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The Number One Way To Lose Belly Fat

I want to share with you the best exercise for losing stubborn belly fat.

Now you’re probably reading this thinking, “Oh man, here we go. This guy’s a scammer. They’re all scammers. All of these people who say you can lose belly fat instantly and you can lose the weight and all that sort of stuff and Mr. Bakker is just another one of these deluded fools who’s going to show us some kind of trick and some kind of BS.”

Well, I can tell you this isn’t marketing or hype. I know from years working with clients that the absolute best exercise for losing belly weight is to push your plate away. Yes, that’s it.

The best exercise for weight loss isn’t spending hours on the treadmill, it’s pushing your plate away, so you eat less food. Of course, walking every day helps, but it’s eating less which is the deal-breaker.

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When it comes to exercise, sitting in front of the computer is the last thing you need to do. Less than 25% of North Americans get sufficient exercise.

When I go to restaurants, it’s unbelievable how much people will eat at a single sitting.
It can be hard to get used to eating less, but you know what else is hard? Living with diabetes and heart disease.

Learn to push the plate away at breakfast, lunch, and supper. Of course, eat sufficient amounts of healthy food, but you don’t need to lick your plate clean every time you eat.

Your brain likes the dopamine that is released in response to eating tasty food. But don’t let that lead you to years of overeating. I have maintained the same weight throughout my adult life, give or take a few pounds in the winter.

If you let your weight creep up a few pounds a year, then by the time you’re sixty, you’ll be courting obesity.

The obesity crisis is out of control. Take control of your own life. Not your doctor, not your husband, not your wife, nor your son or daughter. You need to manage your belly fat, and the best way to do that is by cutting back on how much you eat. It’s so simple; it’s almost laughable. I’ll leave you with it.

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How To Motivate People To Lose Weight

Obesity is a very big problem in Western countries, particularly the United States. The cost of obesity is nearly $150 billion a year in the U.S.

There is an expert in the field, Dr. Mitesh Patel, who has looked at the types of incentives that help motivate people to lose weight. He even looked at whether financial incentives like tickets for a small lottery win would help people commit to losing weight. Dr. Patel is a behavioural expert and helps businesses improve their employees’ health.

We know that healthy people are more productive in the workplace. Companies are always looking for ways to motivate their employees to develop healthy habits.

If you give a person the chance of winning a $5 lottery every few days and make it a one in four or five chance, it doesn’t improve motivation to any great degree. If you increase the pot to $400 to $500 dollars but the chances of winning are less, there still isn’t much of a difference.

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However, people placed into random lotteries are more likely to hit the goal of 7000 steps per day. In fact, the number of people hitting that threshold went from 26% to 38% in response to a change in the lottery incentive.

It’s sad that people need bribes, incentives, and buddies to push themselves into a fitness program. I feel so sorry that there are so many people trapped in big bodies who don’t feel they have the power to do anything about it.

I’ve helped a lot of obese people come down to an average size. Unfortunately, many of them regained the weight. Some of them didn’t and were able to sustain the weight loss.

I think upbringing influences your body weight. Friends and social circles also impact your weight. If your friends and family tend to be active and eat healthily, you’ll be more prone to do that yourself. It’s hard to be slim when your family has a legacy of watching hours of television while eating pizza and drinking pop.

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Why You Need To Fix Your Gut To Lose Weight

In my years of practice, I noticed that overweight people often also had gut problems.

It was my job to talk to people about their diet, their bowel habits, and their lifestyle. Based on my observations, there is a 100% correlation between poor gut function and being significantly overweight.

Bigger people have gut bacteria that help trigger cravings for junk food. Of course, there are some larger people who eat very healthy foods, but they are in the minority.

I often suggested to my overweight clients that they start using smaller plates and gradually reduce their portion size.

Most larger people have large stomachs and large appetites that have been built up over time. Once that situation has arrived, the gut bacteria start behaving very badly. The harmful bacteria can contribute to mood problems, fatigue, and anxiety.

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I always urge people, larger people, if they want to lose weight to assess their gut and clean it up as needed.

I don’t encourage cold turkey diets. I believe in slowly transitioning from a junk diet to a gut-healthy one. I you try and start a new diet overnight, it’s easy to fall off the wagon and return to eating junk food like crazy.

Take it slow – just as you would if you were returning to the gym for the first time in ages.
The older you are, the slower you need to go back into it, all right. I’ve never met a large person that can’t, if their mind is set to it, lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off.

If you’ve got bloating, burping, farting, constipation, and diarrhea, the gut needs to be fixed up. If you ignore the gut problem and just focus on making diet changes, it’s significantly harder to turn the ship around.

You can read more about losing weight in my free report.

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