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Lose Beer Gut Fast – 5 Easy First Steps

So, You Want to Lose Your Beer Gut Fast? Start Today with These 5 Easy Steps.

If you’ve spent a bit of time enjoying some of the finer pleasures in life, then there is a good chance that you have unwittingly acquired a beer gut along the way. If you want to lose your beer gut that you spent so much time building, then there are a few key steps you need to take in order to get a firm stomach again.

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Step 1 for Beer Gut Reduction – Eat Less… or at Least… Eat Better

A lot of "how to" articles dealing with beer bellies tend to recommend drinking less beer. While this method can certainly work, it really should only be a last resort. Beer is a terrible thing to waste, so continue to drink it if you wish, although moderation is always key (in all things).

You do want to cut back on certain types of foods, though.  Remember that beer is basically just carbohydrates and water.  So, if you want to maintain a health diet while still drinking beer, you need to cut back on your carb intake.  This includes potato chips, pizza, bread, and most snack foods.  Anything containing sugar should be mostly cut out of your diet.  Fruits are generally okay, just don’t overdo it.

Step 2 to Lose Your Beer Gut – Start Exercising

This seems much tougher than it really is.  What you need to do is find some activity that gets your heart pumping faster and start doing it on a regular basis.  This could be jogging, going to the gym, playing a sport, or taking a bicycle ride.  The most important thing is that you need to do this regularly.

This is probably the hardest part of any fitness or weight loss program.  Most people get really motivated for a few days or weeks, but then they fall off the bandwagon because the routine they chose just doesn’t interest them.  I’ve been a victim of this myself plenty of times.  While I feel like I can outrun most of my friends in a distance race, I really hate running.  So, choose something that you will find entertaining, and do it for about 30 minutes per day, 3 to 4 times per week.

Step 3 for Losing a Beer Gut – Situps or Crunches

While doing situps alone won’t help you lose a beer gut fast, they will definitely aid in the process of tightening your abdominal muscles.  Your overall goal should be not only to lose the fat covering your muscles but also to strengthen your muscles.  Simply having more muscles on your body will force your body to burn more calories, even when sitting still.  Muscle consumes more energy to maintain than fat, so having strong leg and arm muscles will also help you burn off the fat that’s living so well in your beer gut.

Step 4 to Destroy that Beer Belly – Track Your Progress

This can be done with a simple piece of paper, but you may also want to consider starting a spreadsheet to track your weight and overall progress.  Make a daily log listing all of your activities for that day, as well as what you eat for every meal and snack.  Next to that, jot down your current weight.  You should weigh yourself every day at the same time and when wearing the same clothes (I’ve found that the morning is the best for me).

Once you’ve tracked your statistics for about 3 weeks, you should notice a trend downward in your weight.  If you don’t, then you need to adjust your routine.  Either increase your activity, or decrease your food intake.  Remember, decrease your beer intake as a last resort only!

Another good thing to track if you happen to own a belt is which belt notch you are using each day.  In some cases, you might be building more muscle than burning fat, so your weight may actually go up.  As long as your waistline is getting smaller, this is a good thing!  Achieving a firm abdomen should be your ultimate goal, not simply the weight loss.

Step 5 to a Thinner Gut – Keep to the Program!

If you aren’t seeing measurable progress within a couple of weeks, the worst thing you can do is give up.  You might be building muscle in your legs, but your waist hasn’t started shrinking yet.  As long as you maintain or increase your activity level, you are bound to lose the beer gut eventually.  Everyone has a different metabolism, so you may just need to work a little bit harder in order to start seeing results.

I’m providing a Health and Fitness newsletter that you can sign up for in order to stay on task.  If you want constant reminders on what you need to do in order to lose your beer belly, then I strongly encourage you to sign up!  You can help motivate me to continue to improve my own fitness level, too.

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