5 Easy Steps To A Flat Tummy In ONE Week

by Brenda Barron

The midsection is a troublesome area of the body for a
lot of people looking to lose weight. Belly fat tends to
accumulate, and once it’s there, it’s hard to get rid of.
However, you can slim down your belly fat to some
extent, even within a week, just by making a few
simple lifestyle changes.

Step 1
Eat foods that encourage your body to get rid of belly
fat. Of course, you should be eating fresh vegetables,
fruits and lean sources of protein like fish and
drinking plenty of water, but you can do more for your
weight-loss efforts by incorporating specific foods into
your diet. For instance, soybeans contain lecithin, which
makes it hard for your body to absorb fat, and
vitamin C from citrus fruits helps your body burn fat
more efficiently.

Step 2
Cut out any food that encourages your body to hold
onto fat in the midsection. A few primary offenders
include alcohol and caffeine. These substances make
your body retain water, which often accumulates most
at your gut. To get your belly fat down within a week,
cutting out these items will help you lose water weight
and some of that bloat. Also consider mixing complex
carbs from pasta and bread. These foods are hard to
process, often leaving fat behind in your body.

Step 3
Get your heart rate up for at least 30 minutes a day.
If you don’t make a habit of exercising, the inclusion
of a workout in your day will help you burn calories
right from the start. Not to mention, cardiovascular
exercises like jogging, biking or swimming are good for
your heart and help stave off diseases like diabetes
and heart disease. Those are benefits that extend well
beyond shedding a few pounds from your middle.

Step 4
Perform crunches every morning and night. It might be
tough at first, but committing to doing at least 10
crunches when you wake up and before you go to bed
can tone your abdominal muscles, so once the belly fat
comes off, toned abs will be revealed. Increase the
number of repetitions you complete as you build
strength in your abdomen.

Step 5
Tone your lower abdominal muscles with leg lifts. When
lying on your back, squeeze your thighs together and
lift your legs slightly off the ground. Hold for a
moment before returning to the starting position. Leg
lifts tighten and firm up your lower abdominal muscles,
which is often a trouble spot for people looking to slim
down their midsection. Start out doing five repetitions,
and increase that number as you gain confidence in
the exercise.

(Via Live Strong)