The Truth Revealed About Why Losing Belly Fat is So Difficult & the Blueprint to Burn it With Ease!

It is a well-known fact that chronically stressed out individuals are at a greater risk of having excessive amounts of stomach fat. Could this be because people who are stressed tend to “stress eat”? Well this definitely may be the case for some of these individuals. After all, stress eating usually involves binging on sugary junk foods, which of course could cause swift gains in body fat.

This would certainly explain the connection between being chronically stressed and being overweight in general. But we know that even stressed individuals who are relatively lean still tend to have a disproportionate amount of belly fat compared to the rest of their body.

So, if you are stressed out, why does the bulk of the fat you gain find its new home right on your stomach? Recent studies have found an answer to this question. Researchers have found a strong correlation between high cortisol levels and increased stomach fat. For those of you who don’t know, cortisol is a stress hormone that is produced by the adrenals and is released in the body in response to stress.

You’re probably wondering, “How does cortisol make fat stick like glue to your stomach?”

For starters, it promotes binge eating because it directly affects insulin metabolism and blood sugar levels ,.

Perhaps even worse than that, cortisol almost completely eliminates the increase in your metabolic rate that normally occurs after eating a meal. The obvious effect of this metabolic slowdown is that you will burn fewer total calories per day thus making you susceptible to gain more body fat.

But the negative effects of this cortisol don’t stop here.

Cortisol also burns up lean muscle tissue. Since lean muscle tissue is responsible for the speed of your metabolic rate, breaking muscle down makes losing belly fat nearly impossible.

Alright, so this explains why a person with high levels of cortisol would carry more body fat generally. But what about the specific connection with cortisol and ABDOMINAL fat?

Well, it turns out that abdominal fat has approximately five times more cortisol receptors than body fat from other areas of the body. Therefore, the more cortisol you have in your body, the more your body will want to have more receptors, thus prompting it to store more belly fat.

Most experts also believe that once cortisol has bound itself to the cortisol receptors found on abdominal fat, it prevents that fat from releasing fatty acids to be burned as a fuel source, even during a fat burning exercise routine.

In other words, the fat that ends up on your stomach is “stubborn”, and wants to stay at all costs. It actually has a vested interest in keeping your belly flabby!

Alright, I hope that you are now convinced that keeping your cortisol levels in check is a big part of any successful fat loss program. But how do we do that?

Well, most supplement companies sell cortisol blockers. The primary ingredient in these formulas is phosphatidylserine. The bad news (and don’t hold your breath waiting for these companies to admit it) is that these formulas do NOT work. They are a total waste of your money so stay away from them.

The good news is that there are some simple things you can do to keep your cortisol at a level that won’t cause any problems. Here are some very valuable strategies:

1) Reduce stress- This may seem like it is easier said than done. But any attempt to deal with life’s situations in a calm manner will help.

2) Decrease your consumption of alcohol- Alcohol can increase cortisol levels at a rapid rate. Can anyone say beer belly?

3) Limit caffeine use- I know, I know … First no booze, and now no coffee!?!? Look, I’m sorry to be the fun police, but you will need to ditch that latte if you are serious about losing belly fat.

4) Eat smaller meals- Eating one or two big meals per day puts preventable stress on the body. This leads to increases in cortisol levels.

5) Laugh! – Most people don’t realize that laughter can lower your cortisol levels profoundly. So lighten up and have some fun!

6) Don’t over train- Yes, the very training you are doing to burn belly fat can actually be encouraging your body to store it. You need to balance volume with intensity and training with rest.

So there you have it. In addition to aa properly designed nutritional and training protocol, integrate these techniques and make losing belly fat easier than you ever thought was possible!



Source by John Alvino



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