3 Tips to Lose Belly Fat Fast
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Tip #1
Increase your intake of fat, but not just any fat. Research has shown that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids leads to weight loss, better health, and more energy. The American diet is stuffed full of trans fat and saturated fats but light when it comes to omega-3 fatty acids. You can increase your consumption of these fats by adding fish to your diet such as salmon, herring, and tuna. Omega-3 is also found in olive oil, nuts and seeds.
A mere 6 grams of Omega-3 can lead to weight loss, including belly fat, without any other change in diet. Two tablespoons of ground flaxseed provides 3.5 grams just by itself. Sprinkle flaxseed on cereal, sandwiches and salads. It has a nutty taste. One tablespoon of flaxseed oil provides all you need and more, 7.3 grams. Use flaxseed oil as a substitute for olive oil in salad dressing, or use a mixture of half flaxseed oil and half olive oil. Supplements work as well. Take the supplements before each meal.
Tip #2
Eat a cup of cream soup before lunch and dinner. Having an appetizer, salad or cup of soup about 15 minutes before a meal leads to fat loss. Your brain needs about 20 minutes from the time you start eating to recognize that it's full. Give it a head start by leisurely dining on a salad. By the time you get to the entrée you'll probably feel fuller and eat less.
What works even better is a cup of cream soup, or soup with an olive oil or cheese boost, such as minestrone with a tablespoon of olive drizzled on the top and a tablespoon of parmesan cheese. The fat in the cheese, cream, or oil quickly signals the brain it's had enough food. Fat also takes longer to digest so you feel fuller longer.
Tip #3
Keep your blood sugar on an even level. When you consume foods high in sugar or white flour your blood sugar spikes which signals your body to produce insulin. The higher the amount of sugar, the more insulin is produced. The more insulin the more of the glucose is converted to fat for storage. Keep you blood sugar level and the insulin spikes won't happen. Do that by combining a food heavy in starch or sugar with a protein or a fat. The protein and fat take longer to digest so they enter the blood stream as glucose more slowly and no spike.
It's better to spread your morning toast with cream cheese or peanut butter than with jam. Or have the toast with a scrambled egg. Sugar obviously will spike your blood sugar, unless you eat it with fiber. That's what happens when you eat a whole orange. The fiber takes longer to digest so the sugar doesn't enter your blood stream as quickly. When you drink a glass of orange juice the sugar hits your system almost immediately.
Follow these three tips and watch the belly fat melt away.
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Thanks for your comment. You make a good point about the difference between farm-raised and wild salmon. I appreciate your feedback.
bethparker, thanks for such useful information in fighting the bulge. I have always taken a fish oil that has omega3. The problem is how do I know that the fish oil is pure? I'm not sure if I can trust the label.












caitlinlea says:
5 months ago
Great hub!!
One quick addition...Omega 3s are very very good...not only for weight loss, but for pain reduction, as they catalyze the production of ant-inflammatory hormones. Conversly, Omega 6s are NOT good, and lead to the production of pain hormones.
Salmon, as you said is a good source of Omega 3s, but the consumer needs to be careful, because the Atlantic Salmon that is FARMED contains a large amount of Omega 6s, whereas WILD Atlantic Salmon has 1/3 the amount of Omega 6s. Much better choice!!
LOVE the hub...thanks again for writing it!! =-D