Everybody likes to have a well toned body. But most overweight people have the problem of belly fat which leaves them with a complex. Belly fat is basically fat that has got gotten digested and has accumulated around your abdomen.


The fat gets deposited in the space between your stomach and other organs and ends up increasing your waistline. Most people believe that the main reason of belly fat is over eating and no exercise, but this is not so there are lots of other causes for belly fat. Belly fat could occur due to genetics, slow metabolism, erratic eating, improper digestion and sometimes even stress.


There are ways in which you can transform your belly fat to well toned abs with a little discipline in diet and exercise. You could also follow some home remedies for belly fat reduction and control. Stick to a low carbohydrate diet because the body burns the fat in the food we eat first and then the stored fat. Thus your body will slowly burn the excess fat that is settled in your middle. Learn to control your appetite; this will stop you putting on more belly fat. Evaluate the food that your eat and draw up a list of foods that will be nutritious and which increase metabolism. Substitute your usual fast food with fresh salads and healthy snacks. Stress often makes you hungry so find other ways of de-stressing yourself. Make sure you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Sometimes water retention makes you add weight so if you increase your fluid intake you will lose water and in turn you will lose the belly fat too. A regular exercise routine will help tremendously. Two very effective exercises are the bicycle maneuver and stomach crunches. The bicycle maneuver requires you to lie on the floor, bring your hands behind your head and take your knees up to a 45 degree angle and pretend you are on a bicycle and start pedaling. Make sure you breathe in a relaxed manner while doing this. Repeat this for 5-10 times. Stomach crunches are also very effective tummy reducing exercises. To do these crunches keep your  knees bent, hands behind your  head, feet and lower back flat on the floor, lift your torso upwards slightly, hold this position for 5 seconds and come down. Do 15- 20 crunches and you could slowly increase it as you become accustomed to it.  Thus losing your belly fat largely depends on how you can change your diet and stick to a regular exercise routine.