Is there a way to flatter belly?

  Yes and no. By saying YES I mean is that you can definitely to get rid of belly fat and the NO means that there is no a single way to do it but a combination of ways as fat burning cannot be restricted to belly area alone.

Abdominal fat is a curse to many restricting their mobility and day to day activities to a point that they need help on cutting even their toe nails. Needless to mention the health hazards a fat middle may bring out during the process of aging. So if you are thinking of getting rid of your abdominal fat Kudos to you. You have stepped on to Awareness and Proactivity.

1. Since fat burning cannot be restricted to your belly alone you have to work on the body as a whole to see favourable results. The cardinal rule of fat burning or belly fat burning is to remain active.  Aerobic exercises like walking, jogging and the like will get the whole of your body the desired activity level to lose fat. At least 20 minutes of aerobic physical activity is recommended in a day at a stretch or in bits. Take deep breaths through your nose and deeply exhale through your mouth as often as possible to ensure good oxygen supply.
2. Try abdominal hollowing exercise which is simple and easy to do. The same thing can be done for fatty butts too. Pelvic lifts are also great!
3. Eat less of salty foods and more of calcium rich ones. Researchers have found that low fat diets along with calcium rich dairy products have boosted weight loss and belly fat burning. Dairy calcium successfully slowed down the fat burning process of the body leading to a trimmer middle without allowing any muscle loss. This study reaffirmed the importance of consuming dairy products even while on a diet for weight loss to ensure bone density, muscle mass maintenance and to help fat loss. Calcium supplements do not work as good as dairy calcium.
4. Keeping your eyes and mouths open for mono-unsaturated fats like nuts and seeds will help a great deal. These are good fats that will prevent the bad guys from taking control while also keeping your cholesterol levels.
5. Know the glycemic index of foods and eat four small meals (400 cal) a day. And munch something healthy every three or four hours to regulate your blood sugar level.
6. Drink 8-12 glasses of water everyday to prevent weight gain due to water retention.
7. Say good bye to desserts and processed foods for a smarter belly in and out.

  Making goals which you cannot achieve will certainly end in disappointments, no matter what. The cardinal rule of a weight loss programme is to set goals, but realistic and practical ones. It is better to have short term goals than long term ones as they will let you see faster results encouraging you for more weight loss.

• What is your ideal weight? Find out your ideal weight according to your age, sex and body type before forcing a new routine on yourself. Set a weight loss goal with a few kilos higher as weight calculations may vary. There is no harm in being a couple of kilos above your recommended weight.
• The importance of exercise. You may have hit the blog after reading many other blogs or after having tried and failed many other tactics to lose weight. By now, you might know that only a dietary revolution or just some kind of physical activity introduced in to your life is not going to yield the results you want to see. You have to identify an exercise that is congenial to your liking and which you’ll want to do everyday without getting bored of it. It could be a stationary exercise or an outdoor activity like walking, jogging and so on.
• Do not diet. I haven’t gone mad when I say that. Wikipedia says, “In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat.” But, here, diet is a change of dietary style we adopt to lose weight, gain weight, for health reasons and more. So when you are on a diet for weight loss it means that it is a temporary change in your eating pattern which will be changed back once the goal is achieved. And once you go back to your normal diet which Wikipedia refers to, you have every chance of gaining back all that you have lost. So, instead of dieting, bring about a permanent change in your dietary pattern that will provide a favourable environment for weight loss and weight management.
• Set a routine that you like. As you choose your favourite exercise for weight loss choose a routine too that you will never get wary of. If you start on a programme that you are not comfortable with there is every chance that you will slowly find excuses not to continue with it pouring water over all your weight loss dreams. For example: don’t start walking early in the morning if you are a late riser. Bottom line: It is not necessary that weight loss has to hurt!
• Sleep enough! Weight loss doesn’t mean torturing your body by starving it, making work hard and depriving it of sleep. For healthy results, it need 8 hours of sleep and rest. Lack of sleep means lack of alertness, energy and interest. You wouldn’t want to doze off in your gym.
• No live telecasts work! It is a very bad idea to start exercising according to a TV programme. Risks: Procrastination, channel surfing, disappointments if they call off the programme. Get a video, if you like the feeling of working out with a group at home.

• Be a shutterbug! Before you begin your weight loss programme whatever it may be spend time taking some pictures of yourself. Keep clicking every week or month as you go ahead. The idea may sound crazy to you now but it is going to be a great morale booster on a later date as you start losing your hateful body fat. The “after weight loss” photos would look beautiful and inspiring only if you know how far you’ve come through. Upload the snaps online (or make an album for yourself) and show off your success to your loved ones. Another tactic behind such a venture is to limit temptations which may come by in the form of parties and events. If people know about your earnest weight loss programme they may not coax you to drinks and dinners.
• Join a weight loss group. You can do that online or otherwise depending on your convenience. This is the best way to meet hundreds or thousands of people like you who have lost weight or are trying to lose weight. Here, you will share your joys and pains with your fraternity and learn many things about weight loss which you would not have learnt otherwise. I bet you will find the weight loss community a great moral support and you won’t feel lonely anymore.
• Involve your family. Weight loss is easier said than done. Neither your body nor mind is going to work as you choose. So do not hesitate to actively involve your family in to your weight loss programme. Let them know your plans without really ‘bugging’ them. They may have new ideas and if not, may keep away from sabotaging your efforts by not making tempting dinners and desserts. By involving them in to your goals, you are keeping a door open for joint ventures which could make weight loss a pleasurable experience. Who knows, some of your family may also get inspired and try losing weight loss themselves.
• Stop listening while losing weight. Family can be a friend or equally an enemy at this stage. No offense meant. Often you find your family is the culprit in making you gain weight. How? Delicious foods and unconscious emotional blackmailing. “You’ve lost enough already” and “I made this with my own hands” are dangerous dissuading statements.
• Talk and publicise. You have already made the first step of publicising by uploading your pictures online. Many of your friends may be already jealous of your weight loss ventures but secretly. And many others may be seeking an opportunity to share their experiences with you. You may even get new tips and suggestions without really doing much.
• Dance to music. For those who hate gyms I have a brilliant idea. Dance or exercise to your favourite music at home. Many of us find frequenting a gym a drudgery due to physical (laziness and tiredness), mental (lack of mood) and economic reasons (money, the boss). So the best way to tackle this affair is to exercise at home and make time fly by concentrating in your favourite jazz music. Use the idiot box to your advantage or get a portable music player.

   Eat fruits to lose the bulge. Too good to be true? Read on, I will definitely be able to convince you.

Weight loss is all about burning calories, eating less fats, taking right nutrition and leading a healthy lifestyle. You can see effective weight loss without compromising energy and nutrition by eating a whole variety of fresh fruits of the current season.

Fresh fruits don’t need introduction as the storehouses of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. See how they can help you to lose weight in an ideal way.

• Consuming a serving of fresh fruits would help you get the nutrition, adequate fibre and a whole lot of other goodies. It is recommended that you eat at least five pieces of fruit a day for effective weight loss.
• They also help your body to detoxify and purge itself of all waste materials.
• Fresh fruits are low in sodium and eating them prevents weight gain from water retention.
• Another good thing about having fruits is that the more you eat them the more you crave for them preventing you from eating all artificial and unhealthy foods. But, if you idle away from eating them they don’t attract you towards them with their healthy pigments or their natural aroma.
• Eating fruits will also supply you with more energy for exercise and thereby increase your metabolism.
• Additionally, fruits help you to regulate your cholesterol, blood sugar (type II diabetes) and blood pressure, reduce the risk of cancers, delay aging and maintain a good cardiovascular health.

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