Free Tips to Lose Belly Fat

I had a question about green tea from a reader.

Dear Sharon
  I came across your Web site and I am really intrested in the diatery pills (green tea) for the belly fat I used to suffer from being thin and that was before i turned 27 after I got married and I change my eating habits and the food quality and since I moved to the USA I gained about 25 pounds and the problem is that most of the extra pounds is in the belly and I really did not like it.
I went in a hard diet (starve myself) and I lost about 8 pounds in one month but the loosing was from the whole body and face and not the belly fat. so I need ur help with some pills and advice to get rid of that belly and go back to the old one , I am 30 years old now name withheld

Belly is Getting Fat

I will assume that the food quality changes you refer to are from fast food - hamburgers, fries, pizza.  So the first thing would be to modify your diet and include more fresh fruits and vegetables.

If you must have fast food make it for lunch.  That way you have most of the day to work it off.  Then make your evening meal based on salad with lots of vegetables like broccoli and carrots.

How long did it take you to gain 25 pounds?  You cannot realistically expect to remove that 25 pounds of fat in a week or two.  Any starvation diet will convince your body that it must hold on to fat to protect your vital organs from the next famine.  Aim to reduce your fat by no more than 2 pounds a week.  That is a lot when you are building muscle as well because muscle weighs more than fat.

You question green tea pills.  Although they will help with the weight loss, I recommend that you drink at least 1 cup of green tea every day as well.

Pills are quick and easy but no pill can match the benefits of fresh whole teas.  Some people cannot stand the taste of green tea and it does take some getting use to.  Sweeten only with honey never sugar.

Try to get in 3-5 cups a day.  For some people this much green tea will loosen the bowels for a few days.  If this is a problem for you reduce the amount you drink.

Take the pills but add your own brewed tea.  Stay away from the pre-sweetened green tea drinks sold in stores.  As for pills also add CLA Tonalin and 5-HTP.  Both encourage the body to build muscle which helps burn the fat.

Exercise to lose belly fat.  

That brings us to exercise.  You need to build up your core muscles in order to maintain a flat stomach.  The easiest way to do that is walking and free weights. I also suggest perhaps Pilates. That exercise plan is designed to build the core muscles.  It is relatively easy and is easy on joints.

You are young and your body will respond quickly to good changes.  Make sure you are building muscle and the belly will go away.    Help with the housework such as mopping floors, mow the yard, swing a golf club.

Exercise is not just a work out at the gym or running a mile.  It is tennis and golf and riding a bike and swimming and all those fun things.  Even sexual activity is a fat burner.

If you have no experience with free weights, consult a local gym.  You will set yourself back if you try to do weights improperly and tear muscles or ligaments.

Keep me informed on how you are doing.  I expect to hear good things from you in a couple of weeks.

I did hear back from this young man and he is doing well.  He purchased a set of free weights and is using them on a regular basis.  He changed his meals to a more healthy emphasis on vegetables rather than quick fast food.

His wife joined him on this lose weight, lose belly fat journey.  They were wanting to have children and she had gained so much weight she was no longer having periods. 

I hope to hear the good news one of these days that she is pregnant.

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