Review your basic daily calorie limit
When you lose weight, the hormones that control your energy intake cause your body's overall metabolism to decrease.
Typically, it slows down by 40 calories per day for every pound of weight you lose. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume. Since you're burning less now than before, you'll have to make some adjustments to your menu.
You can calculate the difference in how your metabolism works by multiplying your weight loss by 40 calories. You will likely need to burn about 100 to 200 calories per day to continue losing weight at the same rate as before.
Exercises to lose weight in the waist
There is a set of physical exercises that will help you get rid of extra centimeters and pump up your abdominal muscles. Each must be repeated 15 times :
- Lie on your back, clasp your palms at the back of your head. Start the twist: as you exit, reach your forehead toward your knees, lifting your body. Stay in this position for 5 seconds.
- While lying on your back, raise your legs 90 degrees. Lower them to the floor, but do it slowly.
- Lying on your back, bend your legs, placing them close to your pelvis. Begin to lift your pelvis, while keeping your buttocks in constant tension.
Keep a food and exercise diary
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As you approach your ideal weight, you can begin to take a more relaxed approach to your diet and the amount of exercise per week. But in fact, you must be even more vigilant than before.
Be responsible by keeping a food diary or using a calorie counting app. Compare the amount you consume with the amount you expend. Be as honest and accurate as possible.
How to lose weight around the waist
No one has ever been able to quickly lose weight in the waist and stomach; this requires spending a lot of time and effort. Having chosen one of the effective methods - diet, exercise, body wraps or special massages - treat it responsibly. Follow the instructions if you want to see a thin waist in the mirror soon.
In the abdomen and sides
A diet that must be combined with a set of exercises that can be performed at home will help you lose weight in the abdominal area and sides. The diet should include eating fruits, vegetables, one and a half liters of water per day, and less carbohydrates. You will have to completely give up flour and sweets for a while. Try to eat more often, but in smaller portions . Drink up to a glass of water every hour and a half.
To achieve quick results, start practicing with a hoop. This should be done every day for 10-15 minutes in the morning or evening. You need to spin the hoop only before eating, or an hour after. Never exercise immediately after eating as you may experience discomfort in your digestive system. If you do everything correctly, your waist size will begin to decrease.
In the stomach and back
The problem area can be not only on the stomach, but also on the back. A set of physical exercises aimed at strengthening the back muscles will help you lose weight in these areas. Even ordinary push-ups, which you can do at home, will be a great start to an ideal figure. There should be at least three workouts per week, and do not forget to monitor your diet. What else can you do to lose weight in the abdomen and back:
- Jumping rope. Spend at least 15 minutes a day on this.
- Exercise "boat". Lying on your stomach, stretch your legs and arms. Raise your legs and arms to a distance of 15-20 cm from the floor, hold for 10 seconds. Repeat the exercise 5 times.
- External grip pull-ups.
- Bends while standing and sitting: forward, then to the sides.
Only in the waist and stomach
Jogging is an ideal way to get rid of fat deposits and lose weight only in the waist and stomach. While running, all vital processes accelerate, including the breakdown of fat. Start running 20 minutes a day, increasing the load gradually. After 15-30 minutes. After class, drink 0.5 liters of still water. For additional load, you can do an abdominal exercise: while lying on your back, lift your body and slowly lower it. Do 2 sets of 15 reps.
Adjust your nutrient ratios
Low-calorie diets are more effective than others, but they can be quite difficult to follow. In addition, often with this type of nutrition the body lacks the necessary substances.
Adjust your diet so that you consume more protein (most of it from lean sources) and fewer carbohydrates. Try eating nuts, lentil soup, chickpeas, whole wheat pasta and vegetables.
Waist slimming massage
It is best to perform a belly massage from a specialist who knows exactly the procedure and methods for removing excess fat. However, you can do body massage yourself :
- Start with light strokes to warm up the skin of your abdomen. Next, knead the fat folds, starting from the top and going down to the bottom. The next stage is a knuckle massage. Repeat circular movements over the entire surface. Finish the massage with light stroking. To enhance the effect, use a warming cream.
