What is the best way to loose a belly?

[anastose1]

get macros counting app and just count what you eat, it helped me tremendously

[Zeitgeist]

@flozen:

Calorie reduction via eliminating refined sugars; an emphasis on lean meats; and increasing vegetables.

I back this up entirely. Complex carbohydrates over the simple carbohydrates when possible. Go for Low GI when you can. High GI foods aka simple and refined sugars can spike your blood sugar levels, which can further make weight loss difficult.

[mcoguy]

@brianboru72:

Exercise would be about 10% to 15%- but the real change has to happen in the kitchen. NOT a diet- which is unsustainable- but rather a serious effort to change what you eat in a way that you can keep doing it for the rest of your life.

The lessons have always been there, and the research has supported it: More vegetables and fruits and lean meat, less sugar, and processed food like hot dogs, etc. You need to drink water. All other sodas, alcohol, and fruit drinks are an occasional treat. We consume a lot more calories from drinking things than many of us realize.

Eating smart is the best way to lose a belly- not for a short while and then you regain it all, but for the long haul. Good luck!

I totally agree.  Although, I would say exercise is about 30% of it.  It has to be a lifestyle change.  You can't expect a quick fix.  You need to take a look at what you are eating and make a permanent change.

[Zeitgeist]

@mcoguy:

@brianboru72:

Exercise would be about 10% to 15%- but the real change has to happen in the kitchen. NOT a diet- which is unsustainable- but rather a serious effort to change what you eat in a way that you can keep doing it for the rest of your life.

The lessons have always been there, and the research has supported it: More vegetables and fruits and lean meat, less sugar, and processed food like hot dogs, etc. You need to drink water. All other sodas, alcohol, and fruit drinks are an occasional treat. We consume a lot more calories from drinking things than many of us realize.

Eating smart is the best way to lose a belly- not for a short while and then you regain it all, but for the long haul. Good luck!

I totally agree.  Although, I would say exercise is about 30% of it.  It has to be a lifestyle change.  You can't expect a quick fix.  You need to take a look at what you are eating and make a permanent change.

Definitely. Abs are made in the kitchen.

[cstan910]

i guess sit up could really helps? cause it really makes ur belly muscle feel sore and when u feel the soreness, that's the fat burning process. 

[jessiegirl]

Sit ups don't help reduce belly fat. They train your abs, which you won't see because of the fat. Also, there are much better core exercises you can do to train abs/oblique etc.

The three rules to lose that fat, in order of priority;

1. Diet - count your calories, get rid of processed foods, high protein
2. Strength / Resistance training - you burn a shit load of calories at the gym building muscle
3. Cardio HiiT training 25mins for times a week to speed up the process when you get down to a decent body fat percentage

Cardio is a tool put on top of the foundation of the first two when the process slows down a bit and you need to push the body harder to get down into the -15% body fat range. You shouldn't rely on cardio to lose belly fat.

[Zeitgeist]

@jessiegirl:

Sit ups don't help reduce belly fat. They train your abs, which you won't see because of the fat. Also, there are much better core exercises you can do to train abs/oblique etc.

The three rules to lose that fat, in order of priority;

1. Diet - count your calories, get rid of processed foods, high protein
2. Strength / Resistance training - you burn a shit load of calories at the gym building muscle
3. Cardio HiiT training 25mins for times a week to speed up the process when you get down to a decent body fat percentage

Cardio is a tool put on top of the foundation of the first two when the process slows down a bit and you need to push the body harder to get down into the -15% body fat range. You shouldn't rely on cardio to lose belly fat.

Agreed. All three factors are integral to losing belly and gut fat.

[clkkid]

Heres the weirdest thing, every time i lost weight, my butt is the first to get slimmed..HELP

[igcometa]

What are your thoughts on intermittent fasting?

[warpaint]

@clkkid:

Heres the weirdest thing, every time i lost weight, my butt is the first to get slimmed..HELP

Squats.

@Zeitgeist:

@jessiegirl:

Sit ups don't help reduce belly fat. They train your abs, which you won't see because of the fat. Also, there are much better core exercises you can do to train abs/oblique etc.

The three rules to lose that fat, in order of priority;

1. Diet - count your calories, get rid of processed foods, high protein
2. Strength / Resistance training - you burn a shit load of calories at the gym building muscle
3. Cardio HiiT training 25mins for times a week to speed up the process when you get down to a decent body fat percentage

Cardio is a tool put on top of the foundation of the first two when the process slows down a bit and you need to push the body harder to get down into the -15% body fat range. You shouldn't rely on cardio to lose belly fat.

Agreed. All three factors are integral to losing belly and gut fat.

Well I wouldn't agree on "burn a shit load of calories" at point 2. You're right with most of the things, but strength training doesn't burn a lot of calories. Cardio does, yeah.

• While doing the training while cutting - strenght training doesn't help you reduce fat. It helps you build muscles yeah, but that's two different things. You can't do both of those. There is one exception - if you don't workout or have a LOOOONG break and then start going to the gym, that's the period when for some time burning fat and building muscle is possible - but only then.