We all know how frustrating it is to get rid of stomach fat and get rid of it permanently. It can be done, but it requires a permanent lifestyle change. However, it is not a painful process. It’s not even that hard, but it means change, and change is never easy.
Old eating habits are hard to die
Old eating habits have to go, and this is difficult. Most of the comfort food, the sugary treats, the plates full of food to make stomach fat have to go. Note that I said that most have to go, but not all. There’s still room for some of your old favorites if you follow the new health regimen most of the time.
But you have to decide that this will be permanent: the new way you are going to live your life. This is not new ground you are breaking, as many have done before you. It may be new ground for you, but then you have to do that to make a new and better you: the New You. What will the New You be like?
the new you
The New You thinks of food in terms of its health properties, not just as a way to fuel your body or satisfy your taste buds. You’ll be asking yourself questions like, “Is this food going to make me healthier? Is this the kind of food I want to put in my body? Do I really need it?” If you get a negative response, the New You will have an easier time resisting the urge to indulge because they see themselves as healthier and slimmer. After a while, your thinking changes and so do your habits, and that’s the key to long-term change.
What kind of food will the New You eat? Here is a short list:
- More protein in the form of lean meat
- More carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables
- Less carbs from white bread, pasta, white rice, white sugar
- Less trans fat cooked takeout
- Little or no sugar in your tea or coffee – you’ll get used to it
- Healthier snacks: fruit, nuts, whole grain bread, or no snack at all
- Less cookies, cakes and pastries
On top of that, the New You will look for ways to get some physical activity on a regular basis. You’ll reserve mornings for exercise before heading to work or before getting caught up in the usual daily activities. If you miss one of your designated days, you’ll work out the next day or make time later in the day to make sure you get some exercise.
This will become part of your life. It will not rule you but it will have an important place in your life. After a while you will want to exercise because you feel better when you do. If necessary, you will get up earlier because you don’t want to miss a day.
You’ll do some research on the right foods to eat and exercises that are right for you and your lifestyle. You’ll review the GI chart to make sure the foods you eat most of the time aren’t too high up on the chart.
the rewards
Why would the New You do this? Because you like to feel healthier and more energetic and you like how you look without excess abdominal fat. The New You feels good about himself and enjoys taking control of his life with positive actions. The New You will wonder why an Old You ever existed. Here is the new you!
