Belly Fat in Men

Most men that suffer from inordinate amounts of belly fat find that they are unable to control their self-esteem when it just seems to plummet that women are no longer noticing them anymore. This doesn’t matter for many men because most of them are married and newly out of college. They don’t need to work out anymore, they’ve already found a mate, and they’re in a stable mode of living. However, belly fat in men can become a self-confidence issue that affects men, and it can degenerate into morbid obesity if the situation is not taken care of quickly. Men shouldn’t let their belly fat get the best of them.

Men should be pertinacious about taking care of their excess belly fat because it can lead to other sorts of diseases that are the result of excess poundage around the abdominal area. Diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, Cushing’s syndrome, and glucose intolerance. A lot of times, these diseases cause obesity, but obesity sometimes causes these diseases. It’s a circuitous cycle. Belly fat also has the dual effect of bringing down self-confidence and making the person more lethargic. The negative self-image that comes along with looking in the mirror and seeing a lumpy loser can make it even harder to get out there and lose the weight. Energy imbalances are part of the problem with belly fat in men. Generally, men that work in day jobs and work long, hard hours without much pay tend to eat a lot of crummy junk food that builds up in their system, and it is high on calories and low on nutrients. They also don’t have the time to get out there and exercise. This contributes to a situation where men are forever sitting alone and confined to their obese bubble of containment that makes them such an unattractive target for women and such a demotivated mass of poundage that they can’t think of any reason to get out there and exercise. There is a cycle that is created when someone becomes obese, especially around the abdominal area, that makes them unwilling to get out there and lose the weight. A mid-life crisis, huge amount of belly fat, and a lot of emotional pain can make a guy not even want to lose the weight.

Belly fat in men is more commonly being treated with weight loss surgery. These surgical alternatives are more commonplace with the efficient methods now used to accomplish the end goal of fantastic weight loss. There are even forums where tummy tucks for men are discussed as a niche topic that men can center around. The technical term for a male tummy tuck is an abdominoplasty. Getting rid of that extra baggage around the mid-section is a good idea because those love handles, pot bellies, and spare tires do all they can to deter women from coming around and making contact with you. The surgeries only take a few hours and a few days to recover, and then all the pain and extra weight is gone.

Of course, you can also lose weight without relying on surgery by just following basic good eating patterns. Eating lots of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains can fill you up without putting on those extra calories. Just make sure the grains are whole grains and the nuts aren’t salted. Drinking a lot of water is also helpful. Both of these tricks can help you feel fuller. Eating a lot of vegetables can actually cause you to lose weight because they require more energy to digest than they contribute in calories.

Belly fat in men has always been a non-issue, but things are changing as men’s body images are put more in the spotlight, and women feel less of the burden of being the constant center of attention.

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