Stop. You don’t need pills. Yes, that’s right – you don’t need magic pills. Keep your money in your pocket.

You may have bought an ab machine from an infomercial that claimed to give you abs in 60 seconds and now after a week of 60 seconds worth of exercise you still can’t seem to find your abs.  Let me tell you are not alone. In fact there are another 460,260 people according to google’s  search tool, that are looking for an answer just like you. 

With so much hype and mis-direction on how to lose belly fat what advice do you take?

When you decided that you wanted to drive, you took the necessary actions to make that happen. i.e you sat for your drivers licence, you took driving lessons. And with patience, practice and time you passed and you successfully earned your drivers license.  The same concept applies if you want to lose belly fat. Spot reduction is a myth, but that’s another in depth topic we will cover in anther post with proven studies. But,

What you can do right now, that’s right  – today is make a decision. Small simple changes in your every day routine can help you lose belly fat.

Below are some simple little tricks you can do to help you lose weight all over. (Hint- it has been proven that the first place you will lose weight is around your belly) . Stick to these simple guidelines for 2 weeks and you will see that to lose belly fat isn’t as difficult as you may have thought.

You will find that these small foundational changes in your daily habits are a healthy exchange for your body.

1.     Get focused. This is your mental exercise.  Baby steps first – dedicate a day to yourself and sit down with pen and paper (or coloured pens) and make notes. What type of notes? This is the fun part. Start to write down how you will feel when you have lost the belly fat. Describe in detail what it feels like to be thin around the belly and describe the feeling you have when you look into the mirror each morning and all you see is a slender new you. Put your thoughts down on paper. (Hint: You must write in the present tense. i.e. I feel fantastic now that I am wearing my size 6 jeans and there is no sign of a muffin top. I feel great now that I have a flat belly). You are planting seeds. This process will be very beneficial later on.

2.     If you catch the bus, train or subway, get off a few stops earlier than your original destination.  If you drive to work try and park your car a few extra blocks further away from your office. This routine will force you to get that a little extra work out for  the day.  (Hints: If you work in an office male or female, take an extra pair of shoes with you and change them when desired) (makes walking easier).

3.     What are you drinking during the day? Water, tea, coffee, fizzy drinks?  Gradually swap green tea for coffee and swap water for fizzy drinks. You should try and drink at least a couple of litres of water a day. At first you will notice you want to go to the toilet a lot. The reason for this is because your body hasn’t been hydrated for a long time. (that is if you have been avoiding water). Once your body becomes hydrated this feeling with subside and slowly, slowly you will enjoy drinking water.  (Hint: If at first you can’t drink plain water squeeze a little lemon or lime. Also if you are drinking tap water, you may not like the taste- switch to bottled water, you will notice a substantial difference)

4.     Are you eating 5-6 small meals a day? You may want to split your meals up into smaller meals and spread them out throughout the day. This will help with your metabolism and fat burning.  Be mindful of what you are eating. Take some time and evaluate what your daily food input is.  Are you eating fried foods? You may want to opt for grilled, steamed or boiled foods and notice the difference in your belly.

5.     Eat your larger meal at lunchtime. This way you will have plenty of time to digest  and try and eat too late.  You don’t want to consume the larger meals at night because this will in turn lead to excess energy stored which means that will turn to fat.

6.     Take the stairs instead of the lift. You want to move your body as much as possible. It won’t take you any more time than if you were waiting for the lift to come down from the top floor. You will probably get there sooner as well. This will give you a boost of cardio vascular activity. Short boosts of energy.

Six simple steps to get you closer to lose belly fat.  What about diet and what about exercise you may ask, let’s just take one small step at a time. We will reveal in detail articles about diets and exercise.  For now we concentrate on simple steps.

With these simple six steps, proper nutrition and exercise you will discover that losing belly fat wasn’t that difficult at all.

There is a popular over-the-counter hormone known as dhea or dehydroepiandrosterone commonly used to help with weight loss. The dhea hormone is secreted by the adrenal gland which plummets with the advancement of age. It is considered to be extremely effective to lose the belly fat associated with aging.

It also works to resolve weight gain problems associated with insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. It was noted in studies conducted on laboratory animals that dhea was effective in reducing the abdominal fat. Its effect on humans is not yet confirmed.

In a study conducted by Dennis T. Villareal and his team at Washington University School of Medicine, 28 men and women were randomly selected in the age bracket of 65 to 78. They were administered a daily dose of 50 mgs of dhea or a placebo for a period of six months. With the help of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the visceral abdominal fat present within the abdomen was measured. Through the oral glucose tolerance test, the glucose and the insulin responses were also tracked.

At the end of the six month period, it was observed that these participants reported a considerable loss of their visceral fat content. Even the subcutaneous fat also reduced in participants who received dhea.

The women lost more visceral fat than men. They lost on an average 10.2% of their visceral fat, while the men lost around 7.4%. The fat loss from the subcutaneous layers accounted for an average of 6% for both men and women. Participants who were provided with placebos were found to gain negligible amount of fat in both these areas.

It was also observed that the insulin action within the body showed a significant improvement. The most important factor was there were absolutely no major adverse reports of negative impact with the administration of dhea. The prostate specific antigen levels of the men also remained unchanged.

The researchers concluded, dhea replacement can be recommended to reduce and reverse the belly fat accumulation that happens with age. It is particularly effective on the older population, who has a considerably low serum level of dhea.

Though not confirmed, a long term dhea replacement therapy can also prove effective and offer protection against the possible development of Metabolic or Insulin Resistance Syndrome. 

To lose the belly fat is a topic that a good percentage of the population are mindful of and are constantly trying to be educated on this particular topic. Especially those who are mindful of there health and well being. Health and longevity are serious topics.

 The good news is that there is a solution. Science is constantly proving different methods to lose the belly fat.  To lose the belly fat at any age has now been proven possible with many of the studies performed by Universities to date. The constant search to lose the belly fat will always be a popular study as people all around the world battle the tummy bulges.