Let’s set the record straight losing belly fat is one of the hardest parts of the body to bring under control. There’s two different kinds of fat that we house in our bodies. One is visible to the eye and the other one is not. Most people concentrate on the chubby belly than can see on the outside and totally forget what lies underneath. Out of sight fat in this case doesn’t mean it should be out of your mind if you expect to get rid of belly fat once and for all.

Without getting to technical here, there’s the visceral and the subcutaneous body fat. The subcutaneous fat is your gut, the part that you see. “Sub” means beneath while “cutaneous” refers to the skin. While you can find this type of fat anywhere, it most often congregates under your arms around your thighs and most noticeably around your belly. Subcutaneous fat also helps to absorb trauma and is used as a backup energy source.

We need this type of fat in our bodies because it helps to insulate the body in colder weather. However, too much of anything is not good for you and this is the case with subcutaneous fat. This is the type of belly fat that sits in places that’s difficult to hide. It’s the type of fat that is responsible for having to buy two seats on an airplane. However, with the proper chubby belly diet and exercise the subcutaneous fat can be reduced and even completely eliminated. Read the rest of this entry

These three easy low fat recipes that I will share with you today will help to break your fast from the night before as well help you to reduce the chubby belly.   A simple way to think of this is that you are always looking to reduce the sugar content in your diet and increase the carbohydrate intake. The carbs help burn fat and also helps to increase your energy.

Many people believe that low fat recipes are synonymous with bland tasting foods.  This could not be further from the truth.  Each one of the breakfast concoctions below are not only great tasting but they are quite healthy.

Breakfast Burrito

1 Tbsp. butter
8 whole eggs
1/4 cup half-and-half
1/2 lb. breakfast sausage
1/2 cup Jack cheese or packaged shredded Mexican blend
4Tbsp. La Victoria Salsa Suprema Mild, drained well
4 Food for Life Ezekiel 4.9 Sprouted Grain Tortillas
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Crumble the sausage into a medium skillet and cook until brown.  Make sure you break the sausage up.  In a separate container mix the eggs with the half and half and season to your personal taste.  At the completed egg mixture to the pan and scramble.  When the eggs are almost done add the cheese.  As soon as the cheese melts add the drained salsa and stir the ingredients until they are combined well. Read the rest of this entry