How To Make Lemon Water To Lose Belly Fat

Have you ever wondered how to lose belly fat? This question is on most of our minds. Many of us want to look lean and trim and our biggest problem area can be belly fat. Well guess what guys? Just adding lemon water to your diet can be the answer to losing that stubborn belly fat.  Unfortunately, many health issues are caused by belly fat such as heart disease, stokes, cancer and diabetes. The good news is that drinking lemon water is natural way to shed some pounds. Keep reading to find out more!

Is lemon water good for weight loss?

Lemon water does support weight and fat loss. With a glass of lemon water containing only six calories, it promotes satiety (the absence of hunger) which prevents you from consuming more calories than needed. Therefore, by combining lemon water with a balanced diet and frequent exercise, you will see improvements in your weight loss journey.

How does lemon water help in weight loss?

Lemon water is high in antioxidants, nutrients and is great for weight loss. Having a glass of warm lemon water first in the morning will help to boost your metabolism by prompting thermogenesis.

Thermogenesis is when your body burns more calories to produce heat. The more calories you are able to burn the more fat and weight you will lose.

In addition, drinking lemon water 10-15 mins before a meal can promote satiety, which will make feel fuller and stop you from overeating. This is little hack can stop you from consuming up to 200 calories of additional food that you didn’t need.

How to make lemon water?

Making lemon water is very simple, all you will need is:

• Lemon
• a glass, mug or a tumbler (for on the go)
• lemon squeezer tool (optional)
• kettle to boil water
• cutting knife
• 1 teaspoon of honey (optional)

Tip: To get better results Its best to drink the lemon water in the morning on an empty stomach at least 20-30 minutes before you eat your breakfast. Drinking this on regular basis will slowly help in reducing your belly fat. This drink also helps with overall weight loss and bloating. You can take this beverage twice a day.

• First boil a kettle a water

• Next get a cutting knife and cut 1 lemon in half.

• Pour the boiled water into a glass, mug or tumbler. Make sure the boiled water was left to stand for 5 minutes before pouring. We particularly like using a tumbler for lemon water as you can drink the water whilst on the go if you are pressed for time.

• Start squeezing half the lemon into the water. Use a lemon squeezer tool if you have one.

• Slice the other half of the un-squeezed lemon into thin slices and place those slices into the water. For added sweetness add 1 teaspoon of honey and stir. (If you are using a tumbler, use your tumbler’s straw to stir the honey.)

• Now enjoy and you’re on your way to a flatter stomach.

Benefits of drinking lemon water

Drinking lemon water not only helps in reducing belly fat, but also has some other benefits. We will list the benefits below:

Detoxifying the body: lemon water helps the liver to produce more bile and get rid of toxins. Lemon water also contain antioxidants which helps to protect the body from free radicals – which can play a role in cancer, heart disease and other disease.  

Boosts Metabolism: consuming lemon water helps to boost your metabolism for around 40 minutes. The key to the increased metabolism is the enhanced thermogenesis – which helps the body to burn calories to produce heat.

Promotes Weight Loss: drinking lemon water 10-15 mins before meals can promote satiety, which will make feel more full and stop you from overeating. Reducing your calories intake and helping your weight loss (without even doing one bit of exercise. Crazy, I know).

Healthy Beverage Alternative: lemon water contains little sugar, has different nutrients and is a low-calorie drink. Making it a great substitution for sodas and fruit juices – which are packed with sugars and calories. Having a glass of water daily will help you to reduce your calories intake by up to 200 calories!

Increases immunity: Lemon water contains vitamin c and is high antioxidants. These help to protect your body from oxidative damage and improve immunity.

Betters skin Quality: the vitamin c in lemon helps with skin tone, texture, and quality. Vitamin c also helps to protect the skin against sun damage and premature ageing.

Reduces Bad Breath: Lemon helps to fight against bacteria that causes bad breath.

Side effects of drinking lemon water

Even though having lemon water is good for you. There are some side effects that you need to be aware of:

• The citric acid in lemon water can cause tooth enamel erosion when it comes into contact.
• Some people may experience tooth sensitivity after drinking lemon water.
• Lemon water can cause some people to have heart burn and acid reflux.
• Lemon water is a diuretic and can cause excessive peeing.

Best time to drink lemon water

There isn’t really a best time to drink lemon water. But the two most common times to drink it is first thing in the morning and before your meals. Having it in the morning helps to boost your metabolism and provide you with some natural energy for your day. And having it before meals will help you to intake less calories. As lemon water promotes satiety which will make feel fuller.

Drinking lemon water at these times daily, will allow you see the best results and achieve your weight loss goals.

Different lemon water recipes

Now that we have come to the end of the blog. I would like to give you some additional lemon water recipes that you can try-out and hopefully enjoy.

Lemon and Ginger

What you will need:

• 1 cup water
• ½ lemon
• ½ inch ginger root

How to prepare:

1. Use a mortar and pestle to crush the ginger root.
2. Add the crushed ginger root into a glass, mug or tumbler.
3. Add 1 cup water and squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
4. Stir well.

Lemon and Cayenne Pepper

What you will need:

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 lemon
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

How to prepare:

1. Add lemon juice, cayenne pepper and cup of warm water into a glass/mug or tumbler.
2. Then Stir well.

Lemon Herbal Tea

What you will need:

• 1 cup water
• 1 herbal tea bag
• ½ lemon

How to prepare:

1. Boil 1 cup of water and pour it into a glass, mug or tumbler.
2. Dip the herbal tea bag in the glass, mug or tumbler.
3. Remove the tea bag after 5 minutes.
4. Add lemon juice and stir well.

Lemon juice and Cucumber Water

What you will need

• 5-7 slices of cucumber
• 1 lemon
• 2 cups water

How To Prepare

1. Pour 2 cups of water into a bottle or tumbler.
2. Squeeze in the juice of a lemon and add in the cucumber slices.
3. Now stir well.

Lemon and Fruits

What you will need:

• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 kiwi
• 1 teaspoon honey
• Pinch of black salt

How to prepare:

1. Chop the kiwi and add into a blender.
2. Add lemon juice, orange juice, and honey.
3. Give it a blend.
4. Pour into a glass, mug or tumbler and add a pinch of black salt.
5. Stir well.