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5 Simple Steps to Shrink Belly Fat

By: Mason Wee Are you carrying extra weight and inches on your thighs, abdomen, arms or other body parts? Below are 5 Easy Steps to Shrink Belly Fat-

1. Set a goal that's somewhat flexible because you may not appreciate what a comfortable weight is until you have reached it. That means you can maintain it while eating enough that you don't feel as if you're starving. Once you reach your target, you can adjust your goal if you decide you're still not happy with the way you look or feel. Or you may find that your target weight is just too difficult to maintain and you would feel more comfortable - in terms of what you can eat and how much you can exercise, if you nudged it slightly. Ultimately, you will want to settle on a weight that makes sense for your health, your body and your lifestyle!

2. Giving up that little hit of sugar in your tea or coffee may seem a sacrifice, until you realize that 2 teaspoon feels in 3 daily cups represent a massive 8 pounds of weight in 1 year. So replace sugar with sweeteners or give it up altogether and you'll trim down and have more stable blood glucose.

3. If you haven't realised this before - Eating plenty of veggies and fruits are good for you. Not only is it nutritionally beneficial, but the fiber boost you get will keep you fuller longer. But if you hate veggies, especially when they are steamed or boiled, and would prefer to take just vitamin supplements to get your nutrients - forget it! Scientists and experts agree that a vitamin could never replace good food - Fresh foods are simply nutritionally well packaged. And if you still can't get your head over the taste of vegetables, research shows that trying a certain food 10 to 20 times will get your taste-bud used to it. So unless you have an allergy, it's a matter of try, try and try again! Steamed or plain veggies can be boring even to health fanatics, so boost the flavor with Asian, Italian or Indian herbs and spices. You may never like all veggies, but if you can get the recommended five different types in to your diet each day, then you should get all the vitamins you need for your body.

4 One drink less per day. Cutting back on the booze is a no brainer when it comes to fat loss as there are about 55KJ per glass of wine or can of beer. Health guidelines recommend you have no more than 2 alcohol drinks daily, but rein yourself back to one and you're looking at 200,750 fewer KJ over a year or the weight loss equivalent to 26 blocks of butter.

**5. Get high on fiber to shrink belly fat. In general, fibrous foods are considered the best natural fat burning foods to use if you are thinking of going on a diet. These fibers help to keep you full longer and help move matter through your system faster. Thus, get plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grain produce into your diet to aid your fat loss. Having a diet full of fiber certainly beats one that is full of calories.

If you want to shrink your belly fat - then take the action and make some sacrifices. Nothing comes easy, but if you make the effort to make small changes every day and stay consistent with it - you can shrink your belly fat for good. Just do it now and improve your health!