I just hate looking at my stomach! Especially as I had to endure two stomach surgeries within a 4 month period from December 2011 to April 2012. Not only do I have an atrocious scar, but I ended up looking pregnant for months, no baby ever came and my stomach will no longer allow me to wear a bikini!!
I have always been self conscious about my stomach. I would look at pictures of myself and my drop dead gorgeous friends at the beach or where ever, and look at my stomach and just go, OMG! Now, when I look at those pictures I think, wow, I really was in good shape then! Just shows you the perspective that time will give you!
In my never ending quest for health, beauty and fitness, I have found some things that are real easy to do, fun, yes it has to be fun! and most of the time are just good common sense.
I hate sweating and hard physical work! Exercising to tone up. Doing crunches to give my stomach that 6 pack ab look. Going to the gym and using the equipment to tone up and build my strength to me is just plain boring. I have tried many different types of exercise to tone up and slim down. Running, walking, boogie boarding, the gym, the weights to get rid of that "rooster skin" look that hangs from the upper arms. I have discovered that if it is not something I enjoy doing for exercise, I will not stay consistent with it, and being consistent is really the key to ridding your stomach of ugly belly fat and unsightly love handles.
You can tone up your stomach, get rid of the love handles at any age. I am not saying that a 70 year old will suddenly get the body of a 20 year old, but you can look good at any age.
It is what you eat and when as well. If you love to dance and that is your exercise, the best time to do it is in the morning prior to eating breakfast. This raises your body's metabolism for the whole day, so it will burn off fat cells faster for you. Every body's metabolism is different, but the faster your metabolism is, the faster you will burn fat.
Eat your main meal for breakfast or lunch! The earlier you eat your main meal for the day the better as far as burning calories. You may want to consult with a dietitian as to what foods you can eat to help you burn fat. You don't have to eat 3 times a day, in fact, many nutritionists recommend eating as many as 6 small meals a day, with plenty of fruits and veggies. I only eat when I am hungry and always try to cut my self off by 6:00 pm. A steak will lie in your stomach undigested if you are eating that steak at 8:00 pm.
Make sure that you give yourself a cheat day! I never say I am on a diet, it just makes me hungrier. I just do the best I can do everyday eating healthy, not giving in to my sweet tooth and not expecting perfection from myself. Perfection and diet are just two words that don't go together, if you know what I mean!
I highly recommend Mike Geary's Truth About Abs. Mike is a registered dietitian, as well as a personal trainer. Having his book is like having a personal trainer to me! He has educated me on what to eat to burn fat, what foods not to eat as well, how to get a toned flat stomach without doing any crunches, really, NO CRUNCHES! His program is not a diet, it is a way of eating and toning up your body to get rid of those horrible fat area's that we all hate to look at.
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