Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Get Rid of That Belly Fat!

By Jackie Reid

Many people desire to lose weight because they have become unhappy with their body. But if you were to zoom in and ask what specific part they would want to get rid of first and without skipping a beat, they would answer: their belly. Belly fat is something that almost everyone not matter what your gender just hates.

No one like belly fat and today we look at how we can banish the belly. Well without further ado, let us begin:

-If you are stressed out about your weight loss, then you will need to calm yourself down. If you don't then you will never begin to see weight loss. Also stop trying everything that you hear about. Do some research and when you find something that you really like and think will work, stick to it. If you keep trying everything, then you will not know what actually works and you will get frustrated fast and give up.

-You will not experience weight loss if you are still smoking. Most smokers that smoking keeps then thin but this is not true. Studies have shown that people who smoke tends to have more belly fat than the ones who don't.

-Alcohol drinkers are not giving themselves a fair chance of losing weight because they are sabotaging their progress. Alcohol tends to raise your cortisol levels which send fat to your belly. So no allow allowed when you are trying to lose weight.

-This one you have heard many times but it is worth mentioning again. You have to drink water. Your body needs to water to flush out the toxins out of your system. And you need to keep your body hydrated.

-Practice pulling in your tummy. Just by practicing the art of pulling in your tummy you will actually see your belly until it become comfortable and it is a habit. Just pull in your tummy every chance you get.

-Give your abs a workout by standing when you are lifting weight. This will help you to get your abs to get a workout while working other parts of your body.

-In order to get flat abs you will have to will have to change your posture. Your mom had always told you to stand straight and yes it is true. You can achieve a flatter waistline just by standing straight.

-Whenever you are standing try not to slouch or slump your body. Try improving your posture by pulling up your chest when you sit, that way you will be pulling in your stomach and giving your abs some needed exercise.

Fat loss is not difficult to lose if you just know what to do. Just by standing straight and pulling in your belly it will be as if you are working your abs all day. Each time you remember, pull in your abs and make it become a regular thing that you do. If you put these small tips into practice you will notice that in no time you too will see a difference around your midsection

Jackie Reid is a weight loss advisor who teaches people who want to lose weight how to use diet and exercise to create their ideal body weight through personalized classes and coaching programs.

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