Loosing Stomach Fat

 

10 rules for stomach fat

The battle of the bulge is on. Everyday, advertisements in the news and television offer us options on how to stay slim. These options range from low fat milk and yogurt drink and low calorie sweeteners to complex exercise equipment. Yet we ask ourselves often times—which among these weight loss remedies are the most effective in eliminating stomach fat?

If you want to achieve that flat belly, you have to work hard for it. Here are 10 rules to lose stomach fat—and keep it off!

  1. Know how much to lose.

Before planning any weight loss regimen, know your ideal body weight. You will know this once you seek the help of a doctor. Always seek advice from a doctor before planning any weight loss program. The doctor will determine your ideal body weight and identify your risk for medical conditions. Your doctor will also be the one to determine whether you are fitted for your weight loss plan.

Yet, before seeking out the health of others, seek yourself. One suggestion is to face a full length mirror and look at your self. Do you look good in your reflection or do you have any unsightly flabs or a protruding belly? The next step is to pinch the area of your abdomen. If your skin pinch is more than 1 inch, then you have to lose weight.

  1. Change your diet

This is when dieting comes in. Avoid too much starches and sugars. f you have to take carbohydrates, choose the complex carbs such as whole grain bread. A high protein diet will lessen your hunger and craving for more sugar and will flatten your abdomen in no time.

  1. Exercise

Dieting alone cannot make your belly flat. You have to burn fat in your abdomen. The best way to burn belly fat is with abdominal exercises such as sit-ups and crunches. You can also incorporate breathing exercises with your ab workouts, such as yoga.

  1. Say no to alcohol

Alcohol, especially regular beer is rich is carbs and calories. If you drink more beer, you are adding to the fat being deposited in your abdomen. To avoid getting a beer belly, limit your alcohol intake to occasional and drink the light type of beer.

  1. Say no to smoke

Smoking increases Cortisol, a steroid produced by your adrenals which increases your blood sugar and your blood pressure. Since it breaks down fat and proteins to sugar, it results to increased blood sugar levels once in excess, and excess blood sugar or glucose is converted into fat storage.

  1. Get enough sleep

According to some studies, not getting enough sleep can make one gain weight than getting enough.

  1. Be stress-free

Stress also increase the blood pressure and increases Cortisol levels, which in turn increases protein breakdown to sugars. In turn these sugars are stored as fat deposits. Thus if you want to eliminate the flab, live s stress free life

  1. Maintain good posture

Make sure that your posture is good. Posture is important when you exercise so as to eliminate back pains and spine problems. Your muscles will also develop good tone if you observe good posture. Back support is important because it hold the body up from behind, making your stomach look flatter.

  1. Get out of the house

Outdoor exercises such as bicycling, running, jogging, skating, ball games and dancing are great exercise which increase the body’s metabolism thus also speeds up fat burning.

  1. Seek out alternatives

If diet and exercise won’t make you lose weight, you have to check yourself for any other medical problems such as hormonal imbalance and other metabolic problems. In morbidly obese people, often surgical methods and diet pills are effective but are subject to approval with your doctor.