How to burn belly fat

Monikins

Want to get motivated on safe and secure methods to burn stubborn belly fat??? Keep the thread...

ongarite

Eat less food aka reduce your calorie intake.

km991148

You cant really target one area, just keep ensuring a calorie deficit.

Mix some general strength training to build other muscles as well as cardio to burn fat.

Eat more food with a low calorie density i.e. calories/gram.

In other words, a kg of broccoli has less calories than a kg of chocolate.

No surprises that more greens are good for losing weight.

FHFM50

In the same boat as yourself OP. I'm trying intermittent fasting (i.e. skipping breakfast, only eating lunch and dinner)

Lunch: Scrambled eggs with brown bread OR Muesli with banana
Dinner: Chicken breast, brown rice and broccoli. Greek yogurt for dessert.

3.5 months in, belly has not gone down much but there is some progress to say the least.

Dial Hard

You can't spot-reduce fat. There should be sticky on this at this stage.

km991148

Dial Hard wrote: »

You can't spot-reduce fat. There should be sticky on this at this stage.

Well not without surgery!

But I don't think that's what the op meant!

Cill94

Dial Hard wrote: »

You can't spot-reduce fat. There should be sticky on this at this stage.

Yes for the love of god

markmoto

Monikins wrote: »

Want to get motivated on safe and secure methods to burn stubborn belly fat??? Keep the thread...

Body naturally create layer of fat in abdominal to protect vital organs and immune system. Some scientist say that we have second brain in the gut in a form of microbiome.

If you are fit and follow healthy lifestyle perhaps that little fat wouldn't do any harm.

Tyrone212

HIIT high intensity interval training. Strength training. Adding vinegar to meals.

Cake Man

Tyrone212 wrote: »

Adding vinegar to meals.

Curious to know what this is supposed to achieve?

km991148

Cake Man wrote: »

Curious to know what this is supposed to achieve?

Kills your stomach over time, makes it hard to eat as much?

But yeah - I'm wondering if there was a "serious" answer here?

Cill94

Cake Man wrote: »

Curious to know what this is supposed to achieve?

Simple - pour half the bottle over your food and you won’t want to eat it anymore. Fat loss made easy.

runawaybishop

Cill94 wrote: »

Simple - pour half the bottle over your food and you won’t want to eat it anymore. Fat loss made easy.

This is accurate. There is no scientific conclusive data, but many people reported nausea due to adding apple cider vinegar, so they just ate less.

Also the acid has, at least in mice, been loosely seen to affect fat binding. Nothing conclusive in people.

Mongfinder General

runawaybishop wrote: »

This is accurate. There is no scientific conclusive data, but many people reported nausea due to adding apple cider vinegar, so they just ate less.

Also the acid has, at least in mice, been loosely seen to affect fat binding. Nothing conclusive in people.

Jaysus.

Tyrone212

14 best ways to burn fat fast https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-ways-to-burn-fat

I read it last week, hence vinegar stood out for me as I never heard it before. However the jury seems to be out on this upon further research. Personally I wouldn't bother with it upon reading more on it but from the link above vinegar is 4th of the list

4. Add Vinegar to Your Diet
Vinegar is well known for its health-promoting properties.

In addition to its potential effects on heart health and blood sugar control, increasing your intake of vinegar may help bump up fat burning, according to some research (13Trusted Source).

One study found that consuming 1–2 tablespoons (15–30 ml) of vinegar daily reduced people’s body weight, belly fat and average waist circumference over a 12-week period (14Trusted Source).

Consuming vinegar has also been shown to enhance feelings of fullness and reduce appetite (15Trusted Source).

Another small study of 11 people showed that adding vinegar to the diet reduced daily calorie intake by up to 275 calories (16Trusted Source).

It’s easy to incorporate vinegar into your diet. For example, many people dilute apple cider vinegar with water and drink it as a beverage a few times per day with meals.

However, if drinking vinegar straight doesn’t sound appealing, you can also use it to make dressings, sauces and marinades.

iguana

Cake Man wrote: »

Curious to know what this is supposed to achieve?

It's delicious on chips. With salt.:)

Dante

Eat less, exercise more.

begbysback

Cake Man wrote: »

Curious to know what this is supposed to achieve?

Smelly farts

markmoto

Tyrone212 wrote: »

14 best ways to burn fat fast https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-ways-to-burn-fat

If you feel lazy to do all that above.
Remove food high in Carbs including fructose from your diet. And in a matter of few months, you would have to buy jeans in the slimline section.

Fionn1952

As someone who (as of this morning) has just lost a stone.... I've gone with the highly mystical and esoteric, 'eating fewer calories' approach.

