3 Body Contouring Hacks to Help Shed Stubborn Fat

3 Body Contouring Hacks to Help Shed Stubborn Fat : Summer is upon us, and this is usually the time when getting ‘bikini-ready’ feels most important. Though in a perfect world, diet and exercise would be all you need to get rid of extra body fat, sometimes you need an extra push.

Not all diet changes or exercise programs work for everyone. If you have stubborn body fat that you want to get rid of, you might need to experiment with different options.

That said, make sure you are following basic health guidelines that make sense as well. For example, none of these hacks will help if you are not eating a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, avoiding refined sugars and other junk food, and exercising regularly.

If you are already doing all of that, and you still can’t seem to lose that last bit of weight, read on.

Here are three ways you can try to contour your body for summer weather that will help you shed that last bit of stubborn fat you’ve been desperately trying to get rid of.

Intermittent Fasting

You may have heard of intermittent fasting, which describes the process of depriving the body of food for a certain amount of time and changing up eating patterns to affect the metabolism and lose body fat.Intermittent fasting has been found to help decrease the body’s insulin levels, increase metabolism, and even help reduce inflammation. The idea is that, if you allow your body to fast and lower its insulin levels, you will deplete your storage and start to burn fat.

There are various forms of intermittent fasting, including fasting for a number of hours each day, fasting for one day at a time every several days, or fasting every other day. If you want to try intermittent fasting, you should double check with your doctor and make sure you are not compounding any existing conditions you may have. Then, you can find the type of intermittent fasting that is right for you.

If you do a little research, you’ll find plenty of science behind intermittent fasting, which might help you decide which form you want to try. Sometimes experimenting is the only way to know for sure. Whatever you try, make sure it’s sustainable for you and your lifestyle.
Natural Supplement Combinations

Of course, people have tried to use various supplements and stimulants in order to lose weight for decades. Not all of these have been healthy, though they are sometimes quite effective.After discovering that a popular stimulant combination of ephedrine hydrochloride, caffeine, and aspirin known as ECA caused unhealthy side effects (though it was effective in helping him lose weight and gain definition) Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Body, created PAGG.

PAGG is a stimulant-free supplement that combines policosanol, alpha-lipoic acid, green tea flavanols, and garlic extract. Even still, Ferriss includes a caveat on his website suggesting that people who use PAGG should make sure they consume plenty of complex B vitamins and consult their doctor.

People who have used PAGG have reported successful results in online articles and forums.

However, when utilizing any form of weight loss supplement, you should always make sure that whatever you’re using is safe for you based on your previous health conditions and lifestyle. You should also do plenty of research to make sure you know what you’re putting into your body.
Minimally Invasive Laser Treatments

If you have excess fat that you just cannot seem to lose with diet, exercise, or even special supplements and behavioral changes, you might consider opting for a minimally invasive treatment. There are plenty of non-surgical body contouring procedures and very minimal surgery body contouring procedures that are designed to help you contour your body and lose excess weight without much or any downtime.

Laser treatments tend to work best because they use heat to melt fat, thus allowing for a less invasive procedure than traditional liposuction.

One minimally invasive laser treatment that helps to remove stubborn fat is Smartlipo, otherwise known as laser lipolysis. During this procedure, the Smartlipo laser gently melts fat before the fat is then suctioned from the body.

The melting step allows for a practitioner to make only tiny cuts in the skin in order to remove the fat, keeping the treatment minimally invasive with an easy recovery.

The major benefit of Smartlipo is the skin tightening effect that occurs from the thermal heat of the laser. Those who undergo the Smartlipo treatment thus do not experience problems with excess or wrinkly skin once excess fat is removed.

As with any procedure, you should make sure to consult an expert before undergoing a Smartlipo treatment. A professional provider should offer a free consultation so that you can ensure the procedure is right for you and your body and that you are a good candidate.

Author :

Katie Caldwell is the content writing and marketing specialist for WIFH, a Laser Aesthetics Clinic and Med Spa recognized as Atlanta’s only Certified Laser of Excellence. WIFH provides top-notch services ranging from skin resurfacing and rejuvenation to body contouring and laser hair removal.