Has a little extra padding around your midsection gotten you down? We understand. When you’re as busy as we are, it gets easier and easier to reach for processed or fast foods, and to drive past the gym while shuttling the kids to soccer practice. Believe it or not, maintaining a slim physique may be easier than you think. By following some simple tips, anyone can earn a flat belly without a whole lot of extra effort. Read on for 21 tips that will help you get the flat belly that you wish you had.
21 Flat Belly Tips:
1. Eat Clean-No number of crunches will eliminate belly fat if you’re not eating a nutritious diet. Aim for clean foods that are free of unhealthy additives and extra calories. Skinny Ms. offers a ton of simple, yet clean recipes to help you out.
2. Watch Portion Sizes- In today’s day and age, it seems like everything is “Supersized”. Go old-school by eating just the amount of food you need to keep your body going. Check out our tips for understanding portion sizes here.
3. Just Say, “NO,” to Soda- Sodas, even diet ones, are horrible for your waistline. Battling soda addiction? Take our No Soda Challenge.
4. Rev up Your Cardio-Regular cardiovascular exercise not only helps the body to burn calories and fat, but it helps prevent a number of diseases, like heart disease and certain cancers. Try these at-home workouts.
5. Snack Regularly-Snacking regularly provides the body with the fuel it needs to continue burning calories all day long. Plus, those who skip snacks between meals are for more likely to overeat at mealtime. Try one of these tasty snacks for fewer than 75 calories each.
6. Keep a Food Journal- Journaling your daily food intake will help you stay on track and will keep you aware of hidden calories. Read more about the benefits of keeping a food journal here.
7. Keep Stress Low- Studies show that stress has quite a negative impact on our bodies. Plus, when we’re stressed, we tend to eat more or choose unhealthy foods. Learn more about how stress can make you fat here.
8. Work Every Angle- Total body workouts help to keep all muscles active so that they can continue to burn calories, even when they’re at rest. Mix your workouts up to keep every muscle group engaged. Try this Total Body Workout.
9. Fill Up on Fiber- Avoid bloating by keeping everything flowing smoothly with a diet filled with fiber. Check out these reasons why you need more fiber in your diet.
10. Get Your Zzzz’s- Studies show that sleep is important to maintaining adequate body function, as it gives the body time to repair the damage done during the day. Learn more about sleep and its connection to weight loss here.
11. Drink Green Tea- The combination of catechins and antioxidants found in green tea helps the body to burn calories and fight fat. Plus, green tea is a superfood! Try our Green Tea Mango Smoothie.
12. Do Plenty of Planks- Plank exercises are great for the midsection because they work the entire core, are easy to modify, and can be done without any equipment right in your living room. Learn how to do a proper plank here.
13. Watch Your Sugar Intake- Refined sugars feed your body a ton of calories and have no nutritional value, and the problem is that they’re hidden in many of the foods you eat. Here are some of the “other” names for sugar to look out for. Be sure to take our No Sugar Challenge.
14. Walk More- Walking just doesn’t get enough credit. It’s so easy to do and is one of the greatest ways to burn fat. Take our 7-Day Fat Blaster Walking Challenge.
15. Watch Your Carbs- Carbohydrates are important to your body, but not all carbs are created equal. Try to avoid simple carbs, like white breads, because they offer a lot of calories and almost no nutritional value. Learn more about the difference between simple vs. complex carbs here.
16. Keep Sodium in Check- Excess salt in your diet can make you retain water and get bloated. Check out these tips for cutting back on salt.
17. Get Into Interval Training- Interval training, like this Tabata workout, gets the body working hard so that it can blast fat away. Learn more about interval training here.
18. Ditch the Diet Foods- Diet foods might sound healthy, but they are often loaded with unwanted ingredients that reduce the body’s ability to function as it was intended. Instead, get on a healthy eating plan, like this Clean Eating Plan for the Family.
19. Eat Slowly- The body can take up to 20-30 minutes to digest the foods we eat. This means, if we’re not careful, we can end up eating food after we’re full. Eating slowly also prevents us from swallowing extra air that will bloat the belly.
20. Become a Probiotic Pro- Probiotics, like yogurt and kefir, use healthy bacteria to fight back against unhealthy ones. This keeps the belly free from infection and prevents bloating.Have you tried our Skinny Strawberry Yogurt?
21. Laugh More- Studies show that people who laugh regularly are often thinner than those who don’t. Not only does laughter engage the stomach muscles and burn calories, but happy people are less likely to reach for unhealthy food choices when they’re feeling down.
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