Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh wow, you have a pot-belly? You look so good”? Of course not. Pot-belly is not a sign of a good living neither does it look good on anyone. It only shows that the affected person has entertaining habits that lead to a big protruding stomach.
Here are 6 things causing pot-belly AIRTEL: 5249615330842925 that you need to stop;
1. High intake of alcohol
‘Beer Belly’ is the word on the street. A big tummy got from the excessive consumption of beer. “Alcohol intake is associated with bigger waists because when you drink alcohol, the liver burns alcohol instead of fat,” says Michael Jensen, MD, an endocrine expert and obesity researcher with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Nourish WebMD goes on to further state that a typical beer has 150 calories and if you down several in one sitting, you can end up with serious calorie overload.
2. Regular intake of carbonated drinks
Due to the high amount of sugar in carbonated drinks, it causes your cravings for food to expand, thereby making you eat more than necessary. If you are thinking about diet coke, stop it, they are no better as they contain artificial sweeteners. Does this mean no more Coke, Fanta and the like? Well, yeah…if you like your body. At least, stop drinking it so often. Once a week is fine. Harsh?
3. Having late dinners
‘I eat late so that I won’t be hungry early’. Press the like button if you belong in this category. Well, while you’re trying to be smart with your eating habits, you are becoming pregnant with fat. Eating late will cause you to have belly fat because you had to go to bed before your meal had time to digest. It increases the risk of developing acid reflux and indigestion. So, if you have to eat late, eat in small portions and sit up for at least three hours to give your meal an opportunity to digest.
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4. Stress-eating
It can also be called emotional eating. It is when people use food to deal with their problems. It is simply eating to feel good. Where food is not bad, the problem with stress-eating is that it can become an addiction. Just like some take drugs to feel good, one can get hooked on food, most likely junk food, e.g ice cream, cake, chicken, chocolate, chips, burger, doughnut, etc. What you need to do if you are in this situation is to draw up a food time-table and stick to it, and also find a hobby that can help relieve stress. Examples are reading, listening to music, doing yoga, hanging out with friends, cooking healthy meals and so on.
5. Excessive food
Unless you are aiming to make it into the Guinness Book of Records, you have no business eating too much all the time. If you find that after eating to a certain extent you need to unbutton your pants or loosen the belt, then you are already eating too much. Your stomach will keep adjusting to your new routine and one day you will wake up and look yourself in the mirror and wonder where your flat tummy went. Yeesh.
6. Lack of sleep
When you deprive yourself of sleep, your stress level increases, thereby causing you to crave sugary foods. Solution…go to bed and sleep the required eight hours.
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