Do you have excess fat around the stomach, if so, you could be putting your health at risk? Here are the golden rules on how the belly fat diet works:

Your eating habits should consist of small low-calorie meals five to six times per day. Stop eating carbohydrates about three hours before sleep. A protein that includes casein (milk), is useful to take before sleep, that way your body will stay anabolic and help you to burn the fat easier. Follow a certain calorie cycle 2 weeks at a time, such as burning 500 calories more than you consume and next 2 weeks burning as much as you consume.

Walnuts are another great choice for a snack, or in a recipe, you can not go wrong. Walnuts are rich in phytonutrients and are an excellent source of selenium, phosphorous, magnesium, zinc, iron, and calcium. Even whole wheat chocolate chip cookies with walnuts can be a healthy diet choice. You really don't have to sacrifice when you are trying to lose weight.

Have you heard of the benefits of drinking water to lose weight? Having adequate amounts of water (8 - 10 glasses) everyday aids in quick metabolism which further helps in quick fat burning. Water is also one of the best natural appetite suppressants. You can have a glass of water before meal to curb appetite, which consequently results in weight loss. There are some foods and natural extracts that can help you burn fat. Cinnamon extract has many benefits including helping weight loss. Cinnamon lowers blood sugar and increases insulin. Green tea also is a great weight loss drink. Green tea contains catechism and polyphenols that release chemicals in your body that increase fat oxidation and increases your body temp to burn more fat. Grapefruit and other citrus fruits are great metabolism enhancers as they are low in calories and contain enzymes that boost your metabolism and fat burning capabilities.

It is a general understanding by consumers that whatever it is they buy in the market is superior in attributes. Nothing else can be better for your body and your health. It may be written on the front label as fat free, sugar free, cholesterol free and so on. But what really matter is the information written on the back cover. Money is the main reason why the creator packaged the product that way even if it means not telling the truth. It can mislead you into thinking that you are consuming diet products conducive to your eating programs but the results could be way different than what you expect.

When trying to lose inches, doing lots of crunches everyday is a sure way to get bored with your workout. Doing the same type ab workout over and over is not going to put you on the fast track to burning belly fat because your body will adapt and get used to it.

You can get rid of fat a lot faster by doing a great strength training routine that involves any combination of the hundreds of exercises for your legs, chest, and back. Doing lots of crunches and not seeing the result you want is a surefire way to get bored fast.

Find small vigorous and refreshing exercise that you enjoy doing. Please do not make it a habit to hate exercise. Do your exercises 3-4 times per week and bear in mind that your do not want to wear yourself out by doing too much too fast. Take it slow and slowing increase.