What is the best way to lose belly fat?

There’s an interesting post over at the Health Journal Club that makes the case that people should just not eat anything that wasn’t a food 100 years ago. Gets rid of the aspartame, bleached GM flour, high fructose corn syrup garbage they try to pass off as food these days. If interested you can read on it here,

http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/

+1 For Paul Maher's answer. No sugar, no artificial sugar. Limited breads, pastas, and other grains.

The low fat, mid protein, high carb, diet is the biggest sham ever foisted on the public. If you're not eating a bunch of refined carbs, you don't have to worry about fat intake (except transfats but if you're no eating refined foods, you won't get near transfats.)

The easiest solution is to take in less calories than you expend, but there are ways to manipulate your metabolism to help you lose weight in the healthiest and fastest way possible. In many cases, losing weight requires you not to eat less food, but more often than not you should be eating just as much or more than you are used to eating and more often. The focus should be on the right type of foods and keeping your energy levels up rather than starving yourself.

Whenever I need to lose a few extra pounds here are the things I focus on:
1) Drink more water- it will help keep you full and its one of the best things you can put in your body
2) Eat more often, at least 6-8 times a day-this will keep your metabolism high and will prevent you from ever feeling hungry
3) Eat protein at every meal(10 grams or more), minimize carbs(especially the sugary ones), add more fiber to your diet, and dont be afraid of fats(especially the healthy ones)- The protein and fiber will fill you up without adding significant calories, keeping carbs low will prevent you from crashing, and the fats will help satisfy you without detracting from your overall goal.
4) Exercise- this is a must, but dont focus on the amount of exercise, focus on the intensity of the exercise. Keep workouts short and fun(under an hour) and make them as exciting as possible. Lifting weights and training aerobically with intervals(mixing short bursts of intense training with brief periods of rest) is much more important than jogging or riding a bike for an hour. Your goal is to have your metabolism running higher for the entire day not just that hour that you spend in the gym. This will happen with the increased intensity of your workouts. If your a little crazy and you have to work out more than an hour, feel free to do so, but just break up your workouts into seperate parts of the day(i.e. lift weights in the morning, run at night). Training for more than an hour or so without replenishing your body and giving it proper rest will do more harm than good for your goals.
5) Prepare your own foods- the only way to truly control your caloric intake is to know exactly what your putting in your body. This can be very difficult when eating out and also helps to prevent mindless eating while your just sitting at the table.

My favorite book so far on this is the Abs Diet from the writers of Men's Health. I like it because for the most part it focuses on the food you can eat rather than the ones you can't. And as some others have mentioned, anybody can lose weight in the short term, but I am assuming that you want to maintain your goal for some period time. Make it more of a lifestyle change, dont beat yourself up if you get a little off track, and focus on how you feel after a healthy meal or snack rather than just satisfying your cravings. Once you make it a habit you will begin to crave healthier foods and you will associate eating good with feeling good and that will keep the weight off.

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As you can see, everyone has their own opinion about HOW to lose weight (belly fat included), but I think the more important question is WHY do you want to. Once you figure that out, you'll be in a much better position to figure out how.

For some it's just looking better, others to perform better, and still other's simply need to improve their overall health.

I struggled for years working out here and there, because I wanted to look better, but that didn't seem to be motivation enough. After a random injury from not being fit, I took up triathlon to get my act together and it turned out to be the ticket for me. Not too competitive, and the goal of an event (including the commitment of the entry fee) gave my workouts purpose, and also made me think twice about what I was eating. 4 years ago I had a hard time running a 5k, and this last year I completed my first Ironman.

And to top it off, I finally look better!

Lots of good answers here, but the basics are this:

1) Eat 6 small meals a day (every 2-3 hours)
2) eat a lot of fruit, veggies, meat protein, omega-3 (stay away from grains/breads/pastas, sugar, processed food)
3) drink 64oz of water a day (very gradually)
4) exercise 4-5 times a week and not just cardio - even mix of strength training. Muscle burns fat, so build more muscle, burn more fat. Check out Crossfit.com for the best workout on the planet.
5) sleep 7-8 hours a night
6) easy on the beer

Good luck!

Sprints, and do ab work outs 2-3 times a week. None of this jogging three miles stuff. Sprints are the best thing you can do to torque your muscles and watch that fat layer shed right off.

I asked my buddy, who is a certified physical trainer, this same question! Once I asked he said it was all about my DIET! Very true! For several weeks I wrote down what I ate, he looked it over and we made some changes. With a new diet, I lost weight from my belly! Add some crunches and weight and you'll get the ripped abs. Stay dedicated and good luck!

Agreeing with a lot that's been said. I must add one concept not mentioned. Bonk training. Exercise in the morning on an empty stomach. It jumpstarts your metabolism and stays more active during the whole day. Go to the wiki for the specs. For me it has been very succesfull.

there is no best way , it all depends on your body mass and genetics. For me ab exercises such as crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines were actually the least effective method of getting flat six pack abs. They can even hurt you if done the wrong way.
So drink lots of water and split your meals. Also, hope this helps too http://truthaboutabs-info.blogspot.com/

Do your best to eat until your satisfied, not till your full, you may eat more often but it will be smaller portions, try to squeeze in exercise when you can, and take Carb Blockers before a meal you know you shouldn't be eating.