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I keep seeing ads that if you follow their link, they'll supposedly tell you the top 5 foods you need to stop eating if you want to lose your belly flat. I followed one out of curiosity and it was a video of a guy who was introducing his Cruise Control Diet. During his video the only food he said was bad was when he showed a picture of healthy foods and asked which one was bad. It was the orange juice because it spikes sugar levels. So I'm assuming I'd have to pay for his $40 program to find out what foods I shouldn't eat to get rid of my belly fat.

 

What says the hive? Are there foods that cause more fat in the belly than in other places? I'm an apple shape and have belly fat. I just assume it's because I've given birth 3 times and have never been consistent with any type of exercise program. I have a similar shape to my mom and grandmother so I think hereditary plays a part in body shape too, doesn't it?

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I think it's called click bait. I ignore all these sidebar ads.

I think old-fashioned exercise and maybe lots of lemon water (lemon is supposed to help flush the system in general) may still be the best course.

ETA: Yes, I do think heredity plays a role, maybe not exclusively, but DNA is part of everything.

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If you have PCOS or insulin resistance of any kind, you body tends to have too much insulin and that is stored as belly fat.  So having a diet that helps to regulate blood sugar is good.  But any one (or five) foods to do that?  Nope.  Eat foods with a lower glycemic index.  Make sure you have a bit of protein at each meal.  And get regular exercise. 

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I'm not overly concerned with my belly fat. I was when I was at my heaviest. Now it's not that bad. I read that no amount of sit-ups will get me a flat stomach. I'm 50 and an average woman so I'm not about to start doing hundreds of sit-ups hoping to flatten my belly. Hahah!

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Those ads just target our insecurities. There is no way to spot reduce. I have a belly even though I’m now on the low end of the BMI chart. When I lose weight, guess where it comes off first. Exactly where I don’t want it to. My chest. Now my chest is flatter and I still have a belly. It is less, but most definitely there.

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One other thing I hate about the stupidity of random clickbait nutrition: yes, juice in excess is bad, but I'm sorry, when people acting like they know something about nutrition stare at me in horror and ask, "You drink ORANGE JUICE???? You give your kids bananas????? Haven't you heard...." Orange juice is probably not the thing standing between most people and excess visceral fat.

 

Heredity plays a part, being a woman past a certain age plays a part, and frankly our society's treatment of the female body strikes me as one more way it focuses on bodies existing for pleasure rather than nurturing and giving life. And while I have a  pretty flat stomach, certain other parts of my female anatomy have been spaghettified in a way that would make my body far from the ideal.

 

I will say that sit-ups likely will not lead to flatter abs, although exercises designed to promote better posture might help your belly look flatter. Developing muscles underneath areas of fat don't lead to extra fat loss in those areas, nor to the appearance of less fat. I'm an apple, too, and I'll never have much of a waist, no matter how much I limit my OJ intake.

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