Super glue and wheatabix are the way forward

to lose a belly, you defo have to cut back on eating fats a bit, try to stay off of simple carbohydrates, and if your eating alot of complex carbohydrates, you might want to cut them back a bit as any carbs that dont get used as energy will get stored as body fat, dont eat anything shortly before bed, it will only get turned to body fat during the night. exercise + healthy eating = trim and energetic body. cardio, although very boring at times, is essential, cycle, get yourself a mountain bike, get out and about on it, and burn fat at the same time. give it 3 months you will see the difference!

Yeah about the looking down on your self bit LOL, SO true, I was amazed the first time i looked in a full length mirror, i was like, wow my belly aint all that after all.
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Handymani and Aradon are correct.

You need to do cardiovascular exercise, i.e. one that makes your heart beat faster than normal and gets you out of breath.

Weights build and/or tone muscle, but you can't see the muscle if it's covered in fat.

Read a bit about carbs, cut down on the simple carbs and moderate the complex ones too, and definitely reduce fat intake, as Handymani said.

Basically, you need to burn more energy than you consume. So consume less (that doesn't mean go hungry or eat boring food) or burn more, ideally both.

I 100% agree with MissMe.

I find the long lists of platitudes on this site quite irritating.

The honesty in this thread is refreshing.

I do it by eating plenty of "healthy" foods in a wide variety and laying off the bad stuff.

So - fish, chicken (without the skin), a wide range of vegetables including many pulses (they keep you feeling "full" for longer and release their energy more gradually) and fruit and nuts and modest amounts of good oils.

Minimal bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, cheese/butter/dairy, red meat and no refined sugar, no frying, no added salt or processed foods at all.

Although I do sometimes treat myself to a pizza or whatever I fancy, so I don't feel I'm denying myself things I love.

yeah tracy the body is a very delicate chemical plant, it notices if just one meal is out of place, this is why we can last for ages without food, because as soon as we stop eating the body automatically switches to its reserves, which most people have plenty of.

So maintaining a healthy diet, and indeed eating little and often is the best solution, as this helps increase the bodies metabolism by constantly keeping it working
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