A combination of three things, mindset, diet, and exercise is the secret to burning belly fat and getting a flat stomach. Like you, I’ve encountered a lot of printed advice regarding diet and exercise, but I realize that in order to succeed, a person must have the right mental conditioning.
Before embarking on a change of lifestyle, you need to give yourself a check up from the neck up first. Understand why you want to be thinner, know the reasons why you aren’t thin, and mentally accept the things that you are going to have to change in order to get a flat stomach.
It is essential to have a proper diet. If you drink coffee, try drinking it black instead of with sugar. Start with a good, healthy breakfast, and make sure your lunch and dinner are reasonable and healthy. Try to stay away from fast foods for lunch. Quick, junk food items are loaded with preservative ingredients and calories, and overconsumption of them is bad for health.
Don’t consume carbonated drinks or foods that contain a lot of sugar. Try to drink beverages with natural sugar, such as fruit juices. Rather than reaching for that bag of chips, choose raw vegetables for a healthier choice. Surprisingly you may find them just as delicious and you will have more energy.
It is acceptable to have some of your preferred foods for dinner once or twice a week, but it is essential that you reduce the size of the portions you consume. Don’t go back for seconds. Never snack after dinnertime; during sleep, your unused calories convert into fat.
Exercise should be done everyday, but try not to do the same workout everyday. After a little more time, you might even find yourself jogging.
I advice you to don’t exercise hard all days. The hard exercises should be limited to at least every other day. During your off days do small things such as using the staircase rather than the elevator at work or mow your lawn.
To get better abs, you are going to have to find a way to work your abdominal muscles. Sit-ups can be good for this, but if you aren’t careful, you can throw out your back. To prevent this, make sure you do 10 minutes of stretching exercises before plunging into the hard stuff. There are also various workout tools on the market that can work your abdominal muscles with minimal back strain.
Once you know what you like, it is important to stay with that exercise routine as much as you can. Don’t fool yourself into believing that if you skip a workout, you will make up for it in the next workout session. It will be easy to think of reasons why exercise isn’t necessary.
Buy a small scale and monitor your progress. When you see yourself losing weight you will be encouraged to keep going. If you find that you aren’t getting good results, try changing your eating habits and your workout routine. Remember, there are thousands of people who were once like you that made the mental commitment to burn belly fat and get a flat stomach.
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