Why do you have stomach fat? I’m not trying to be insensitive here; I’m actually getting you to think about the choices and transitions that led you to where you are.

Excess stomach fat is not an uncommon problem. It can be got rid off though, by focusing on two important issues: 1) Exercise 2) Eating habits.

The usual cause of stubborn belly fat is a lack of exercise. Are you strictly keeping to the recommended 30 minutes of exercise, 5 days a week?

Should you not be doing so, then this is a good place to start your attempts to burn off your excess stomach fat. Without regular exercise, your progress will only be minimal at best.

Another area to consider is your eating habits. Do you consume more calories than your body needs to function? One way to determine this is to consult a chart on your basal metabolic rate. If you find that you’re eating more calories than your body needs to function, add that to the list of considerations.

You may be suffering from a very low metabolic rate due to lack of proper nutrition. This can lead to some people being overweight even though they only eat one or meals per day. One of the chief reasons for this is that their bodies have become so used to not eating properly, it goes into starvation mode. When they do eat, their bodies act like hibernating bears and store as much as they can when they do get food.

So, if you are one of those who falls within the profile of poor eating habits and lack of exercise, then, unfortunately, you have only yourself to blame for your current body shape. The goods news though is that it is 100% possible to reverse the damage that you have done up until now.

To burn stomach fat from your body, you simply have to do the opposite to what you have been doing. You’ll need to rev your metabolism up by eating small frequent meals while burning fat with a combination of strength training and aerobic workouts. If you are new to this method of stomach fat reduction you will see results fairly quickly.

Of course, it is easy to say than it is to do, but the best things in life always take some time and effort to achieve. The first few days will seem ok, then it will get really tough, but within a couple of weeks you’ll have gathered momentum and you will have adapted to your new lifestyle. So, stop making excuses, and start taking positive action to get the body shape that you’ve always dreamed of.