You want to get rid of your hanging belly not just because it is ugly and embarrassing, but because your hanging belly is a serious health issue. Doctors say that belly fat directly relates to health problems such as heart attacks, cancer and diabetes. Losing your hanging belly can make you healthier and can extend your life expectancy. Hundreds of pills, trainer videos and diet programs promise they can get rid of your hanging belly, yet the steps that actually lead to a firmer, flatter stomach involve a simpler approach.
Step 1
Quit drinking alcohol if you are a regular beer or wine drinker or liquor imbiber; you'll avoid consuming 100 empty calories per beer, for example.
Step 2
Tame your sodium habit to avoid retaining water that contributes to a hanging belly. Avoid seasoning with salt; use herbs instead. Avoid frozen and canned foods, as they are loaded with sodium.
Step 3
Drink at least eight 8 oz. glasses of water per day to avoid having your body send signals that it is dehydrated. These signals spur your body to try to intake as much water as it can, which makes a hanging belly worse by causing bloating. Further, a study by nutrition professor Brenda Davy of Virginia Tech found that people who drank one glass of water before they ate dinner consumed 75 fewer calories.
Step 4
Sleep at least seven hours every night, the National Sleep Foundation recommends. When you do not get enough sleep, your metabolism slows down and it is much harder to get rid of your hanging belly as well as more difficult to muster enough energy to exercise.
Step 5
Exercise at least 2 ½ hours per week at a vigorous pace, as MayoClinic.com recommends, to burn calories to help trim your hanging belly fat. For faster weight loss, exercise at least an hour every day.
Step 6
Eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day, because it starts your metabolism running right away. The faster your metabolism runs, the faster you get rid of your hanging belly. Include proteins such as yogurt and eggs.
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