- Cupping massage is performed using cream or natural oil. Apply it all over your stomach. Squeeze the massage cup, apply to the skin and release. It will absorb some of the skin. Gently start moving the jar up and down. Repeat the procedure over the entire surface of the abdomen.
How much weight can you lose?
Weight loss occurs at a fairly rapid pace: in a week of breathing exercises you can reduce the size of your hips and waist by five centimeters. The results obtained in comparison with training on exercise bikes are striking in numbers: calorie burning is 140% more effective. For gymnastics you will need a minimum of equipment: a mat, a chair and a good mood.
You can learn to breathe correctly on your own, but it is still better to conduct the first classes with a specialist who can monitor the exercises and guide you to correct breathing.
Waist and belly wraps
All of the above methods can be supplemented with wraps, which, thanks to the composition of special mixtures, remove toxins and wastes through the skin, promoting the breakdown of fat. Try one of these wrap recipes :
- Seaweed wraps are popular. Kelp is sold in almost every pharmacy, and preparing the mixture does not take much time: just soak 4 tablespoons in warm water. As soon as they swell, you can apply to the skin of the abdomen. For a greenhouse effect, wrap yourself in cling film or bags and wrap in a towel. Leave for 50 minutes.
- Mix 20 ml of almond oil with any essential oil, apply a thin layer on the stomach and sides. Wrap yourself in a towel and leave the mask on for 40 minutes.
- Grind green tea (50 g) to a powder. Fill it with hot water and let it brew for 15 minutes. Add 2-3 drops of essential oil. Apply the resulting mixture to the skin of the abdomen and other problem areas. Leave for 40 minutes.
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It is precisely fat reduction at the waist that is really problematic, but narrowing the diaphragm itself is easier. The main thing is not to clog your intestines with baked goods, but it is better to give them up altogether and eat more fresh vegetables. There are also exercises for retracting the abdomen, the effectiveness of which has long been proven by famous bodybuilders, for example, Schwarzenegger, and this despite the fact that they have to eat 3-4 times more than an ordinary person.
Lack of vitamins
The next reason why fat accumulates in the waist area is the lack of enough fat in the diet. It sounds paradoxical, but healthy fats help absorb vitamin D. Some time ago, scientists from Amsterdam conducted a series of studies in an attempt to find the relationship between fat accumulation and vitamin imbalance. And oddly enough, they found a deficiency of this vitamin in all the women and men tested.
Vitamin D helps process excess fat from the body, and when there is not enough of it, excess weight accordingly begins to accumulate. To prevent this from happening, your diet should always contain healthy fats and vitamin D itself. It is found in ordinary chicken eggs, beef liver, herring, sardines, salmon, tuna and red caviar.
In this case, fats should be chosen in the form of:
- olive or linseed oil;
- in avocado fruit;
- in fish;
- meat;
- nuts;
- butter;
- dark chocolate;
- soy products.
You should know that if you start frying any of these products, the healthy fats in it turn into trans fats, which do not help you lose weight at all, but even vice versa.
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Pathological causes of bloating
If a woman is absolutely sure that she is not pregnant and this is not the reason for her growing belly, then the first thing to do is to be examined for certain diseases. A big belly is not always a sign of poor nutrition and lack of exercise. Sometimes this symptom may accompany the following conditions:
- flatulence (accumulation of gases in the intestines);
- disturbance of intestinal microflora (dysbacteriosis);
- accumulation of air in the abdominal cavity (aerophagia);
- lactose intolerance (milk and dairy products);
- gastritis;
- the presence of worms;
- hormonal disorders;
- dropsy;
- intestinal slagging (obstruction);
- oncological diseases (enlargement of any organ);
- infection in the abdominal cavity;
- hernia;
- gluten intolerance;
- decreased intestinal muscle tone (atony);
- enlarged spleen;
- lymphoma;
- decreased kidney function.
Each of these diseases can cause bloating. Moreover, the stomach does not always look like a pregnant woman’s, smooth and spherical. The intestines can swell, pushing the muscles of the abdominal wall, and natural fat provides softness to the abdomen. Therefore, before you try to quickly lose weight around your waist by limiting yourself in food, you first need to make sure that this will not bring additional problems.
