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bigger dad bod beer belly whatever you
call it weight around your waistline
caused by alcohol can be deadly it can
have serious consequences for your
health and many people don't even
realize that they're carrying a few
extra pounds around their midriff if
you're watching this video you probably
have realized but it's a shocking
statistic that around 40 percent of
people are overweight and a vast number
of those are carrying extra pounds
because of the amount that they drink in
this video we're going to explore how
you can get rid of a belly that's been
caused by alcohol
those extra pounds around your midriff
surround your liver your stomach and
your intestines it's a biologically
active area and the more weight we're
carrying the more we risk metabolic and
cardiovascular complications it can be a
really serious problem when we're piling
on the pounds due to the amount that
we're drinking so let's look at how we
can start to shift those pounds and lead
a healthy and happy lifestyle humans are
hardwired to store fat and those beer
bellies can sneak up on us it's part of
our body system to store energy but
unlike our ancestors we're not out
hunting and gathering all day every day
so we tend not to use that energy so
unless you've got a fantastic exercise
regime and a nutrition plan then you're
probably going to find those pounds
aren't going anywhere the first thing to
look at in order to tackle the problem
is what you're having for your breakfast
it's important to have a breakfast that
promotes metabolic plasticity because
this will allow you to burn the fat
around your belly much much faster
breakfast that would be the perfect
choice include avocados eggs salmon for
example try and make healthy swabs avoid
the sugary cereals that you might have
been having in the mornings and
definitely avoid skipping breakfast all
together because this can be seriously
counterproductive recent studies show
that people who increase their fibre
intake by around 10 grams a day noticed
a drop of around four percent in their
belly fat and it's easy to introduce
more fiber into our day there's a whole
range of foods that include just the
fiber you need and all you need to do is
start looking at how you can make some
healthy swaps and start switching foods
that are probably adding to your belly
fat for something higher in fiber and
lower in sugar now the more weight we're
carrying the more we increase our
chances of cardiovascular complications
and the risk is determined by our waist
to hip ratio to work this out measure
both of them and then divide the waist
by the hips if your score is over 0.9 it
indicates obesity and a far increased
cardiovascular risk don't stress if you
find that your score's over 0.9 you can
use it as a benchmark to start moving
forward from and notice how you can
quickly bring it down with a few
lifestyle changes that are really easy
to implement of course exercise is one
of the most powerful ways for shifting
belly fat anything that increases your
heart rate such as running cycling or
swimming is going to have a massive
impact by hitting the weights is also a
great way to start having a significant
impact so think about how you can bring
more exercise into your life i joined a
fitness boot camp recently and not only
has it allowed me to find connection and
make new friends i've also noticed a
huge increase in my fitness and i've
shifted over five kilograms since i
joined it wasn't really about shifting
the weight but i noticed i was carrying
more around my midriff so that was
another motivator for me but from my
perspective it was more about connection
and making new friends which is an added
bonus if you're looking to shift that
beer belly that's been hanging around
for far too long it's also been proven
that training in the cold so going for a
run in the cold or cycling in the cold
weather moves the belly fat faster so if
you want to get out in a pair of shorts
and a vest in the cold weather you're
going to find that that accelerates the
removal of the belly fat but you are
going to need to train you are going to
need to look at your diet stick to
healthy lunches watch out for trans fats
ready meals takeaways i live by the 80
20 rule 80 of the time i'm very mindful
about my food i try and avoid sugary
snacks and i avoid foods that are high
in saturated fats but twenty percent of
the time i'll treat myself and i will
have a nice burger or a pizza if i fancy
it so try and step away from all or
nothing thinking eighty percent of the
time is enough but do make sure you get
some training and some fitness into your
regime and it doesn't have to be run in
a marathon think about what you enjoy
and what you can bring into your life
maybe a zumba class or yoga or pilates
anything that gets that heart rate up is
absolutely gonna help now of course i
work with people around the world
helping them change their relationship
with alcohol if you carry on drinking
when you're carrying belly fat you're
probably going to find that things
either stay the same if you change your
diet and you start to bring in more
exercise or they continue to get worse
as your metabolism slows down the best
thing you can do is start to become
really mindful about how much you're
drinking and perhaps with the view to
taking a break if you can take a break
not only will you notice that that belly
fat really starts to shift quickly but
you'll also notice all the other
benefits of not having alcohol in your
life you'll start to feel calm you'll
start to feel far more emotionally
stable connected with the people around
you and probably feeling a sense of
peace in your life i almost guarantee
that you will feel a whole lot happier
if you take alcohol out the equation so
my invitation to you if you're looking
to shift belly fat is to also take a
30-day break from alcohol and notice
everything that changes over that period
of time explore it with complete
curiosity and then towards the end of
the 30 days make a decision as to
whether you still want alcohol in your
life or whether you want to extend the
break many people start off their
alcohol-free journey by taking a break
and then extending it and extending it
again before realizing that they
actually never want to go back to
alcohol they can no longer see any
benefits or any point in drinking so
there are really three key ingredients
to shifting that fat that sits around
our middle and they are nutrition
exercise and taking a break from alcohol
and then reviewing the data that you
gather during that break now you may be
wondering whether you've got a problem
with alcohol next to me is a video that
shares the signs that you might have a
problem i'd invite you to take a look at
that because it might just open up
something for you and allow you to
discover whether there's an area of your
life that you need to work on and you
need to explore with greater curiosity
click that now it's right next to me and
i'll see you again on the next video
very soon
