Many people are really working hard on maintaining or achieving a flat belly. Here are some things you should know:
Avoid Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Studies show that
added sugar has uniquely harmful effects on metabolic health. When you eat a lot of
refined sugar, the liver gets flooded with fructose, and is forced to
turn it all into fat and this can lead to increase of fat in the belly.
Eat More Protein
When it comes to
weight loss Protein is important. It has been shown to reduce cravings and
boosts metabolism. Consider adding Protein to your diet if you tend to achieve
your weight loss goal.
Citrus Fruits
Fruits like orange, lemon, kiwi, tangerine; fresh limes are excellent fat burners. They are rich in vitamin C that boosts metabolism and burn fat faster compared to other fruits.
Vegetables
Vegetables are low on calories. Cabbage,
broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, beans, and peas are all rich in minerals and have
nil fat content in them. Instead of cooking vegetables with a
lot of oil and spices, go for stir-fry veggies with a little olive or coconut oil.
Eat Foods Rich in Fiber
The best way to get more fiber is to eat a lot of plant foods like vegetables and fruit. Legumes are also a good source, as well as some cereals like oats.
Water is a natural
detoxifier. It boosts your metabolism. If you want to make drinking water more
fun, throw in few slices or cucumbers and or lemon. Water kick starts the fat
burning process.
Keep Track of what you are eating
This will help you a
lot to know when you are not eating right. You will know if you ate rightly or wrongly
when you go back to your diary at the end of the day.
Aerobic
Exercises
Exercise is important things
you can do for a healthy life and it is also effective at reducing belly fat. However, keep in mind
that losing fat in one spot is not possible, and doing endless amounts of
crunches will not make you lose fat from the belly. When you exercise, don’t target
a particular part of your body, work on your whole body.
In one study, 6 weeks
of training just the abdominal muscles had no measurable effect on waist
circumference or the amount of fat in the abdominal cavity, other
types of exercise can be very effective.
Aerobic exercise (like
walking, running, swimming, etc) has been shown to cause major reductions in
belly fat in numerous studies.
Another study found
that exercise completely prevented people from re-gaining abdominal fat after
weight loss, implying that exercise is particularly important during weight
maintenance.
Exercise also leads to
reduced inflammation, blood sugar levels and all the other metabolic
abnormalities that are associated with central obesity.
Sources: Authority Nutrition
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