Muffin Top Meltdown

Looking to Lose the Muffin Top?

The Muffin Top  is one of the biggest areas of concerns for women.

So what does it take to lose the Muffin Top?

Not what most women usually think….you cannot shrink your muffin top with all the creative crunches or ab routines around. In fact, the best metabolism boosting workouts will not even melt away the fat on your belly. Yes following an effective workout plan is very beneficial, but working out alone is not the way to great abs.

Maybe you have heard this quote… “Abs are Made in the Kitchen”.

Exactly! What and how you eat has everything  to do with the look and feel of your belly. If you are ready to melt away the muffin top and reveal a flat tummy, then you must begin by taking an honest look at your eating habits.

So many women struggle with the nutritional aspect.

Your best results do NOT come from the latest and fad that requires the restriction of calories. Starvation diets are a quick fix that many attempt to implement in the hopes that the belly fat will drop faster. Truth of the matter is eating less actually causes your body to hold on to fat – especially the fat in your lower belly.

Great results come from eating enough of the right foods – and doing it in a way that allows you to keep up these eating habits…You want to eat in a way that you will have no problem eating that way forever....After all once you achieve that flat belly, You want to keep it – Right? So the changes made are a matter of making a Lifestyle Change.

(one reason fad diets fail you – they are impossible and even dangerous to follow for life. They cut calories way too low!)

What are the RIGHT foods?
Whole, natural foods.
Avoid Processed Foods – Fake Diet Foods – Foods loaded with sugars and/or artificial sweeteners.Reduced fat cookies have extra added sugars to make up for the lack of taste once the fat is removed.
Your meals should focus on Protein, Produce and Healthy Fats (healthy fats need not to be avoided like the plague)

Focus on getting lots of fresh fruits and veggies!

Making the change to eat more produce can initially feel challenging – but it is a change that needs to be made.

Here’s a 3 step starting point for making changes to melt your muffin top.

1. Make a list of all the reasons why you want to change.

While it’s easy to say you want to lose the belly fat, it’s another to actually follow through. Motivation to make daily change can be a struggle unless you have your reasons why out in front of you to remind you and keep you focused.

Be thoughtful when making this list of reasons. It’s more than… “so my jeans fit." Keep asking why – why is it so important to fit back into your  jeans, to be able to wear T-shirts and tank tops? I have heard it referred to as peeling an onion.Your first layer doesn't get down to the real reason...you have to keep peeling!

2. Take a Before Photo
Post it where you see it every day – right next to all the reasons why you want to change.This will likely be a painful experience at first – but this is a good thing. Without a connection to this emotion, it is too easy to slip back into old habits and conveniently forget why you wanted to change your body.

3. Keep a food log
Because you know the majority of your results come from your eating habits.
Write down what you eat for at least  2 weeks.

This helps you identify your current eating habits so you can begin to make small changes – like trading out that overly processed bowl of sugary cereal for two eggs and a cup of blueberries. The little tweaks you make daily are what will get you the biggest impact and help you melt away your  muffin top.

A food log is the tool to help you do this...

You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.

You have a record of what works(so you can keep doing it) or what is working against you (so you can learn to avoid it)

Try these 3 tips and let me know if they have helped you out.

Shawn

You can call or email me to let me know how they worked for you.

shawns711@aol.com

(810)265-5937

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