10 tips must to follow to maintain a slim belly

It is difficult to maintain a slim belly. A flat, toned tummy is a goal many of us try to achieve. People discards all their favourite food items, doing unnecessary exercises, taking weight lose pills which may have side effects on your body.  The dream of getting a flat and slim stomach vanishes when you won’t get any results for all your hard work and people end up getting Tyre around their belly. This is because whatever you are doing, you are doing it the wrong way and its not worth doing it. Discipline and time management plays an important role also. This article has come up with ten effective ways for losing fat and maintain a slim belly.

Walk and Talk

People tend to meet their friends and family over coffee or lunch. Instead of catching up with them over there, one can go for a walk in the park, or you and your friends can get a gym membership. Exercise gets much easier when you have got an exercise buddy. It will create a competition between you and your friends and suddenly going to the gym will be fun.

Only eat if you are hungry

Breakfast is the only time where you can eat without any control. Eating controlled and balanced meals which are rich in whole grain foods, foods having organic compounds in them. Eating in between meals plays a big role in making your belly bigger. Eat vegetables and fruits, mostly citrus fruits because citrus fruits like lemon, orange, grapes, berries, spinach etc and avoid eating too much of potatoes, dry fruits etc. If you are a non-vegetarian, try eating lean versions of meat.

Cardio exercises

If you don’t like to go gym and hates pulling up weights, cardio exercises are best for getting a leaner physique and it does not require any of the gym equipment. For example, one can go for swimming lessons, do a little dancing, cycling, running etc. Even a 40 min walk can do the trick.

Say no to junk food

Eating a regular amount of junk food can cause high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, various heart diseases and ultimately death. Thus avoiding junk food like pizza, burger, carbonated drinks etc which contains added chemicals and other fatty acids may lead to various health diseases.

Drink lots of water

Drinking at least 8-10 glasses of water daily helps in cleansing the body and boosts the metabolism. But there’s a certain time and regulations needed while drinking water. Like, do not drink water right after the meal so that the digestion can perform faster. Drinking water right after the meal makes your stomach fat. When you are done eating, wait for at least one hour before drinking water.

Do not make a habit of stressing out everytime

People nowadays are all but stressed. Being stressed on a regular basis had a bad impact on hormones like adrenaline, cortisol and corticotrophin. This can increase a person’s appetite and makes the body store more amount of fat. So if stress torments your mind, one should listen to music, hang out with their friends. Meditation is the best medicine to overcome stress. Try doing that.

Do not drink alcohol on a daily basis

Avoid drinking too much of alcohol as these alcoholic beverages contain a lot of calories which results in increasing body fat. On the other hand, drinking a bit of red wine can help in cutting the belly fat.

Laugh

Having a good laugh makes your abdominals to contract. Thus laughing burns calories as it reduces the muscle tension and increases the amount of oxygen in the blood.

Chew your food properly

Eating in a hurry slows down the digestive system. Chew each and every bit of food in your mouth, do not swallow food. Give at least 30-40 minutes to eating. It will control the amount of food we take and make us feel satisfied.

Have a good night sleep

Sleeping too much or too little can result in gaining weight as it affects the insulin stability of the body. If you want to maintain a slim belly, never get to sleep directly after a heavy meal, it will surely increase the belly fat. So after you had a meal, wait for your body to digest the food intake and sleep only for a maximum of eight hours a day.