re: Best way to reduce belly fat?

Eat less calories than you burn in a day

Counting calories and walking or some other cardio (running, biking rowing, etc.) is the way to go. One thing to remember, you didn't get there by not eating, so for a while you are gonna be hungry. At least that was my experience.

I dropped a bit and kept it off for a while. The pitfall to keeping it off is lifestyle/work changes that mess up your routine.

Good classic upbeat music when you walk. Even cheap wired earbuds are better than nothing. This was the only thing that kept me at it and increase distance. Took me 3 months just to lose a few pounds from walking alone (well... more protein, way less sugar, and caffeine )

The bad news: doing it this way will make the gut go down, but the rest of you gets skinnier without working out. Great if you're fat all over, but I had just the gut. Also, walking is easier but time-consuming.

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Walk an hour an day.

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maybe if he's a fat woman who doesn't want to lose weight

elevated heart rate 15 minutes a day. alternate between jogging and walking but maintaining elevated heart rate

but cutting back on calories is by far the biggest step. not exercising to slim.

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Flutter kicks till you puke, then do it again.

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You were in the Army too, I see.

Eat less

More more.

Stress less. Abdominal fat is linked to stress hormones.

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Eliminate alcohol and sodas from your diet completely

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I eliminated sodas from my diet a long time ago. I mostly drink water with meals. I do have a Dr Pepper on occasion. Maybe once a week.

Alcohol, on the other hand, I was drinking daily. We always at least have wine in the house and I’d drink a glass or two (or sometimes three) every night. Not including beer and bourbon on occasion. Now I’m not an all or nothing type of guy, so I wasn’t going to quit completely. But a few weeks ago I decided I need to limit my alcohol consumption to weekends only. And also making sure not to get shitfaced just because I didn’t have a drink all week and need to make up for it.

It’s amazing how much better I feel the in just a few short weeks of limiting my alcohol consumption. If I keep it up I’m hoping my desire to have a drink will almost completely go away eventually.

I would encourage anyone to at the very least cut back on alcohol. I didn’t think I was really drinking much so I didn’t think it was a big deal. Until now. I’m less bloated, sleeping better, and I’ve dropped a couple of pounds already. And that’s even after all the holiday food.

Eat in a 8 hour window. You will lose.

Eat in a 8 hour window. You will lose. When you eat is more important that what you eat. Your liver secretes and enzyme every 12 hours after your first calorie of the day. Eat within that 12 hours to maintain weight. The smaller window you eat in the more you lose. Most people would lose tons of weight if they would just stop eating at 6 PM. Also no freaking snacking, it spikes your insulin and moves calories to fat.

It all starts in your kitchen. Start by eliminating junk from your diet and replace it with protein, fruit, and veggies.

Get your diet under control before you move on to excercise. You can never out work a poor diet. Also, you're going to need to have consistent sleep habits. You should try to get 8 hours a day. Some people can, some people can't. 6.5-7 hours is all I sleep a day. Your body needs the rest to function properly.

If you need help then go to a dietician or do your own research.

Once your diet has been corrected then you can start the excercises. Decide if you want to go cardio or add muscle. Unless you're in your 60's, you could start lifting weights and add just as much muscle as you could in your teens and early 20's. Just takes consistent workouts. After 60, you can still add muscle, but not at the same rate. You don't have to train like a bodybuilder since you won't be one.

If you want to do cardio then figure out if you want to be a runner, cycle, row, etc. and then create a consistent workout routine..

If you don't know what to do then hire a personal trainer and learn or sign up for a cycling class or something. You can go it alone, but it is easier to build consistent routines if you workout with a partner, class, or someone that holds you accountable.

It's really not as hard as it seems, but it's a legitimate lifestyle change.