|
It has only been a little over a year that I have had true and lasting success with losing lower belly fat- which was always the main area where I held onto my extra pounds. If you would like to lose your muffin top, this will help you too. One of the keys I found, in addition to not letting myself get too hungry, is to have healthy low calorie snacks on hand at all times. You must know that I am not a strict dieter. This just does not work for me. I have to be able to eat when I’m hungry, and I also have to be able to cheat- within limits of course. Not all the time, lol. I give myself a cheat day once a week- and it is usually on a weekend. Now I don’t go and ruin all the progress I made during the week, but if I want a bowl of popcorn with butter and salt and a diet coke, I treat myself- to one large bowl- not unlimited amounts. If I have been craving a hot fudge sundae all week, I will have it on my cheat day. And, I will keep it to 3 scoops of ice cream, not the 5 scoop monster sundaes I used to gorge on. The best way to make the most of my cheat day is to think about what I would like to reward myself with during the week. One the weekend comes, I know exactly what I will have. The clincher is that I do not allow myself to just eat like crazy and not stop. I plan in advance what i will have for my weekly cheat treat. and let me tell you, when I finally get that hot fudge sundae after thinking about it all week, I thoroughly enjoy it! So one week it might be the sundae, one week it might be baklava, another it might be Cheese Doodles. And once a month I do crave popcorn with butter and salt and a big Diet Coke. During the rest of the week I rely on my low cal snacks to keep me feeling satisfied. When I first started using the Diet Solution, I wasn’t sure I could do it. The main reason? I grew up hating vegetables, and a lot of fruits too. All those years of my mom urging me to eat my vegetables really turned me off to them. But I learned that there really are some healthy raw vegetables and fruits that I like. It took some experimenting and it might be the same for you, but give it a try. It’s really worth it. So even though I am Queen Fussypants, I have learned that I like and can snack on Empire apples (gotta be Empires for me), cauliflower, mushrooms (who knew?) and even carrots (but not plain- they *have* to go with no cal dressing). I also know there are some fruits and vegetables I will never like, not in a million years. Celery is one of them. Cucumbers are another. Watermelon is another. If any of these were the holy grail of losing abdominal weight, I would still be rocking my muffin top. There is just no way I will ever eat any of these foods. Period. I found out how to tweak my eating habits to let myself have the freedom of rewards once a week. I also learned what I could – and could not- eat when it came to the raw fruits and veggies. Do a little experimenting and see what you like and what works for you. Then work it with all you’ve got and you will start to melt belly fat for good!
Related Articles -
low, calorie, foods,
| 
