of age. Maintain a balance between the energy input from food and the energy output from daily activities. Remember losing weight is about energy balance.
To know how to lose belly fat, remember that what you put in your body (nutritionally) will reflect on the outside. Cut sugar intake and the resulting insulin rush that causes fat to accumulate. By decreasing sugar and other high carbohydrates while increasing fat burning proteins, low carbohydrate veggies, low carbohydrate fruits, and adding a good daily multi vitamin and mineral supplement, you will change the way your body uses stored fat. Eat 5-6 small meals daily. 8-10 glasses of water daily. Aerobic exercise at least 5 days/20 mins. In addition, do weight training 2-3 times a week to lose belly fat.
A bulging belly is not always belly fat. Sometimes we get out of shape, our abdominal muscles are not strong enough, and everything droops. If you do not have much extra weight anywhere else, try the pinch test. See how much "fat" you can pinch. If it is not fat, try to build abdominal muscles to see if you can pull it all in. However, if you DO have belly fat, you will need to follow the fat burning plans described above and below.
Other than surgical intervention, it is not possible to spot-reduce (even then it is likely that the fat would return). There is only one way to lose stomach fat. You must limit carbohydrates and exercise to burn more calories.
You can lose body fat and build firm muscles through cardio exercise and weight training. However, you cannot neglect the second half of the equation. There is no short cut to losing body fat; you must change your eating habits.












