4. Eat Small, But Often

Small but frequent meals are absolutely the only way to go. Why? Because if you wait longer than 3 hours without eating, your levels of the stress hormone cortisol rise. High cortisol levels warns the body to store fat in the abdominal region. Remember that individuals who skip meals have the highest cortisol levels.

Consuming small meals more often reduces your cortisol levels, a study suggests. In a study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, individuals who ate 6 small meals a day for 2 weeks, as opposed to 3 large meals containing the same total number of calories, lowered their cortisol levels by more than 17%. They have lost belly fat, as well.

When you eat small, but frequent meals long term, your body becomes efficient at keeping cortisol levels low, therefore it helps reduce your belly fat.

5. Get Enough Sleep

Studies showed that inadequate sleep can lead to weight gain. Most individuals need about 8 hours of sleep a night, but there’s a lot of variability — some people may need more, some less. You can tell if you’re getting enough sleep if you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go, rather than groggy and grouchy.

6. Make Healthy Alternatives

Choose foods that are fewer in fat, calories, sugar and salt is the easiest, and simplest way to lose weight without dieting. For example, you can swap sodas to water, white breads for wholegrain and salted nuts to unsalted nuts.

7. Study Your Eating Habits

Are you eating while you’re cooking, snacking late or finishing your kids’ meals? Take a look at your eating habits and it will be easy to identify some behaviors you can change that will add up to big calorie savings.

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