lose belly fat

Try This Protein Pancake This Weekend to Fry Belly Fat
Sometimes you just love to rip into a big stack of pancakes on a Saturday or Sunday morning - but trust me, you will pay the price. Pancakes are very high on the Glycemic Index, which means that insulin levels will surge, and those carbs will be packed onto your body as stored fat…undoing all of the good work you did during the week. So try this substitute this weekend - I had these last weekend and drizzled them with melted natural peanut butter. You could also use sugar free syrup or jelly and some real butter to top these tasty high-protein pancakes. The casein in the cottage cheese and the fiber in the oats will keep you feeling satisfied, and burning fat, straight through to lunch. (…)

Oprah the Big Fat Hippo-crite
In case you missed it, Oprah Winfrey has announced that yes, once again, she has crossed the 200 pound mark. Yes, the same Oprah who lugged a wagon full of fat on stage when she lost a bunch of weight in the late 80s. And yes, the same Oprah who visited the deep South last year to recruit people to get on the Bob Greene "Best Life" diet. The same Oprah who seemingly has Dr. (…)

You Are Less of a Man if You Have a Lot of Belly Fat
A fat belly certainly makes you a big man - and also less of a man, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Researchers studied over 580 men for almost 20 years, and found that a 4-point increase in body mass index - a (somewhat-flawed) calculation used to determine obesity - accelerates your natural decline in testosterone by 10 years! This corresponds to a gain of 30 pounds for a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall. It's not just the testosterone levels that suffer - the deficiency also increases your risks of diabetes, bone fractures and Alzheimer's disease. (…)

Man Loses 140 Pounds to Join the Marines - Putting His Patriotism Before His Belly Fat
LEWISTON, Maine – Army and Navy recruiters took one look at 330-pound Ulysses Milana and told him to forget about joining. (…)

Sit Down When You Eat to Keep Off the Belly Fat
Before choking down a quick bite, have a seat. People who snack while sitting at a set table eat fewer calories in their next meal than people who are snacking on-the-go, according to a Canadian study. Researchers served identical portions of soup with crackers, a sandwich, yogurt and fruit to study participants, who either ate while standing at a counter or at a cloth-covered table. Those who were seated consumed a third less calories when returning for dinner. When you feel like you are eating a formal meal, it makes you feel like you are eating more than you actually are, increasing your satiety levels, according to the study's author.

Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says - very little belly fat here!
Interesting article - and lends credence to the theory that successful fat loss efforts rely on surrounding yourself with others who support you and live a healthy lifestyle. Granted you don't have to live in the healthiest city in the U.S. (…)

Friends Don't Let Friends Have Belly Fat
According to researchers at the University of California at San Diego and Harvard, if your friends or family are overweight, there is an increased chance you are (or will be) overweight as well. (…)
Train Your Brain to Burn Belly Fat
Besides burning calories, exercise helps your brain stick to a diet. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studies overweight adults for two years, and found that the participants who didn't follow a 3-hour-per-week exercise plan ate more than the 1,500 calories per day the study allotted. The reverse was also true - sneaking in extra snacks sabotaged their workouts. You need diet AND exercise to maintain long-term weight loss. Both actions serve as reminders to stay the course, reinforcing your fat loss goals and drive.

Psychological or Physical Barriers to Losing Belly Fat?
On the last count the word “diet” produced in excess of 157 million web pages of diet plans, pills, potions and dieting tips from health institutions, diet companies, nutritional professionals and otherwise - from all over the world. And yet we are approaching the peak of an obesity epidemic which is causing untold mental misery and depression, aside from the ever increasing debilitating diseases being linked to those overweight or obese. With such an abundance of information available - how can this be? (…)

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