Diet and Exercise

• Proper diet and exercise are huge facilitators in losing body fat, particularly the belly. Stay away from transfat, which you'll find in many vending machine snacks. It prolongs the shelf life of food products, but deposits unnecessary fat into your body. Eat smaller meals every couple of hours instead of two or three large meals. Fruits and vegetables are nutritiously sound. Adopt an exercise routine that is high impact (if your doctor says you are healthy enough). Vary and change your routine every few weeks so your muscles don't become accustomed to the workout, which will cause it to become stale and will not be effective.
  
  

Lifestyle

• It is imperative to get enough sleep each night. Lepatin, which tells your brain if your stomach is full, decreases if you don't receive enough sleep, which is seven to nine hours per night for most adults. Sleep deprivation also interferes with production of insulin, which can lead to blood sugar imbalances and diabetes. Stress can also cause weight gain, through emotional eating and hormonal imbalances. Use deep breathing techniques or short brisk walks to calm your nerves when you feel stress building.
  
  

Warnings

• Alcohol really does create "beer bellies" as well as interferes with sleep. Avoid consuming too much alcohol. Fad diets are not realistic for long-term safe weight loss either, and can actually be quite harmful to your body. Diet pills are dangerous and don't really work. For any strategy to make long-term changes to your body, it must be healthy and feel good to you.