How do I reduce stomach fat? That is a question that plagues most people seeking to trim their bodies, or lose some weight. The fats are there and they certainly do not look good on our bodies, do they?

Basically, fats are packets of energy stored in the body for conservative usage during times of needed energy. The more one stores fats inside his or her body, the greater the stored energy inside the body, and it allows energy to be tapped on them once the carbohydrates inside the body are used up. However, in our era of comfortable lifestyles, such energy storage is not needed anymore. Instead, it becomes a hindrance to us.

The truth about fats is that they are like storage pits. Once the body takes in too much food with excess energy (that is termed as fats), the body needs to allocate space for the excess energy to be stored. These spaces are the storage pits for the fats, and the truth is they cannot go away. The only thing we can do is to burn the fats away through increasing our metabolism rate, then monitor our food intake to reduce the amount of fats entering our body.

If you want to reduce stomach fat now, the first thing is to stop eating food with a lot of fatty content. Avoid the fats of meat from beef, pork etc. because these are fats! Taking them will only ensure that your body creates more storage pits for them to be stored. Deep fried food should be taken at a minimum (and I won't advocate abstaining from them because one must also know how to enjoy life). The second step is to reduce food intake altogether. Unless you are an athlete or a super-active person, you do not need so much energy daily for your activities, so eat less.

Then again, the hunger pangs just overcome us, so we end up eating more. The best way to counter these pangs is to eat fruits. The fibre helps quench our pangs while at the same time, we are not taking in energy because fibre has minimal energy. Fruits also contain water, so it also helps to hydrate the body, thus reducing our desire to take in food (yes, hunger and thirst are connected to each other).

Finally, do more exercises catered around the stomach. Running is a way to burn the fats, but we would want exercises that focus on getting rid of the fats around the stomach, so focus more on sit-ups, crunches and abdominal exercises. These are less taxing on the whole body, and can be done anywhere, even at home. Once the fats are trimmed, you are on the way to a nice figure (for ladies) or 6-pack abdominals (for guys)!