11 Foods to Avoid for a Flat Stomach by Health-Heaven on Tumbler

 

This is a re-blog from health-heaven on Tumbler. Enjoy.

If you want to make sure you are burning stomach fat — make sure you are staying away from these 11 foods. Instead of making your waist smaller — these foods will only expand your waistline even further.

Candy
For most of us this one can be hard to avoid — but snacking on candy won’t help you get a flat stomach. They taste delicious and can give you a quick pick me up — but you will just as quickly crash and burn while you add more inches to your waist.

White flour
White flour is highly processed — which means lacking in nutritional value. This type of flour – also known as enriched wheat flour – has lost any nutritional value during processing and can actually cause more health problems if too readily consumed.

Soda
Yes soda is tasty and it quenches your thirst — however its full of sugar and dies that aren’t any good for you. Cutting out soda from your daily liquid intake can save you TONS of calories, making a flat stomach even MORE possible.


Potato chips
Oh who doesn’t love chips!? But the only reason chips are tasty is because they are covered in unhealthy oils and fats — not to mention WAY too much sugar than any one person needs to eat.

Cheese
Adding cheese to a sandwich or a salad can make it taste THAT much better. However, adding that flavor to your meal is also adding fat to your diet. Cheese is full of fat that will help you gain weight instead of gain a flat stomach.

Cookies
This one might be a no brainer — but it might not be — there are cookies out there that say they have low calories — however these cookies are still filled with lots of sugar (to make them taste good).

Fatty meats
When trying to lose weight quickly its important to stay away from cuts of meat that are high in saturated fats. Avoid various cuts of meat such as beef, bologna, and pork that are high in fat and calories.

Whole milk
Drinking milk high in fat when trying to lose weight won’t help you lose any weight as it adds more fat to your diet as you are trying to lose fat.

Alcohol
Alcohol is full of empty calories. A 12 oz beer has 150 calories — calories that do nothing for you except send you to treadmill for a longer workout.

Chocolate
Yes, some forms of dark chocolate are good for your health (in moderation of course) however, if you are trying to lose stomach fat quickly chocolate should not be a part of your diet. Eating chocolate only adds additional calories and sugar that your body will turn into fat – requiring you to spend more time in the gym to burn it off.

Fried foods
When trying to lose weight its important to stay away from fried foods. Fried foods are full of saturated fats — some are made up of more than 50% fat! Avoiding fried foods – no matter how convenient they may be will help you reach your weight loss goals faster.

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7 Foods that Burn Belly Fat by Positivemed.com

Belly fat has become a fact of life for millions of
people around the world. Many things are responsible
for accumulation of belly fat including lifestyle and
eating habits. Proper food and exercise is
important to combat belly fat. Here are 7 foods
that can help you fight it.

1. Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a rich source of fiber which is important
for muscle building and fat reduction. After a night’s
sleep blood sugar comes down. Eating oatmeal for
breakfast helps you stay full longer and will help you
to not run for a doughnut. When choosing oatmeal
make sure you do not opt for high-sugar flavored versions, they’re high in calories.

2. Watermelon

Researchers say that watermelons alter blood lipids, which has significant impact on artery plaque disposition. This reduces the risk of accumulating belly fat. In a study conducted on animals at University of Kentucky, a few animals were given watermelon juice along with the experimental diet and some were given the same diet withwater. Weeks later the animals who were given watermelon juice weighed less because of less abdominal fat.

3. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are vitamin rich and contain very few calories. A large tomato contains 33 calories. There is a
compound found in tomatoes called 9-oxo-octadecadienoic, or 9-oxo-ODA which impacts circulating blood lipids resulting in reduction of fat. Tomato helps manage dyslipedemia, a condition responsible for fat accumulation in the abdomen.

4. Lamb

Lamb is a rich source of vitamin B, zinc, protein, and tryptophan. Lamb is a healthier alternative to processed or canned meat. Its also a tasty source of ionized protein. Lamb has conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, lower levels can lead to obesity, we cannot use dietary fat as a source of energy so it moves into cells resulting in obesity.

5. Seafood

Seafood is popular all over the world because of its ability to control your waist size. Seafood fights belly fat and love handles and prevents fat from accumulating in bellies of people who are already slim. Seafood contains monounsaturated fats, or MUFA’s. Studies have suggested that people who have a diet rich in MUFA’s are slimmer and healthier than people who don’t.

6. Green vegetables

Vegetables are known worldwide for nutritional benefits. Along with numerous health benefits, green leafy vegetables have the ability to fight belly fat. They are low in calories and do not generate fat accumulation. Green vegetables like broccoli and spinach are high in fiber and have few calories. Fiber helps fight existing calories which prevents formation of new fat. Having a vegetable salad with greens for breakfast or before meals can give you a slimmer waist in a healthy body

7. Tea

Tea is one drink that can help you burn belly fat. The green variant of this drink is very effective in burning fat. According to statistics tea drinkers burn 266 more calories per day than people who do not. Don’t use processed tea because its slimming ingredients get washed away during processing. Take a tea bag and dip it in hot water to make your favorite tea 4 times a day. As a tea-drinker who drinks at least 5 cups a day, I either drink TAZO teabags (the pyramid ones) or I brew loose-leaf tea in a tea pot.

http://positivemed.com/2013/09/09/7-foods-burn-belly-fat/

5 Weird Tricks that Kill Stomach Fat by Positivemed.com

Fat has a role in insulating and padding the body. While fat has a function, excess is not good for anyone. Excess fat can hamper your physical appearance and is detrimental to your health. Long ago people would hunt and gather, food was plentiful in summer and autumn while scarce in winter. The excess fat gained in summer and autumn was used in the winter, those with more fat had a better chance of survival. The fat was used for energy when performing hard daily labor. In this age when physical activities are limited and things are easily available, excess fat
can be dangerous to your health.

Here are some weird trips to bust stomach fat:

• Dip into the olive oil: This may sound weird but try it out, you will find it to be quite effective. A hormone in your stomach is stimulated by certain compounds in the olive oil and those hormones signal your brain that your stomach is full, so it curbs your appetite so that your body does not feel as hungry. Try dipping your multi-grain bread into one tablespoon olive oil 15 minutes before eating. It will keep you from overeating and packing on unnecessary pounds. Olive oil lowers the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.

• Chill out: Stress is one of the top belly fat-building offenders. Try to avoid stress as much as possible. Your body starts producing cortisol automatically when it senses you are overwhelmed. Cortisol is a hormone that affects your body chemistry and stimulates fat storage in your belly. Try some simple tips like closing your eyes and taking long, deep breaths for five minutes whenever you feel stressed. You will start feeling relaxed and the cortisol should calm down. This is a simple yet effective way to eradicate stomach fat. You can also try these 8 ways to reduce your cortisol naturally!

• Eat every three hours: Some may find this odd as the general perception is that eating often helps a person gain more weight, but this trick of eating every three hours can work wonders for people looking for a flat belly.Those who think skipping lunch is helping them save calories are trending toward the opposite. Your body can go into starvation mode if you do not eat for a long period of time, as a result it starts storing everything you have eaten as fat as it does not know when you are going to eat next.

• Eat in front of a mirror: Try this and you will find what a difference it makes. Watching yourself eat can be a powerful trigger to eat less.

• Stand and speak on the phone: You will burn more calories if you stand and talk than you do in the sitting position.

http://positivemed.com/2014/03/01/5-weird-tricks-kill-stomach-fat/