Lose Tummy Fat – 3 Easy Steps to Success (Step #2)
A couple of days ago I discussed Step 1 in your plan to lose tummy fat, set a specific goal. The more specific you are, the better road map you can create. The better your road map, the easier it is to get back on track should you veer off it at any point.
And don’t worry if you get off track, everyone does at some point.
Today let’s talk about the second step in your plan.
Step 2 – Change what you eat
At the most basic level, in order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume. There are a number of ways you can do this. One way is to simply reduce how many calories you eat. Another way is to add enough physical activity to your day to burn more calories.
When working to lose tummy fat, what you eat is the more important component of your plan. You can exercise like crazy, but if your food choices are poor, you will not see the results your physical efforts suggest you should see. This can lead to discouragement, which ultimately will lead to abandoning your goals and quitting.
Winners never quit.
The preferable way to lose tummy fat is a combination of the two methods mentioned above.
Let’s take a look at what the options look like individually.
By knowing how much weight loss you want, you can figure out how many calories you need to cut from your daily intake. For illustration purposes consider that a pound of body fat is equal to about 3,500 calories. Therefore, to lose 1 pound of body weight per week requires a reduction of 500 calories per day.
Conversely, you could also get the same calorie change by keeping your diet as it is and burning an extra 500 calories per day. This could be achieved by running, biking, swimming, rowing or any other physical activity done in addition to whatever you may already be doing.
Either of the above options can get you results. The ideal approach is to make better food choices and add in an exercise component. It all starts with the food choices, though.
Good food choices include cutting out processed foods and sugar and adding fruits and vegetables.
Another good choice is to be sure to eat breakfast. To keep your body in calorie-burning mode it needs to have food to digest. Nothing derails that calorie burning like skipping meals, and skipping breakfast is the worst meal to skip.
So, two easy steps down, one more to go. Check back in a couple of days to get the final piece to your weight loss puzzle.
Until then…
