Top 5 Belly Fat Busters

We all know how frustrating trying to lose stomach fat can be. You know those last ten or fifteen pounds that are covering your abs? That area is one of the toughest to shed the fat off as well. After hundreds of crunches and sit-ups, your stomach could look the same on day 30 as it did on day 1. However, there are a lot of simple things you could be doing to speed up the process. Follow these five rules and you’ll see your stomach fat melt in no time!

1. Drink Plenty of Water: Of course many of you are reading this and thinking that this is a no brainer. But most people don’t drink even half the correct amount of water that they should be drinking. A person who is inactive is actually supposed to consume about 6-8 bottles of water per day, whereas someone who is considered active (fits in about an hour of activity each day) should be consuming about 10-12 bottles of water each day. Water is also great for filling you up and helping to get rid of food cravings. Always keep a water bottle at your desk, and drink throughout your day.

2. Stop Drinking Soda Drinks: This sounds much easier than it actually is, but drinking those sugary drinks is the absolute worst for getting rid of any body fat. When you drink those soda drinks, they go on three main areas, your stomach, butt and thighs. So try and at least cut back on your sugary drinks and you’ll be surprised how much weight you drop just from eliminating that horrible habit. Next time you go out to lunch pass on the coke, and just get water instead. It’s free too!

3. Start Drinking Green Tea: Although the taste of Green Tea is horrid to many, this tea is insanely healthy. Not only does it contain a high number of antioxidants, but it contains zero calories and studies have shown that it helps in targeting the burning of stomach fat.

4. Don’t Focus Fitness on the Stomach: Unfortunately, it’s a hugely common misconception that if you begin focusing on working out your abs, the fat will melt off – this is not true! What happens when you start doing situps and crunches is muscle builds unde
eath your stomach fat and it actually appears like your stomach is getting larger. The best type of exercise to burn stomach fat is to focus on aerobics such as jogging, walking, endurance training, pilates, and yoga.

5. Stop Eating Processed Foods: Again, a very obvious fitness decision, but then you find yourself in the aisles purchasing processed food at the grocery store. You should be spending ¾ of your grocery bill on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The worst type of refined and sugary foods you should avoid are pastries, white flour products, anything containing corn syrup is a big no-no.