Friday, March 7, 2008

Stomach Weight Loss: What Does It Take?

Weight loss in the stomach area, what does it take? Most people would tell you that exercise is the best answer to such a problem. However, exercise can’t make you lose the stomach fat by its lonesome. Basically, no matter how much you exercise it would be useless if you don’t get your diet right. I’m not talking about taking on one of those popular trend diets that celebrities are promoting. Those would help, no questions asked, however for long term effects, a total lifestyle change is what you would need. It might be a bit hard at first but once you get used to it and really incorporate it in the way you live, it’s bound to get easier.

So to aid in your aim of weight loss in stomach, besides exercise, you should also start controlling your food intake. Not by a lot, of course. Try to stick to the one plate rule and try not to go for seconds. We have been taught to eat everything that’s on our plate and when it comes to dieting this could work too. Just make sure that you filled your plate with enough food that you can finish and feel satisfied with but not too much that you feel bloated afterwards. Moderation is key. Eating smaller portions of food might seem difficult especially if you have gotten used to eating a lot through out the day. But if you just limit your food in take to smaller portions taken several times throughout the day instead of 3 or 4 big meals a day, you will see some significant changes in your stomach area.