Many of us eat more food than we need. We do this because we are offered more for our money by food outlets competing for our business. We figure we are getting better value for our money. We then tend to eat large portions when we eat at home. Eating large meals becomes a habit so that we think we need a lot of food when we could do with less.The one step you can take to lose stomach fat is to eat smaller portions.

Bigger Meals Means More Fat

The more you take in the more you have to take off. You are going to get fat if you are eating more calories than you are losing. If you are running or cycling it off or burning it off at the gym, then you will control it but if you are not, your stomach will get fat. If you are eating out a lot, there is a good chance you will be taking in trans fats, the really bad fats. They go to your stomach and provide no nutritional value. The bigger the servings, the more trans fats you are eating. In fact, the outlets are not doing you any favors but a great disservice.

Smaller Portions

Start by looking for smaller servings. Go for the smaller packages with the smaller drinks and the smaller burgers. If are have to buy the large sizes, don't eat it all. Start leaving some behind. If you are at a self-serve, don't pile up your plate to over-flowing. When get home cut down the portions. Use a smaller plate instead of a dinner plate. Many people have done this with success. There is some wisdom in the old advice to leave the table when we still want more. Most of us do not need all the food we eat but we do like our food, so we eat more. One step we can take to lose our stomach fat is to control our urge to eat more.

Drop One Pound A Week?

The average male takes in about 2600 calories a day and the average woman about 1900. A drop of 20% (or 1/5th) of the food you eat would be a little over 500 calories for men and 380 for women. To lose a pound in weight, you need to burn 3500 calories. That means if you could reduce your calories intake by 500 a day you would reduce you weight by 1 pound per week. Add exercise to that and you will reduce it more.

Start by taking that one step to lose stomach fat and then follow it up with some exercise and a healthy diet. You should start to see a leaner, healthier you.