4.Prefer low GI Carbohydrates
Consumption of carbohydrate is essential for losing belly fat, but there are good carbs and bad carbs.
Refined flours and the foods that they create, such as white bread, pasta, donuts, cakes and biscuits (yes, biscuits cause weight gain) should be avoided.
They can cause bloating, poor digestion, and lead to accumulation of fat, which is the opposite of how to lose belly fat!
“Good carbs”, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, should be eaten instead.
Slow release carbohydrates are also beneficial, such as oats, brown rice, some pulses and sweet potato.
A diet that takes most of its carbs from fruits and vegetables, as opposed to refined flours, is healthier.
Ideally granary or wholemeal bread should be eaten instead of white bread, and biscuits / cookies and cakes should be avoided. Consuming too much carbohydrate can bump up your insulin level, which can slow down your metabolism.
Your body cannot metabolize too much carbohydrate at once because the body does not need so much energy at once.
The excess sugar from the carbohydrates will just turn into stomach fat.
Much research has shown that adopting the Atkins Nutritional Approach, i.e. a high fat/protein diet, is the way ahead to lose weight fast.
Avoiding carbs increases the fat burning metabolism (lipolysis), which helps to reduce belly fat to get a flat stomach.
Combine your meals with a good mixture of protein, carbohydrates and vegetables.
Your source of protein should be in the size of a deck of cards; the carbohydrates in the size of your palm and the major bulk of your meals should come from vegetables, ideally low GI vegetables.
