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Burn off belly fat faster!

1. Don’t cut too much fat.
Continue eating fats such as olive oil, fish, nuts and avocados, which have health benefits such as lowering your cholesterol and protecting your joints.

2. Use non-fat dairy products high in calcium.
Clearing out all that saturated sludge is just one of the pluses.

3. Drink more water.
Water helps mobilize fat stores, while dehydration prompts stubborn fat to sit tight.

4. Avoid carbonated beverages, even diet ones.
They cause bloating and water retention, due to the sodium content.

5. Replace starches with vegetables.
Try cutting your usual portions of rice, potatoes or pasta in half, substituting with a cup of vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, green beans or zucchini.

6. Don’t eat a big evening meal.
Calories eaten in the morning are much more likely to be used for energy than calories eaten at night.

7. Vary your caloric intake.
Eat strictly, two days a week, and moderately, three days a week, then give yourself a little slack on the weekends. This sends your body mixed signals, never giving it the chance to kick in its primitive survival mechanism that stores fat when calories are cut back.

8. Pump up the protein.
When you decrease your total calories, you need to increase your protein intake an extra 20 percent to maintain your muscle mass and keep your metabolism in high-gear.

9. Make some of it Casein protein.
Casein protein, found in milk and cottage cheese, is a slow-burning protein that takes more time to break down. By staying in your system for a longer period, it provides your muscles with a steady stream of amino acids, helping maintain your muscle mass and thus keeping your fat-burning furnace stocked.

10. Spread it out.
Having four or five small meals a day can lead to a trimmer physique over time. You benefit from the “thermic effect” of food – your body uses calories to digest food, hence, burning fat.