I cannot wait until the day people understand that
- over exercising
- chronic and extreme dieting
- worries of body image
- work worries
- relationship tension
- sleep deprivation
are all forms of stress that lead to belly fat and other serious illnesses.
Women suffering from stubborn belly fat is that they are more stress reactive and less able to adapt to stress.
Female belly fat is an issue of stress above all else, and the more we look at our belly fat, the more stressed we get.
How to reduce belly fat:
1. Plan to bed an extra hour earlier
This is a better strategy than another hour on the treadmill.
I’ve had clients tell me they get on the treadmill in front of a TV hoping to burn calories and get their steps up.
The concern here is that they are sending more receptors to their brain that respond with wanting carbohydrates and sugar for energy. This enhances crab cravings.
Unfortunately what can happen is the cravings win and the battle about not eating a biscuit or treat fails.
2. Spend time stretching, meditating and winding down.
Lie on the floor and just take some deep belly breaths, count 3 breaths in 5 breaths out 10 times.
Stretching out some tight muscles can help reduce inflamed areas in the body. Whenever you are inflamed, this spikes as stress in the body, and stress is something you need to reduce to help the belly fat.
3. Say “No”
We are forever saying yes to everything, trying to do too much, pushing that adrenaline button on all the time.
If you don’t slow down you will find belly fat won’t go away anytime soon.
4. Stop dieting
The more you diet the more you can stress about what you can’t eat, you get frustrated about the scales not going down, and you stress even more.
Try to eat as much fresh products as you can, eat more food less often – so limit to three meals a day and divide your day into half – 12 hours you eat and 12 consecutive hours you don’t eat anything.
KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Conclusion:
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2021 – The Year of Wellness
