Fight Off Your Belly Fat in 30 Days With These Tricks

lose belly fatWhen our cortisol level spikes, this is the time we all start gaining weight!

An increase in the level of stress is one of the main factors that increase the level of cortisol secretion. Increased level of cortisol enhances the rate at which lean muscles are broken down.

These are tissues that help the body to break down calories. It also aids the body to store more fats in the abdominal region.

If the victim is on a bad diet, things can become mucky and worse. Poor dieting increases the level of cortisol, a thing that increases the size of the belly.

Here are some of the things you need to do to flatter your fat belly in 30 days :

lose belly fat tips 1Avoid working late because when you do so, it increases the amount of food you eat. Similarly, you must take a break when you feel tired because when tired, the body produces ghrelin a substance that triggers cravings for sugar and other fat building foods.

The other problem of working late is that the body produces hormones that affect the level of cortisol which is the main cause of insulin sensitivity that results into belly fat. For this reason, it is mandatory that you get at least 7 hours of sleep every night to enable you get enough some rest so that your body can reshape.

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Your body can effectively fight off 80% of your belly fat if you fill up your stomach with more vegetables, protein and whole grain. You must deliberately replace all bad habit snacks with good ones. Replacing your calorie laden latte with Muscle Milk lite will not only help you to fight sugar craving, but will also reduce the amount of sugar in the body.

If you are a fun of oatmeal or morning coffee, you can sprinkle it with cinnamon –a spice that can help to stabilize the blood sugar. The spice has also been found to slow down the rate at which food exits the stomach and will help you feel fuller for many hours.

Vitamin to Lose Belly FatThe moment you realize that you are under stress, you must increase the amount of vitamin C so that it can help balance the cortisol spikes. Vitamin C is also essential and helps the body make carnitine, a compound that the body uses to turn fat into fuel.

This implies that the body requires a lot of vitamin to help it burn fat.

During the time of emotional crisis, or when job pressure has increased, you need to increase the amount of vitamin C to help the body counteract the negative side effect of stress.

One can get the vitamins from kale, kiwi, fruits, and pepper. They have more vitamin C than oranges. Note that a lot of sugar will just add you more fat.

omega 3However, there are good fats from foods that are rich in omega 3’s.

They include avocado, salmon and walnuts.

These foods contain more nutrients that will help you to feel satiated throughout the day and avoid eating foods that are full of carbs.

Whenever you notice that you are feeling tense, check how you are breathing. People under stress should rest hold their breath and take rapid shallow breath. If this is happening to you, all you have to do is to relax your belly, and try to slow down your breathing. Try to slow down your exhalation and inhalation.

To help the body lose the fat belly, consider taking 5-6 smaller meals every day. This will help keep your metabolism humming and knocks out sugar cravings.

You must also fight and reduce eating processed foods instead eat whole wheat bread and whole wheat pastas. Avoid foods such as potatoes, white rice and white bread.

Ensure that you get adequate sleep because when you don’t get enough sleep, you will become tired and eat more.

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Reduce the intake of bad fats such as saturated and trans foods, instead increase intake of good fats such as poly and monosaturated fats. Note that not all saturated fats are bad, consider taking fats such as coconut oil, butter, palm oil, and lard which are thought to be healthy to human beings and helps to fight heart related diseases.

Polyunsaturated fats on the other hand should be avoided because they are associated and causes a myriad of ailments. They must be processed since you cannot eat them in their natural state because of the odor and taste.

The other reason why they are refined is that they quickly go rancid and can easily cause inflammation. The polyunsaturated fats are easily oxidized while saturated fats such as coconut do not get oxidized even when the temperatures are increased.

Lastly, avoid highly processed fats that are loaded with calories in favor of the natural ones. This will reduce the amount of calories consumed and helps the body to burn and reduce belly fats.

Those above tricks sound very simple, but when you implement these techniques, it will surely help you lose belly fat faster than ever.