How to Reduce Belly Fat

1. Are you overweight or obese?

If you are carrying too much fat overall, it is likely that your bulging stomach is due to your extra weight.

However, this fat on your stomach should be an unobtrusive continuation of the curves of your body, not a pronounced bulge on the lower abdomen. If you're not overweight yet you still have a pronounced fat stomach, don't blame the size of your belly on fat. The answer here is not to diet more and eat less, but to look at other reasons why your stomach is extra rounded, and different ways to reduce belly fat .

It is impossible to spot reduce on any part of your body, so if your stomach is a result of being overweight then you will need to reduce weight all over. To get started losing weight, an online diet plan will help you you reduce belly fat .

If you go on an abdominal reducing diet without following a regimen and getting support, you may find that you reach your target but your body is still unhealthy and you still have a flabby stomach instead of a flat one!

2. Are your stomach muscles weak?

Poor muscle tone in the abdominal region is another reason for a fat stomach, but it's not likely to be the only cause.

Your abdominal muscles need regular work to keep fit, just like your biceps. So if you have not been doing regular core-building exercises, chances are this is one of the reasons why your stomach is not flat.

If you have been doing hundreds of sit ups for weeks and not seeing any results, guess what? I believe you! Sit ups are not going to give you a flat stomach, but they have probably given you a sore back. Traditional sit ups only exercise some of the muscles in your stomach, but not all of them.
By following a simple regimen of core-building exercises, you can gain a strong set of muscles that will reduce belly fat and make your belly flat.

3. Have you got good posture?

Most people don't have an ideal posture, sitting in front of a computer or TV screen is enough to end up with bad posture, and this contributes to having stomach flab.

In order to correct your posture you have to have the desire to do so and then the right exercises to get your back muscles into the right shape.

The weaker your stomach muscles are, the worse your posture is going to get, and it's a vicious cycle as lower back pain reduces ones desire to do abdominal exercise, and the problem just gets worse.

4. Are you eating for a flat stomach?

Depending on your diet your fat stomach could be a matter of bloating from eating the wrong types of foods.

Some foods cause us to retain fluid, for women, this can become worse at certain times of the month, meaning that for 2 weeks of every month, fluid retention is a problem.

If you body is having problems digesting certain foods you may be feeling bloated and possibly have a problem with gas.

If you are eating too fast you could be inhaling air with your food, giving your belly that bloated appearance.
Strip That Fat will be just the right thing to boost your metabolism and reduce belly fat .

The size of your belly depends on various factors, such as your weight, your posture, the strength of your belly muscles and even what you ate for your last meal.

Some foods will help you reduce your belly fat, while others will make you feel bloated. If you have a food allergy you probably feel bloated all the time, you may have tried many ways to lose belly fat but nothing has worked. This is because certain foods make you bloated. The most common foods for bloating are milk and wheat.

If you are often bloated, keep a food diary, and note what you are eating, portion sizes, and when you feel more or less bloated. This will help to show which foods are making you bloated. It's important that if you think you have a food intolerance or allergy that you see your doctor.

Foods that help reduce water retention

• Fresh fruit - particularly watermelon, pineapple, citrus fruits,


• Salads - tomatoes, celery, lettuce, cucumber


• Green tea


• Natural live yoghurt (unsweetened)

Foods to help reduce bloating & gas

• Peppermint tea


• Chamomile tea


• Ginger (fresh)

Foods to Avoid

• White bread / flour / pasta


• Milk pudding eg tapioca, rice pudding


• Doughnuts


• High salt foods like olives, pastrami, pizza


• Smoked salmon


• Coffee


• Chocolate


• Fatty meats


• Raw onion


• Beer / lager


• Alcohol

Psyllium Husk is a portoin of a plant, similar to wheat. It usually comes in a power-like form and is soluble in water. It expands and becomes mucilagionous when wet. This product is indigestible in humans, and is a great source of dietary fiber.

It is used to relieve constipation, diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome.

Psyllium may enhance the sensation of fullness and reduce hunger cravings. For these reasons, incorporating psylliuminto your diet may help you to reduce stomach fat.

A typical dose is 2 teaspoons in a glass of water.

