A Simple Fat Loss Plan - 3 Steps to Get You Burning Fat

The words "Fat Loss Plan" do not generate a lot of enthusiasm most of the time. You may have an image of having to get up at 5 in the morning and go and do some exercise, eat birdseed-like food with no taste and be weighed in front of frowned faces every week.

However, these images aside, what would you be prepared to put up with even just to lose an inch or two off your belly? Have you tried various fashionable diets before and yet ended up back where you started, with fat still on your belly?

This article will hopefully spare you the worry and anxiety of choosing another one of these diet and exercise programs. In addition it will be encouraging to know that you may already have a sense of what is good to eat and how you should exercise and that these are perhaps your greatest fat loss tools.

Yet, every day you may be faced with a seemingly uphill challenge to stop your gut spilling out over your jeans, even though you do try to eat healthily and work out.

If you are a guy reading this article and you go to the gym a lot, eat healthily enough and generally consider yourself to be fit, but still have some belly fat, the following paragraphs may surprise you. I know when I first learned and tried this method it surprised me.

What, then, is this particular 3-Step plan to lose your belly fat?

I can tell you what it is not for starters. It is not:

A get-ripped-quick extreme system
A starve-yourself system
A system that means a radical change to lifestyle and diet



The last bullet point is of particular significance. You do not need to change much of what you are currently doing to start to lose belly fat. It is more about the quality of what you do rather than the quantity.

Here, now is the 3-step fat loss plan I would recommend. It worked for me. I lost 12 pounds of fat in just under 90 days and now have a belly that is not disproportionate to my build. I am quite slim in build naturally (around 11 stone) and so I had the added frustration of being quite well-toned in other places but had the fat, the lines and the creases on my waist.

The step are as follows:

Starting today, make a journal of the following things: what you eat and when you eat
Eat an extra meal at 3.30 pm or 4 pm. To do this first take a look at what you eat, and remove only 10 % of your optimal calorie intake (use an online tool to calculate this). Rearrange how much you eat in other meals to accommodate for the 4th meal.
Replace some gym time for at least 1 High Intensity Interval Training workout per week.



These 3 steps are the basis for getting that belly fat burning and losing that stubborn inch or more of fat.

A point to note is that I do not advocate stopping eating white bread or pasta or even stopping drinking wine or beer immediately, if ever. The key is to reduce eating and drinking these types of foods gradually and learn to fit more healthy options into your diet.

It is more important to get into the habit of eating more fruits, vegetables and nuts (if you can eat these) rather than junk food without going to extremes. In essence, it is about rearranging and improving the quality of what you eat and how you move in pieces, one week or two weeks at a time.


The steps described here are a brief outline of a fat loss method that can be followed very easily, especially if you are actively exercising. To find out some more about it, you can download my free report [http://flatbellyfast.org/free-report.html].

The author, Micky H Corbett, helps 30 and 40-something men lose their belly fat simply and painlessly.

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Here's A Quick And Easy Way To Keep Burning Fat!

Here is a whole list of what you CAN have (vs what you can't have) post-workout foods that you are actually encouraged to eat! Score!

These foods not only help to keep metabolism high and promote continued fat-burning, but they actually help restore the body after the stress of working out. Score again!


Protein: 10-20 grams are needed to help muscles recover and grow. Increasing your muscle mass allows you to burn more calories. Muscle tissue requires more energy than fat and eating protein can enhance metabolism.

Sources of protein include: turkey breast, chicken breast, tuna, halibut, salmon, tofu, edamame, eggs, Greek yogurt, nuts, seeds, quinoa, ricotta, shrimp, lentils, some sports bars and drinks, whey protein shakes.

A unique source of protein is Ganoderma lucidum mushroom. By itself, Ganoderma tastes very bitter. Many athletes use Ganoderma hidden in specialty coffees, teas, and hot chocolate, and nutraceuticals.

Ganoderma is an excellent source of protein, antioxidants, and polysaccharides. Ganoderma's active ingredients increases metabolic rate. Many athletes who use these products lean towards the nutraceuticals, coffee with ginseng, and red tea with Cordyceps. These added ingredients are also known to aid in weight loss and enhance workouts. The added benefit of all three helps to protect the body against disease.

Polysaccharides strengthen body's natural healing ability while assisting with digestion. Coffee alone stimulates adrenaline to burn fat. Use before and after work outs. Drink coffee with ganoderma, add cinnamon (which moves glucose into cells faster, so insulin uptake is less) and/or Coconut oil (which contains a unique combination of fatty acids that supercharge metabolism that especially targets belly fat). Coffee with Ganoderma gives you the energy of caffeine without the shakes or pH imbalance of regular coffee.

Phytonutrient sulforaphane stimulates an enzyme that tells fat cells to burn fat. This can be found in broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cabbage.

Monounsaturated fat in avocado expands cell membranes so that it can communicate more effectively with fat burning hormones. It also switches off the body's fat storage hormones and boosts metabolism to protect against free radicals.

Brazil nuts burn fat by converting thyroid hormone to active form. They also bind up toxins that normally would store in fat cells, thereby ridding body of cellulite.

Chia Seeds are packed with omega-3 fats, fiber, protein that all help to suppress appetite, crank up metabolism, and trigger glucagon (a fat burning hormone).

Oysters are rich in zinc which decrease appetite (and oysters are known to increase "passion" another great way to lose weight!)



For more information or just to say "hi' please come visit me at The Blog. I would love to chat with you over a cup of coffee or tea. Stay healthy!


Anne Kolsky is a Proud Mom, Registered Nurse, Self Proclaimed Career Change Specialist and Ganoderma Expert. In her former life she was a Physical and Health Education teacher and coach. She later earned her MSed in Community Counseling. Now she is Living Life Like Queen Anne and loving it! Come say hello on The Blog at http://lifeofqueenanneblog.weebly.com/ Learn more about the Biz at:http://boundforborabora.weebly.com/

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