To reduce belly fat quickly may seem impossible but with a few tips it can happen quickly with a little effort. Belly fat is usually the #1 problem my weight-loss students list when they join my program, it's a trouble area that can cause tremendous health problems and difficulties as we go through life.
Luckily Asian women have developed several great natural ways to reduce belly fat without resorting to dangerous methods and today we're going to take a look at a few of them!
Reduce Belly Fat - The Skinny Asian Way
1. Healthy Fats Equal Less Belly Fat
The Asian diet is extremely heavy in fish and lean protein for a reason...because it supercharges the metabolism in multiple ways that provide a fat-burning effect throughout the entire day.
Fish is major source of a specific healthy fatty acid called Omega-3, and Omega-3 has been proven to not only lower cholesterol and provide some great health benefits, but also to control the production of a hormone called Leptin.
Leptin is one of our metabolic regulators, meaning it actually controls the rate at which we burn fat and utilize calories throughout our body. This is important because there is no way you're going to reduce belly fat if your hormone profile is out of balance, particularly if your leptin level is off...which is caused by...you guessed it, sugars and other refined carbohydrates.
Try to stick to a 3:1 ratio of protein to carbohydrates at every meal, which means for every 7-8 ounces of fish, tofu, chicken, or lean meat you're eating you limit any carbohydrate side dish like potatoes, bread, or pasta, to just 2-3 ounces.
That formula creates a perfect balance of enzymes and nutrients for your system, which then keeps leptin levels in the right range to reduce belly fat by using the stored fat as energy (which is what it's there for).
2. You must add natural fiber to force your body to burn off fat through digestion.
Another food item Asian women focus on revolves around vegetables with high level of natural fiber.
Fiber is important because it forces the body to work harder to digest it, which means more calories are used up just from the processing of the veggies. It also has a big impact in specifically targeting belly fat, likely because our core muscles are so involved in breaking up the fiber as we pass it through our system.
Here's a short list of very fiber-dense vegetables you can add to any meal and benefit from immediately: Artichokes, Lima Beans, Tomatoes, Peas, Garbonzo Beans, Eggplant, Green Beans, Avocado.
Try to steam any vegetables you wind up picking for meals, because it preserves the nutrient profile of that vegetable better than other methods. But any type of preparation will result in the fiber-impact working to reduce belly fat so don't worry that you're somehow doing it wrong.
What If You're Still Not Losing Belly Fat?
If today's tips don't help you blast off your tummy for good, you'll want to learn a more powerful secret free method that Asian women do to force fat off of their belly and thighs quickly...without starving or doing crazy workouts.
This solution works quickly and is very simple, the full details on how to do it are in the free report here: Reduce Belly Fat. I actually do it myself while relaxing on the couch watching TV, and it works amazingly well.
Click on the link and learn the trick yourself before it's gone: http://www.skinnyasiandiet.com/free-book.htm
Love and good health always,
Catherine Cheng - Founder, The Skinny Asian Diet
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