The natural fat-burning process is fairly easy to understand, though it gets more complex the more you break it down. In layman’s terms, we lose weight when we burn more calories than we consume and we burn fat when we force our body to use stored fat as energy. While fat is necessary for normal functioning of the human body, too much fat can slow us down. When fat builds up, it needs to be stored one way or another. To make room for the extra fat, fat cells are forced to multiply and even increase in size. This is what we don’t want. Eventually, the enlarged fat cells start to release fat at a slower rate, especially when you’re not active and don’t need the extra energy. It’s only when we start eating better and start exercising more that we teach our bodies to use that stored fat. Of course, supplements help us get there.