5 Foods That Banish Belly Fat


Updated 03/09/12 3:21 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

Foods That Decrease Belly Fat

There are exercises that target your abs to help you get the rock-hard stomach you've always dreamed of. But if you really want to double-team belly bulge, you'll need to eliminate sugar and processed carbs while also incorporating fat-burning foods into your diet. Keep reading to see which foods can help trim inches from your waistline! Source: Thinkstock Read more

Blast Your Belly Fat Workout by Jeanette Jenkins


Updated 05/13/11 2:00 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Belly-Fat-Burning Workout Created by Jeanette Jenkins

This workout, created by Jeanette Jenkins, is a heart-pumping, calorie-burning circuit that combines core cardio, core sculpting, and total-body core sculpting to blast away the belly fat! All of these exercises can be found in Jeanette's Blast The Belly Fat DVD, voted "Best Fat Melter" by Fitness Magazine.   Instructions: warm up with light cardio for three to five minutes, then work through Read more

Blast Through Belly Fat With These Avocado-Inspired Lunches


Updated 05/16/12 5:57 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Avocado Lunch Ideas to Decrease Belly Fat

Cardio and crunches aren't the only way to slim down your middle. Eating monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), like the kind found in avocado, is proven to diminish belly fat. Here are 12 lunch ideas featuring the belly-fat-fighting powers of the avocado. Source: Flickr user VegaTeam, Flickr user SweetOnVeg, and Flickr user SweetOnVeg Read more

10 New Orleans Pantry Essentials


Updated 02/21/12 12:02 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

New Orleans Food Guide and Where to Buy Online

Happy Mardi Gras! Feast on New Orleans favorites far beyond Fat Tuesday by stocking your kitchen with these local food favorites. Online you can find a surprising number of New Orleans delicacies — from hot sauce and seasoning blends to beignets and café au laits — and they're ready to be shipped straight to your belly. Check out my 10 favorite New Orleans food essentials to fill the Read more

Take Charge! 5 Things You Can Do to Reduce Cellulite


Updated 01/25/12 9:27 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Get Rid of Cellulite

As women, we tend to have more fat in our legs, butts, and bellies — darn that dimply skin! When the fat cells push up against our skin, and the fibrous tissue that connects our skin to our muscle pulls down, we're left with orange peel-looking flesh. Although you can't get rid of cellulite completely — and just about all women have it — here are five things you can do to reduce its Read more

Belly-Blasting Nut Recipes For Dropping Those Pounds


Updated 11/07/11 4:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nut Recipes to Help You Lose Weight

It's official — nuts are nature's miracle. Besides giving you a dose of heart-healthy omega-3s and filling your stomach with energizing protein, eating a handful of nuts every day may help you drop the pounds. A new study found that those who ate an ounce a day of raw unpeeled almonds, walnuts, or hazelnuts a day had higher levels of feel-good hormone serotonin, which can act as an appetite Read more