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How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat

By Carolyn McClendon

If you want know how to get rid of belly fat you’ve come to the right place. With some effort you can banish that belly fat right back to where it came from. So let’s go.

You have to first look at why it’s there and then decide the best plan of attack. The most basic reason for your belly fat and all your excess fat comes from eating more calories than you burn.

So, what’s the reason for that? Do you lead a sedentary lifestyle? Has your metabolism changed due to your age and hormonal changes? Do you have a poor diet? Do you have to deal with a lot of stress?

If you don’t exercise regularly, it’s hard to burn more calories than you eat. Even with the most hectic lifestyle, you can find ways to get in some exercise. At work, take the stairs instead of the elevator if you work on something other than the main floor. I used to walk eight flights of stairs several times a day to get my exercise at work. After lunch walk, even if it’s just around the building. Have hand and leg weights at your desk. Some workplaces even have gyms. If your workplace does, use it.

There are many home exercises devices you can get to help you exercise at home. If nothing else, just walk, dance or do calisthenics. Any movement is better than no movement at all. You may feel tired when you begin, but over time as you raise your metabolism and your body adjusts to the routine, you’ll feel more energetic and be able to exercise more. Do spot exercises that target the belly. There are machines on the market that help you do this without straining your back. That’s a good investment.

If your metabolism has changed then you have to change the way you eat too. You can’t just continue to eat the quantities of food that you used to eat at the times you used to eat it and expect to get the same results. Consider this, most Europeans are slimmer than most Americans. Generally they eat lighter at night while we eat our heaviest meal at night. By simply changing when you eat your biggest meal can help you lose belly fat. You also have to change the quantities. Make a fist with both hands and put your fists side by side. This is approximately the size of your stomach. No meal should be larger than your stomach.

Sometimes people overeat because they deal with a lot of stress. Eating is a comfort and a distraction for the other less pleasant things going on. However, when eating produces belly fat, it's just one more stress on top of all the others. Belly fat is a risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, joint and back pain.

To deal with stress, take time for yourself to just relax or meditate. Sometimes just a warm bath can make the troubles seem to melt away. Your outlook or point of view on the situations you deal with also help to determine the amount of stress you experience. Try to find someone to talk to who can help you see your situation differently or can just listen and support you.

Knowing that you are not alone in your situation may help you to turn away from food as a friend.

Eat more vegetables and fruits. They have bulk that will make you feel fuller and the bulk will move the food along faster in your intestines so you absorb less. Eat smaller portions of meat. Your body can only digest about 3 ounces of protein at a time.

Don’t eat empty calories. Most junk food and processed food has little if any nutritional value other than calories. Eliminate any foods containing trans-fatty acids from your diet. Research showed that people eating a diet with trans-fatty acids gained more weight than people eating a diet without trans-fatty acids although their caloric intake was the same.

Drink plenty of water. Water will fill you up and you’ll end up eating less. Also, many people can’t distinguish their thirst signal from their hunger signal and just eat at any signal. If you drink water first the signal may get satisfied, causing you to eat less.

Also, water helps to flush your intestines so you don’t get constipated. Part of your belly may be compacted matter in your intestines. As you flush them out you may see some additional shrinkage.

When you get rid of belly fat you give your appear a whole new look. Your clothes take on a new silhouette and looking in the mirror can give you a whole new reason to smile. It’s definitely worth the time and effort to get rid of belly so let’s go.

Carolyn McClendon operates http://www.bestbodysecrets.com She is an internet writer and shares her passion for helping people get rid of belly fat and seeing quick weight loss results.

Visit http://www.bestbodysecrets.com for more information and help in achieving your weightloss and wellness goals.

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posted by Cheryl Levesque @ 10:03 AM