The question how to get stomach fat fast can be answered simply by 2 words: dieting and exercise. Try these tips on dieting and exercise and you’ll be burning off body fat in no time at all.
1. Eat less calories than you burn, or burn more calories than you consume, whichever way you want to look at it. It’s as simple as that, but so much harder to do than say. However, just keep it at the back of your head at all times.
2. Establish a target calorie goal of approximately 500 calories below your base metabolism. I.e. you’ll be following step 1 above.
3. Keep an honest log. Make estimates of how many calories you stuff yourself with every meal and tally up the total to make sure you stay within your target calorie goal. Convenient “mistakes,” under-estimates and forgetfulness allows you to eat more now, but you’re defeating the whole point of dieting.
4. Choose good sources of fat like olive oil and fatty fish like salmon. Avoid bad fats such as bacon, butter, whole milk and cream.
5. Eat small, eat often is the body builder’s mantra. Choose small, healthy snacks to keep you powered throughout the day without resorting to junk food.
6. Keep exercising with whichever health program you want to but don’t stop! When you’re dieting, your body can easily lose muscle if you’re not keeping them maintained.
7. Avoid alcohol. It dehydrates the body.
8. Don’t go too long on the cardio machines when in the gym. A 45 minute work out on the stair machine or the ski machine is fine, but don’t try to run for 2 hours, you may end up burning muscle rather than fat.
9. Schedule “cheating” days to stay sane. Dieting is no fun. No matter how gung-ho and motivated you are when you start out, you’ll have days when everything is darkness and the world is out to get you. Make sure to get a treat once a week on a set day (Saturday is good) as it gives you something to look forward to. A juicy burger is fatty and calorie-dense, but if you prepare by doing extra cardio for three days in advance you’ll come in right on target for the week.
