Why Weight

Quick Tips for Losing Stubborn Belly Fat

By Beth Larson


Of all the fat that we carry on our bodies belly fat can be the most frustrating because it is often the stubborn and hardest fat to lose. Not only that, but carry extra weight in your midsection can have the most adverse effects on your health, so it is really important to try to eliminate excess stomach fat - not just for your appearance but also for your health.

Unfortunately, because of the way our bodies are designed you can't just target one area of your body like your stomach where you want to lose fat. Instead, you need to focus on lowering your overall body fat percentage and before you know it you will see any stubborn belly fat start to melt away as well. Let's take a quick look at some ways you can start decreasing your body fat percentage so you can finally get the stomach that you have been wanting.

One of the quickest ways to lose fat is to build some muscle. See, muscle is a lot harder for your body to maintain than fat so it requires your body to burn a lot more calories. That means that the more lean muscle you have in your body the faster your metabolism will run and the more calories you will burn even while you are just sitting around watching TV or sleeping.

Instead of just focusing on doing cardio or only working your stomach muscles add some strength training to your workout routine. You'll get the most benefit from the larger muscle groups in your body such as your legs and buttocks so try exercises like lunges or squats to build lean muscle. Remember, the faster your metabolism runs the faster and easier it will be for you to lose body fat and start to reveal your sleek, toned stomach that has been hidden away under a layer of fat.

Along with doing the right exercises you also need to eat right to get rid of stubborn belly fat. One of the biggest dieting mistakes that people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they don't eat enough calories. Many of today's diets cut your calorie intake too much which can actually slow down your metabolism and make it harder for you to lose weight.

When you go on a very low calorie diet and deprive your body of the calories that it needs your body starts to think that you are starving and it slows down your metabolism to help you conserve energy. This is bad news because when your metabolism slows down it is going to be much more difficult to lose extra fat no matter how few calories you are eating.

One way to get around this while still allowing you to lose weight is to use something called the "shifting calories theory" Basically, what this means is that you constantly vary the number of calories you eat each day to keep your body guessing and to keep your metabolism from slowing down. By shifting calories you can still lose fat very quickly without throwing your body into starvation mode.

The hard part about shifting calories is knowing how many calories to eat each day, knowing what types of foods to eat and knowing when to eat them.

If you are going to try shifting calories you may want to consider following a diet plan that outlines the foods you should eat to make it easier and increase your chances of success. One such diet is the Fat Loss 4 Idiots dietwhich allows you to lose up to 9 lbs in 11 days without starving and without slowing down your metabolism. To learn more about how shifting calories can help you lose stubborn belly fat quickly or to sign up for a free email course on how to boost your metabolism please visit http://www.fatlossforidiotsreview.com/
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posted by Cheryl Levesque @ 10:44 AM