subject: 5 Steps To Lose Stomach Fat In Your 50s [print this page] If you have hit your 50s and are carrying more stomach fat than you would like, you might be tempted to give up on the whole stomach fat/overweight thing. If you have tried the diets and tried the exercise, but did not get the results you want, it is natural to decide to give up. Many people feel the same way.
The Best Diet is No Diet
Most diets do not work. Fad diets usually do not last as they are often impractical and can become boring. Starvation diets can be dangerous and they leave you hungry and craving for the foods you are not supposed to eat, which makes it harder not to eat them. In fact, the best diet is no diet. This does not mean you can eat whatever you like whenever you like but it does mean eating the right food - food that will help you lose you stomach fat. There are a surprising number of foods that actually do that. The solution is simple: we replace the fat-building foods with the fat-busting foods. The solution is not only simple but it is practical - we can all do it. The key is to take action.
Take some simple steps and build on them:
1. Make a list of the foods you love to eat, even though you know they make you put on weight. You know the ones - cakes, pastries, fast food, French fries, sugary drinks. Think about which ones you can cut down on or eliminate completely. Can you eat a little less?
2. Replace some of those with healthy, high fibre food to help the elimination process. Start the day with high fibre foods - fruit, nuts, oats or other natural breakfast cereal. Cut down on the cereals with very high sugar content.
3. Drink plenty of water. Water can satisfy hunger and help with elimination. Sometimes we are looking for food when, in fact, our bodies need fluid.
4. Start a regular exercise program - a physical activity that fits into your lifestyle and you can keep doing. If you have not been exercising, then you should start slowly and build up your activity. Exercises like stretching, walking, cycling, swimming are all good.
5. Concentrate on things you can do most of the time. There is no point in rushing into giving up on all the things you like or starting into a hectic exercise regime, as this is not likely to last. Take your time and make gradual changes to your diet and lifestyle. The good habits you form now should last for the rest of your life.
You still have time to work on reducing your stomach fat, so that you will reduce your weight, which will improve your general health. It is important to address these things now so that you will not go into old age in poor health or with low mobility.
