If you want to reduce belly fat and keep doing it for a long time, you need to know a few things. There may be some changes necessary in the lifestyle you have and you may also need to form some new habits which will help you to keep losing belly fat for a long duration.

Be careful with sugars

Added sugar is very dangerous for you because it can negate your efforts to lose belly fat. It has harmful effects on your metabolic health. It contains glucose, and fructose and fructose can be metabolism by the liver. So, when you eat more sugar it means you're overloading your liver with more work and it may not be able to process all of that within time, as a result of which more fructose can cause accumulation of fat in the belly. It will increase your belly fat and will also increase liver fat which is very dangerous for you. It will cause insulin resistance and other metabolic problems as a result of which he will not be able to burn the fat, which will add more fat to your waistline. Liquid sugar is worse and so you should completely avoid it. Since your brain cannot register liquid sugar in a similar way as solid calories, it may result in you consuming more sugar sweetened beverages, which will again increase the amount of fat in your belly and you don't want it.

Healthy eating

If you want to lose excess belly fat and at the same time have healthy body, you will need to practice healthy eating. While choosing the diet, you should be more careful because it can make or break your efforts to lose belly fat. You need a healthy and lower calorie diet. A healthy and lower calorie diet does not necessarily have to be bland and flaking flavour and variety. A healthy and lower calorie that can also have loss of flavour and variety. Eat different coloured fruits and vegetables. You can pair them with whole-grain breads and pastas. From both fruits and whole grains, you will get more fibre in your body, which will keep you feel full longer. When that happens, you will tend to eat less. Always steer away from high calorie and high-fat foods. Examples of such foods are pizza and fast foods. However, that does not mean you need to eliminate fat completely from your diet. You need fat but you need healthy fats such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats because they are good for your health. Fish, olive oil, avocados and walnuts includes such healthy fats.

Reduce calorie intake

It is a very common knowledge that you need to reduce the amount of calorie you are consuming every day if you want to lose belly fat. There may be different ways of doing it. Focus on eating only the recommended number of calories every day. It is better to talk to a dietician to find out the recommended calories for yourself, which will be based on what you want to achieve and how much belly fat even to lose. While doing that, do not forget to combine regular exercise so that you can get double benefit from the combination. If you're not able to exercise regularly, even than you can lose belly fat by reducing the number of calories you are consuming every day.

References

1. Fat Metrix System
2. Abdominal fat and what to do about it
3. Dietary fats explained