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Every once in a while you run across a couple of ideas that really work to help cut belly fat. It doesn't matter if you're a man or woman, these will help you on your journey to reducing the amount of body fat you have. Not only will these help accelerate your fat loss, but if you're just starting out, it's a great "first step" towards your success. Increase Your Meals Per Day I'm not talking about gorging ourselves here, but rather eating around 5 to 6 times per day and eating less per meal. Did you know that you slow down your metabolism when you stick with the traditional 1 to 3 meals per day? You can actually store more fat by eating fewer meals because we typically increase the total number of calories and we're more likely to splurge and eat more. Not only will we eat more with fewer meals but we're also dealing with blood sugar levels. If you're eating less than 3 meals per day, our sugar levels will drop and we become hypoglycemic which can cause many emotional issues such as anger, irritability, and anxiety just to name a few. When our blood sugar gets low we may want to eat junk food to get our sugar levels up. However, if we're eating more meals per day but less in quantity our blood sugar levels will stay in homeostasis which means that our we're in a prime condition to burn fat and won't have the urge to eat junk food. Water, Water Everywhere It's a fact that if we're thirsty, we tend to eat more. One thing to do to before we eat is to sit down and drink a large glass of cold water, wait about 5 minutes then begin your meal. Only eat until your full and you'll find that this trick will be effective in cutting belly fat. Water, in general, is essential for living. We should always be mindful to keep hydrated since it flushes out toxins and keeps our cells healthy. You'll feel full and less likely to indulge in junk sodas and fast food. High Intensity Training You might have heard of "heart zone" or "heart rate" training. If not, this has to do with calculating our optimum heart rate when we exercise and then, with the use of a heart rate monitor, get our heart rates up and sustained in this region. I covered how to calculate this on my site under, Cut Belly Fat NOW. Once you have calculated your Maximum Heart Rate (or MHR), you want your Target Heart Rate (or THR) for exercising at 80%. With a higher intensity training you will burn more total calories than if you were to exercise at 60% (Ok, this isn't rocket science..but close!) Not only do you burn fat while exercising at a higher intensity, but your body will continue to burn fat for as much as one and a half days later! I'm not talking of having a sustained THR; we want to perform interval training where we are using timed sets. For example, if you're doing your cardio on a bike, you can go at a constant pace for half a minute and then bump it up to an intense ride for sixty seconds. Bring it back down to the constant pace again for thirty seconds. Try the above items for a week or two and you will feel more invigorated and lose the stomach fat. Author: Steve C Truax Steve Truax has been on a journey of encouraging others on diet and exercise over the past few years. If you're interested in getting fit and want to know more about how to cut belly fat, please join him by visiting http://cut-belly-fat.com View Count: 79
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