Yes, it is true that often a poochie belly is from a collection of fat and needs to be corrected with nutrition. Food will play the BIGGEST role in removing fat from your middle! Eating often eliminates the body’s mechanism of storing fat for survival and regulates hormones, staving off cravings for fattening foods and lessening cortisol, a hormone that contributes to belly fat. Combining protein and quality carbohydrates is key, and equally as important is limiting foods with added sugars. AND ADDED SUGAR IS IN FOODS YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE, so be careful! Another important factor to your nutrition is consuming enough fat. Everything you’ve learned about staying away from fat to reduce fat is wrong! Certain fats can help you decrease belly fat. Avocado, olives, salmon, nuts, nut butters and coconut oil are a few of them. Nutrition that includes several servings of these kinds of fat every week results in more belly fat lost per week than nutritional intake that does not include them.
ALSO something that is rarely considered is that your back could be playing a role. Small postural incorrectness and muscular imbalances can have a serious effect on your body, changing the way you sit and stand, and even changing the shape of your body. Tight and/or weak latissimus dorsi, also known as “lats”, which are the muscles on the outside of your upper back, can cause your torso to compress and your spine to arch, pushing your insides forward and giving you a pooch. A lot can cause this, but habitual sitting is a major culprit. And since so many do this for work, it is affecting the masses! Don’t fret! Here is your remedy!……..
Working your lats is important. Dumbbell pullovers and bent over rows are good ones you can do at home. But don’t stop at the lats! You must also strengthen your core. Another cause of a pooch would be weak, protruding abdominal muscles. Planking that includes contractual movement is great! Such as side to side toe touches, knee tuck, or straight leg kick ups all while in plank position.
Last but certainly not least, STRETCH! Stretch your lats with standing side bend reaches and yoga child’s pose.
Put these strategies into play, and reduce your pooch in just a few weeks!! For even more help, sign up for my FREE ‘4 Steps to a Flat Midsection’ on the Home page of this site. Don’t forget to report your results! Can’t wait to hear about it!! I always want to connect with you!
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