I haven't been particularly concerned about macros or anything that would make it seem like work, just basic calorie tracking. Substituting calorie dense foods in my day to day meals with other options. I've also been eating vegetarian three days a week (which has been quite a good opportunity to improve my veggie cooking), I've reduced alcohol intake (and substituted my usual stout for gin and slimline when I do take a drink) and made some changes to my portion sizes and ratios with my dinner.....ultimately everything just boils down to eating fewer calories one way or another, tracking them and keeping to a strict limit even on the days I eat something unhealthy.


Or maybe it's all just because I like balsamic vinegar...

omeara1113

Count calories since January I've lost 1 stone 6lb just counting calories Google will tell you how many calories are in things

markmoto

OmegaGene wrote: »

Removing food that’s high in carbs will do nothing if the person isn’t in a calorie deficit at the end of the day.

Yes and no... The carbs what messing up with the hormones and make us feel hungry every few hours. By replacing carbs with proper meals you would feel less hunger and run longer without food.

Sir Galahad

I’ve lost 14kg since 15/2/21.
No Booze
No Bread
No Biscuits
No Cake
No Fast Food.
And I walk an hour a day.
It’s really simple maths, Calories in (Less) than Calories burned.

turbot

Functional Full Body HIIT
Nutritional Keto (virtually no carbs is easier than low carbs)
Prepare meals in advance
Detox more
Sleep more

Consider a PT, using a Quest 2 (Supernatural) or BionicGym

newirishman

turbot wrote: »

Functional Full Body HIIT
Nutritional Keto (virtually no carbs is easier than low carbs)
Prepare meals in advance
Detox more
Sleep more

Consider a PT, using a Quest 2 (Supernatural) or BionicGym

You’d be surprised how little HIIT does for weight loss, or sport in general.
Detox? That’s what your liver and kidneys are good for.

The only thing in this list that makes any sense is the sleep. Try to get your 8 hours in.

Mundo7976

Calories deficit, in vs out, as others have said above. Also movement, vigorous movement that gets the flab giggling around the place, such as skipping, walking uphill, cycling, swimming, etc. Don't try to overdo it & set yourself achievable longer term goals. The fat didn't appear in a short time, its not going to disappear in a short time, there ain't no magic fixes!

Alf Veedersane

markmoto wrote: »

Yes and no... The carbs what messing up with the hormones and make us feel hungry every few hours. By replacing carbs with proper meals you would feel less hunger and run longer without food.

So...reduced carbs and reduced protein in our diets.

What is a 'proper meal' and how does it replace carbs?

The past few weeks I've been skipping lunch. So I wait and have my breakfast (something light) around noon and then don't eat again until 5. If I'm absolutely starving I'll have a piece of fruit to tide me over. You actually get used to it after a few days.

For dinner I just eat a regular dinner, meat, veg, potatoes. Something I enjoy. A yoghurt for dessert.

I come in around 1500 calories a day doing this and I've lost over 4kg so far.

It's easy to follow, which is what I like about it.

markmoto

Deleted User wrote: »

The past few weeks I've been skipping lunch. So I wait and have my breakfast (something light) around noon and then don't eat again until 5. If I'm absolutely starving I'll have a piece of fruit to tide me over. You actually get used to it after a few days.

For dinner I just eat a regular dinner, meat, veg, potatoes. Something I enjoy. A yoghurt for dessert.

I come in around 1500 calories a day doing this and I've lost over 4kg so far.

It's easy to follow, which is what I like about it.

Surely enough if you keep at 1500 calories eating small portions you would lose weight. Would you be able to maintain that lifestyle for years?

bladespin

turbot wrote: »

Functional Full Body HIIT
Nutritional Keto (virtually no carbs is easier than low carbs)
Prepare meals in advance
Detox more
Sleep more

Consider a PT, using a Quest 2 (Supernatural) or BionicGym

Why make it so difficult?

There's no need for keto, detox or HIIT if you want to loose fat:

Eat food that you like but track your calories (properly), if you want to go one better then track macros as well, this will boost your understanding of what different foods do for you, it's also a really good way to drop all the rubbish as it's like playing tetris with your food, you'll soon get rid of the rubbish that takes up space.

For exercise, get some, that's good, HIIT works but so does walking, jogging etc, if you really want visible results then do some weight training, as exercise alone it doesn't burn calories any better than many others but it has the added benefits of building a good physique and the added muscle will require nutrition so your calorie requirements will go up - ie you burn calories faster.

Pretty simple really, it's not rocket science but there are no shortcuts.