How to get rid of menopausal belly fat?
For abdominal fat, once you have acquired it,
you have to treat menopausal belly fat just like any other belly fat...
1. Reduce your calorie intake. You don't need
to start dieting as per se dieting goes. What you basically need to do is
re-organize your eating habits. Such as by reducing your portions, cutting
out those fries, fried chicken, pizza or other fatty foods, eliminating
sugary drinks - such as all soft drinks, all non organic fruit juices... go
for sugar free stuff, reducing your carb intake or replacing it with filling
fruits and vegetables will do the trick.
2. burn more calories than you consume. Be as
active as you can. Avoid sitting down too much. Take the stairs as often as
possible. Walk. and do your chores with lots of energy.
3. Exercise everyday. Using an elliptical
trainer is a good option. Though any other cardio exercise that pushes up
your pulse rate will work well. Although cardio alone by itself will not be
sufficient to take off the layers of abdominal fat around your belly and
thighs. Though it does ease up your metabolism, making it easier to work on
your belly fat that much faster.
4. Then of course to lose belly fat
specifically, weight training is the best option that works. you may start
with small weights at first, then gradually increase them as you progress
with your training.
5. At the same time you need to drink
lots of water to help it clear out the impurities from your body faster.
6. Eat lots of fiber. Because fiber helps in
flushing out fat from the body. Since you will be reducing your calorie
intake, you might consider taking a fiber supplement like metamucil or the
psyllium husk fiber in the morning with lots of water.
7. Stretch your abs or abdominal muscles as
much as you can... with all the cardio and weight training you will be
doing, you don't need to go get an ab trainer exerciser or other such
gimmick. What you basically need to do is... walk straight... yes, most of
us have so gotten used to it, that our posture no longer feels out of
balance to us. Just check up on it... are you walking around with your back
bent a bit or your tummy thrust out a bit... straighten up. Focus on your
balance and posture. Walk straight as often as you can. And try to cultivate
a good posture. You could also take up some yoga poses for stretching your
ab muscles. Or you might want to check out the exercise ball, for posture
and ab training. As you start walking straight, your ab muscles will be
stretching naturally, and you could very well end up shaving a few
millimeters or more off your belly fat. Even the little bits count.
8. Make sure to get your full 7-8 hours of
sleep every night. This is because recent research by Japanese scientists
has shown that sleep deprived people tend to get fat faster. Because the
lack of sleep triggers a hormone that stimulates cravings for rich
high-calorie foods. Hence people who sleep less tend to indulge their
appetites overtime. And those calories consumed at odd hours tend to get
converted and stored around the body as fat. Since sleeplessness could be a
major problem for women going through menopause, due to stress and hormonal
imbalances, menopausal women need to take extra care to sleep well. One
possible solution for sleeplessness could be
Brainwave
entrainment
9. Menopausal women usually have very high
levels of stress and anxiety. Adequate stress and anxiety management is
essential not only for overall health, but also because it is important to
avoid stress cravings or stress eating. Good ways to manage this is through
meditation, yoga or other non medicinal stress management techniques.
10. The above combination of exercise, calorie
management and active life style is going to work wonders not only in
helping you to get rid of belly fat... It will be good for your over all
health, body weight, energy levels, stamina, self image and self confidence.
You will be able to perform better at work, in intimate relationships and in
all areas of your life. Go for it now.
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