Happy first day of spring! It's time to get ready for bathing suit season. In time for summer, who wouldn't want to lose belly fat and show off a flat, toned tummy? Banishing the belly fat that is so common seems to be an impossible task for many of us. Often, even after losing weight, belly fat goes nowhere. Is there a foolproof method to eliminate it and stay in shape? Yes there is!
According to weight loss experts, belly fat CAN be eliminated when you lose weight, but unfortunately, this problem area can't be fixed using immediate tricks or solutions. The body needs to burn more calories than it consumes in order to start burning that accumulated fat, be that abdominal fat or one that's found throughout the body. Read on to find out how you can do this!
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Not all weight loss methods work for banishing fat. Some are better than others, and many don't help at all!
Weight loss diets on their own are not effective in eliminating tummy fat in the long term. Although these diets are designed so that your body consumes less calories than it actually uses, they don't always help in banishing that unsightly belly fat in the long term if you don't do them along with exercise.
Unfortunately, when you cut your calorie supply drastically, you also decrease the production of the very important hormone leptin in your body. This hormone is in charge of sending messages to your brain so that you eat less and burn more calories. But with a restrictive diet, this hormone doesn't function efficiently. In the end, your body will have a hard time burning stored fat.
Exercising without modifying your eating habits is also not effective at burning belly fat. Obviously, exercising regularly can help burn calories and turn fat into muscle. But this only happens if–again–you manage to burn off more calories than you consume.
If you're eating too much, exercising won't be enough to burn off stored fat in your body. When it comes to burning that belly fat, exercise alone won't help–especially if you're not doing aerobic exercise.
The best way to beat the belly bulge and burn that fat is to combine exercise with a moderate diet. In this way, you'll start to burn more calories that you consume without changing up your hormonal balance–which can impact your ability to feel full! The key is to burn calories, take in less calories, and keep your fat-burning hormones intact.
Beating belly fat requires us to start leading a more balanced lifestyle! Exercise and eat in moderation and you'll start to see the results! Let's start this today, the first day of Spring, and you'll see that by bathing suit season, you'll be sporting a new, flat belly!
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