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10. Perform Resistance Training (Lift Weights)
Resistance training, weight lifting or strength training, is important for preserving and gaining muscle mass.
11. Avoid Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Sugar-sweetened beverages are loaded with liquid fructose, which can make you gain belly fat. Sugary drinks lead
to increased fat in the liver. To lose belly fat, it’s best to completely avoid sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda,
punch and sweet tea and alcoholic mixers containing sugar.
12. Get Plenty of Restful Sleep
Sleep is important for many aspects of health, including your weight. People who don’t get enough sleep tend to
gain more weight. Make sure you’re getting sufficient quality sleep.
13. Reduce Your Food Intake and Exercise
Consuming fewer calories than your body needs is important for weight
maintenance. Keeping a food diary and tracker can help you monitor your
calorie intake.
14. Eat Fatty Fish Every Week
Fatty fish is incredibly healthy. It’s rich in quality protein and omega-3
fats that protect you from disease and may help reduce visceral fat.
Fish oil supplements can significantly reduce liver and abdominal
fat. Good choices include salmon, herring, sardines, mackerel and
anchovies.
15. Add Apple Cider Vinegar to Your Diet
Drinking apple cider vinegar has impressive health benefits, including
lowering blood sugar levels. It contains a compound called acetic acid,
which has been shown to reduce abdominal fat storage in animal studies.
16. Eat Probiotic Foods or Take a Probiotic Supplement
Different types of bacteria found in probiotics play a role in weight
regulation, and having the right balance can help with weight loss. Probiotic
supplements contain several types of bacteria. Make sure you purchase one
that provides one or more of these bacterial strains.
17. Intermittent Fasting
An eating pattern that cycles between periods of eating and periods of fasting is
good for weight loss. This could be through 24-hour fasts once or twice a week or
every day for 16 hours and eating all your food in an 8 hour period. This decreases
abdominal fat within a period of 6-24 weeks.
Originally published by Kris Gunners of Authority Nutrition