Possible adverse reactions include allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis, especially among those who have had regular exposure to psyllium dust. Gastrointestinal tract obstruction may occur, especially for those with prior bowel surgeries or anatomic abnormalities, or if taken with inadequate amounts of water.

Because psyllium in water doesnt taste like anything good, here is my recipe for a psyllium husk protein shake which can be had as one of your 6 meals a day.

you will need:

Large glass of luke warm water
2 teaspoons psyllium husk
low-fat protein powder (make sure this is a low-fat, low calorie powder!!!)
small handful or berries or small banana (or any other fruit to taste)
ice (if you want it chilly!)

add the psyllium husk to the water and allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes while the psyllium husk soaks up the water

add your protein powder, fruit & ice.

If its too thick, add a little more water

Blend it all up until its smooth, enjoy!

Abs! Abdominals! Your Six Pack! The Core muscles! No matter what you call them, everybody wants them!

Whether you're training for sports, bodybuilding or just to look good on the beach; whether you are male or female, young or old, it doesn't matter. There's not a single person who doesn't want a lean, tight, fat-free, set of abs.

The trouble is, getting great abs is not easy. Most people will waste years of effort and hundreds or even thousands of dollars on all the latest infomercial gadgets and diet gimmicks, trying in vain to obtain that ever-elusive lean, muscular six pack stomach, with nothing to show for their efforts.

If you want to save time and money, separate hype from truth, and bypass years of trial and error, then you must educate yourself in two critical areas: (1) abdominal exercise, and (2) fat burning nutrition. You can't get great abs without both!

That's where the new ebook, flatten your abs, (2nd edition), comes in.

flatten Your Abs
goes beyond conventional crunch routines and there's not a single sit up in the entire book. Much of the program is based on developing a strong, powerful, injury-proof core.

The "core" refers not just to the abdominal muscles, but your entire trunk musculature, including deep muscles you can't see (like the Transversus Abdominis, or TVA)."

Why should you care about muscles you can't even see? Good question, and there are many good answers. Among many other reasons,you must strengthen your core in order to stabilize the spine and eliminate low back pain, which 80% of us will suffer from at some time in our lives.

If you're an athlete - recreational or competitive - core strength means better performance on the playing field. If you're a non-athlete, greater core strength means more efficient and safer performance of regular, day to day activities. If you know anyone who blew out their back lifting boxes or simply doing work around the house, you know what I'm talking about.

flatten your abs
has a long track record as one of the best selling ebooks on the subject. It's been a Top 10 best seller for over 4 years!

The exercise descriptions and ab workout routines are definitely the strong point of the book and they have not changed at all from the first edition with the exception of new exercises being added into the mix (why change something that already works so well?)

You may be wondering exactly what's in the book, so here's a sneak preview

The foreword, written by Tom Venuto, explains the difference between training for "form" (looks) and training for "function" (strength and performance) and how it's possible to train for both - a revelation of extreme importance for the bodybuilder, the athlete and weekend warrior alike.

This sets the stage nicely for the rest of the book.
The first chapter is a short introduction and welcome message from the author, David Grisaffi

The second chapter is called 15 abdominal myths.

The third chapter is anatomy and physiology of the core. This chapter might seem a little dry to some people, but if you've never heard of tranvsversus abdominis, multifidus, or psoas muscles, then this is essential reading.

The fourth chapter explains how to set up the perfect abdominal and core conditioning routine. Sets, reps, tempo, rest intervals and everything else you need to know to put together a workout program that works is all there.

The fifth chapter is the real heart of the program - The 7 levels of core and ab workout routines. It.s not just the fact that you're given 7 routines instead of just one that makes this chapter so valuable, it's the fact that each routine increases in difficulty step by step to accommodate increasing levels of fitness.

The sixth chapter continues in the heart of the program with descriptions and photographs of more than 50 abdominal and core conditioning exercises. I can guarantee you, that unless you are a veteran exerciser or fitness professional, you have never seen the majority of these exercises before. If you are bored with crunches, sit ups and leg raises, you are going to LOVE this!

The seventh chapter is called, "Top 15 nutrition secrets to flatten your abs."

The eighth chapter, "Ask David Q & A," is a real gem. This is the part of the book that has been expanded the most since the first edition. David gets thousands of questions by email every month and he has take the most frequently asked questioned and answered them for you here.