What is Belly Fat?

Belly fat, tummy fat or beer belly; you name it any way it means excessive fat around your abdominal area.

This is the type of fat which comes first when you exceed your required calorie intake and the last fat to go; when you start doing exercise to reduce your weight or excess body fat.

Belly fat is also a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes.

Reducing belly fat can be achieved with positive approach and planning of Sensible eating and regular exercise.

Think positive, visualized yourself with the healthy body you deserve and take action to actualize your dream…

Eating fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, 2-3 servings of low fat dairy such as milk or yoghurt and drinking lot of water is the key in all well balanced diets including this one.

Eating frequent small quantity of meal will keep your sugar levels in balance and thus avoiding sugar cravings and reaching for unhealthy highly processed snacks

Snack on healthy stuff; like fresh fruits which has lots of nutrition, dietary fiber and few calories.

Limit your intake of fats especially coming from animal sources like red meat.

Watch out before reaching for pop and sodas which has empty calories; calories without nutrition.

Alcoholic drinks are full of calories, drink in moderation. It’s best to avoided.

Include good sources of protein in you diet like beans and legumes, low fat dairy, fish and poultry; unlike meat these are without much saturated fats.

Drink plenty of water it’s a natural purifier and removes accumulated toxins from the body. Water also carries nutrition to every cell of your body.

Exercising such as strength training is most effective in reducing belly fat. Get guidance from personal trainer or gym instructor to find suitable fitness plan for you.

Also some yoga postures like Bhujangasan, Dhanurasan, and Pashchimottanasan are helpful in reducing belly fat and increasing flexibility. It is advisable to learn these from qualified yoga teacher.

Write a fitness diary everyday; write about how you feel, how much you are achieved and what actions you have taken to reduce your belly and be fit.

Reward yourself with healthy food, health gear or nice spa treatment for following your plan.

Be patient, don’t go for quick fixes… plan for slow and steady weight loss, the chances are more to maintain your healthy weight when you reduce it slowly like about 1pound per week.

Maintaining healthy Weight is a life long commitment…Make healthy dietary modifications and lifestyle changes, your lifelong friend.