How to burn belly fat
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min read
Get More Fibre
Leafy greens, nuts and whole grains are good option to decrease belly fat or the visceral fat that is most dangerous as it is related to heart disease, liver and pancreas.
Lifestyle:
There no superfood to burn fat instead change your eating habits and add exercise to your daily routine.
The Best Thing You Can Do
Losing weight is helpful as you have more visceral fat to be lost. When your weight drop, fat from all places drop too especially in belly area.
Be Choosy About Fat
Look for good fat high in omega-3 instead of saturated fat, control your portion size and watch your caloric intake while you are reading carefully nutritional label
Stop Trying to Outrun It
Having high intensity exercise for 30 seconds maybe helpful in burning your belly fat!
Sleep: the Goldilocks Formula
Sleeping less than 5 hours and more than 8 hours can be dangerous as it increase weight gain. Instead have a steady sleep for 6-8 hours is a good option.
Forget a ‘Quick Fix’
Crash diet or plastic surgery: liposuction are not the real solution as they don’t reach visceral fat instead go for a whole lifestyle changes.
Keep Calm
Try to control your emotions and stress. As stressful lifestyle increase fat and sugar consumption, exercise less and increased alcohol intake. As a result fat deposition in your belly.
Rethink Your Drink
Watch your drinks intake as sodas, alcohol and juices are really high in sugar and calories and it is quickly adding in your belly. Water is the best drink. Don’t drink your calories, eat them!
Don’t Smoke
Quitting smoking is really important as smoking add more fat to your belly. In addition, it is related to lung cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Don’t Rely on Clothing Sizes
Clothes size is not accurate in measuring visceral fat loss. Instead weight scale with tape measure can give better result. Women should have a waist of 35 inches or less while men should have a waist of 40 inches or less.
Lift Weights
Strength type exercise help you gain less visceral fat. They are good for women too in addition to cardio type.
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