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Dieters Slim May Be A Little Misleading

Though it is what they want to do Slimming should not be so hard yet there are literally thousands if not millions that could do with shedding a few pounds of unwanted fat. This is personal to me as I have gained and lost many pounds over the years with the help of diets, tonics, programs and even the dreaded exercises.

What does a dieter need to slim?

The most important thing I found I needed to lose weight was a mental picture of what I wanted to look like. This I constantly kept in my mind all the time. It was never exact just really a thought I would think like; " I am trim or I am light or even I look great and thin". Then I had to choose a diet. The truth is there are many many diets that would help anyone slim out there. We all know just by being slimmer it has a great anti aging effect on us. You just need to investigate them to see if they fit into your life and plans and will actually work for you specifically.

What types of diets have worked for you. Please share diets that managed to get you slim so others might find them and benefit.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Getting Rid of Tummy Fat

By Nikki Keating

Since the dawn of time, people have been looking for a way to get rid of tummy fat. Thankfully, all of this research has paid off. There are a number of successful diet and exercise plans that have been discovered. Such discoveries can help an individual dramatically remove fat deposits around the midsection. However, none of these methods are hyperbolic fad diets that promise to reduce stored fat overnight. Nor are they methods that will work without effort; they are realistic and proven methods of weight loss and, if followed correctly, will allow a serious dieter to eliminate a great deal of tummy fat. So, lets take a look at the common ways one can effectively reduce tummy fat.

Getting more exercise. This is of course common sense; incorporate more physical activity into your daily routine and your body will start to use up that energy stored as fat. It's easy to gain weight when your lifestyle is a sedentary one - and being more active is the answer to this.

One thing which people forget about is that refined sugars and carbohydrates are one of the most reliable ways to start developing tummy fat and packing on the pounds! These are foods which you should eliminate from your diet; avoid these weight gain culprits as much as you can.

Dont work yourself out too much. Now, some may be wondering what the value of reducing ones exercise levels to low intensity is. The value is your consistency will increase. When you work out too much or too hard, injuries and burnout occur. When this happens you will discover yourself working out less. That will certainly not be a good strategy for losing weight.

Eat a healthy diet. Most of us have a general idea of how we need to change our diets to lose tummy fat, but there is a lot of ignorance about the subject of nutrition in general. The more you know about the topic, the healthier and more nutritionally balanced of a diet you'll be able to come up with - a diet which will help you to lose tummy fat while meeting your body's nutritional requirements.

Forget about spot reduction! There is no such thing - it's simply not how your body works. There's nothing wrong with doing crunches and sit-ups, but these won't target tummy fat. All exercise leads to a balanced reduction of fat throughout your body. You can still do your ab exercises, but make sure to mix things up so you don't burn out on your workout routine.

Dont drink your calories. Yes, orange juice may be good for you but it also comes with a ton of calories. Stick with drinking zero calorie water or soft drinks instead.

Reduce your calorie intake incrementally. A few calories eliminated from your diet here and there do add up. For every 3600 calories you cut from your diet, you will drop 1lb. You can reach that magic number by cutting a small amount of calories out of your diet per day for an extended period of time.

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