When we talk about weight gain and the efforts to lost weight, the discussion usually centers on an individual’s stomach, posterior and thighs. Rarely does the topic of weight-gain center on the face, which is a huge oversight. Because when a person gains weight, one of the first areas of notice is the face.  Read on to learn how to lose face fat.

Problem is, how do you lose what is better known as face fat?

It’s not as difficult as it may seem: the face is composed of muscles and any time you have muscles you can perform exercises that will burn calories and in the process lose weight. In this case, lose the puffiness and face fat.

The Face

One of the worst by-products of face fat is a double chin. Even men and women who aren’t overweight can develop a double chin. One of the easiest exercises to tone up and get rid of this face fat is a simple head extension: extend your head as far back as possible and then extend forward. This is one repetition. You want to do at least 50 repetitions – front and back – for 3 sets. It’s important to do this exercise slowly or you can make yourself dizzy. When you finish, proceed with 3 more sets of 50 reps but this time extend/tilt your head from side to side This is something that you can do for a few minutes everyday, and it can eventually see some difference in your chin.

Another by-product of weight gain is noticeable puffiness in the cheeks. If you have fat face then you know all about chubby or meaty cheeks. Would you believe one of the exercises to slim down your cheeks is smiling? Try this: use a mirror if you have to but flash a big toothy smile and hold it for 15 seconds. Take a 10 second break and then smile again. After a few smiles, you will start to feel your cheeks burn. That is your face muscle working out. Do about 10-15 sets of smiles. And just think: apart from toning your face fat, you are practicing flashing your smile. And that’s one thing you never want to forget how to do.

The Rest of the Body

These face exercises might help to tone some parts of your face a little bit and diminish the face fat, but you have to remember that fat loss takes more than just working one small area of the body. If you truly want to burn the face fat, you will have to approach it like reducing any other area of fat. So you need to exercise the rest of your body. An overall exercise program will benefit the entire body and that includes the face.

When you exercise you automatically increase your metabolism which in turn burns fat. Whether that entails pumping iron in the gym, or swimming or going for a walk is entirely up to you. In other words get that ‘ol heart pumping. Weight training alone may not do it. You might want to incorporate interval training or power walking on alternate days that you work out at the gym.

Water is Your Friend

Drink between six and eight glasses of water every day whether you have face fat or not. Drinking lots of water is just good for you. Water flushes the body and purifies the skin and that includes the face. Besides, drinking lots of water can take the edge off your appetite which in turn will help you burn calories. And again, as we’ve pointed out, once you start to lose weight you tend to notice it first in the face.

Liposuction or other Invasive Surgery

If you are considering having any costly or invasive procedure to reduce face fat (or any other part of the body), you need to do your own. Talk to your doctor, talk to others who have undergone the same procedures. Join forums on the internet and get a wider opinion. The more you know about costs, side effects, recovery time and possible complications the better off you’ll be.

This kind of research will give you a realistic understanding of what face fat reduction procedures are what they can and cannot do for your appearance.

As you can see, it’s not impossible to lose face fat, it just take a well thought out game plan and commitment on your part.