Everyone loses weight differently, and everyone has a unique body fat storage pattern, with many having the belly fat depot being the most stubborn area when it comes to fat reduction.
In my case, it's a little more sinister because a) my waist to hip ratio is pretty high--about 0.87--and my percentage of body fat is still also pretty high--near 30%. According to some present research, this puts me at greater risk than the general population for a multitude of heart-related health issues.
So, what's to be done about this? Recently, I learned of the science of belly fat, and specifically, that the hormones relating to increased belly fat production, might be controllable through a specific combination of diet and exercise. For people like me, who try to exercise at least 5 times a week, we get to have 3 meals, 2 snacks, where for each of the meals and snacks, I would aim to eat 3 bites of vegetables for every 2 bites of protein and 2 bites of carbohydrates.
Today is day one of trying this out, and I'm already confused--what about dairy and fruit? How many bites of those do I get? And what about the extras? I try to have at least 1 piece of dark chocolate every day (hey--it's chock full of stuff that is good for you!)--does that count as a bite of carb (because of the sugar?). Well, questions and fear of the new has never stopped me before--I'll just have to find out. Stay tuned to see how this goes!
So, what's to be done about this? Recently, I learned of the science of belly fat, and specifically, that the hormones relating to increased belly fat production, might be controllable through a specific combination of diet and exercise. For people like me, who try to exercise at least 5 times a week, we get to have 3 meals, 2 snacks, where for each of the meals and snacks, I would aim to eat 3 bites of vegetables for every 2 bites of protein and 2 bites of carbohydrates.
Today is day one of trying this out, and I'm already confused--what about dairy and fruit? How many bites of those do I get? And what about the extras? I try to have at least 1 piece of dark chocolate every day (hey--it's chock full of stuff that is good for you!)--does that count as a bite of carb (because of the sugar?). Well, questions and fear of the new has never stopped me before--I'll just have to find out. Stay tuned to see how this goes!
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