Worried about that stubborn belly fat?
Here’s a list of foods that actually help you lose it!
Sometime or the other you might be faced with a larger than normal belly and must have tried several things to lose that.
After some attempts you gave it up as a futile exercise and now let the belly be. Well, here’s reason why you should think of losing the belly fat because now you eat to lose the unneeded fat!
This is a list of food item you eat to lose weight! Add these fat reducing items in your diet and see their magic work!
- Oats:
It is loaded with fiber. Oats are a great source of selenium and boosts immune system. Oats absorbs the LDL cholesterol i.e. the ‘bad’ cholesterol and flush it out from the body. It also cures constipation and stabilizes blood glucose level. It is low in fat and salt and can be a great food for morning breakfast.
Oats make for a great breakfast meal because they keep you going for longer and keep hunger at bay while reducing the fat in your body at the same time.
- Berries:
Berries are great if you are trying to lose fat around your tummy. There is a lot of fiber in something so small. Raspberries, cranberries, blackberries, grapes, acai berries, strawberries and blueberries are all good. There is 6 grams worth of fiber in one cup of raspberries. So include them somewhere in your breakfast or even as a snack throughout the day.
- Nuts:
Nuts help you lose that belly fat by keeping you full for longer and hence make great snacks and hunger repressors. You only need 24 Almonds a day to keep away the hunger pangs without piling up on the calories intake.
- Watermelons:
It has been discovered that people who have lots of watermelons in their diet tend to lose more weight than their water drinking counterparts. It is a good idea to include watermelons in your diet as a replacement for juices and other fat increasing fruits such as bananas.
- Meat and Fish:
Meats and fish work very well to burn fat. They help to increase the anti-stress chemicals which will decrease your belly size. Fish are filled with Omega-3 amino fatty acids which improves metabolism and burning of more fat. However, stay away from cured meats as they tend to contain saturated fats.
- Soup and Salads:
These should be an integral part of your diet. Having soups and salads before the main course would effectively reduce your main course intake. Do remember to not add extra dressings in the salad. If you are dining out, ask for the dressing by the side which you can then have in moderation. As for soups, try not to have bread with it.
- Skim milk:
It contains a lot of calcium and helps in burning unwanted calories. It is easily digestible and prevents building of fat in the body.
- Green tea or ginger or lemon tea:
They basically have lots and lots of antioxidants and help in reducing your body fat by dissolving the triglycerides in our body and are extremely good for weight loss. Some people also prefer Moringa Tea.
- Lentils:
Lentil soup is very nutritious and is widely available, especially in parts of India. They not only keep you healthy but also aid in weight loss.
- Garcina cambogia:
Garcina cambogia is a fruit native to Indonesia. Used in curries, it works as an appetite suppressant and is in fact used in several weight loss products.
- Olive oil:
Olive oil is great oil as it is able to control hunger. It is rich in antioxidants and makes for a great cooking oil. It has high proportion of mono saturated fats which are easily digestible and increases metabolism without piling transfats in the body. Another advantage of this oil is that it keeps your cholesterol levels down and stops you craving for more food.
- Water:
Drinking water throughout the day is a must for anyone aiming to lose weight. Your digestive track remains clean, your face glows and to top it all you lose weight! So have at least 8 glasses of water every day.
Even as you include all these fat fighting foods in your diet, exercise as much as you can as nothing works as effectively as exercise to burn those calories off. Abs specific work outs can make you lose the belly fat much faster. A little time invested in eating right and working out could help you lose that belly forever.