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Can you lose belly fat or have a flat belly by starving and not exercising?

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No, you cannot get a flat stomach by starving yourself. Semi-fasting long term can mess up your metabolism and cause all sorts of health issues. The longer you go, the more problems, sometimes not reversible, will occur. Your belly is likely to balloon out in the final stages of starvation and the internal organs start to shut down.

A well balance diet and cardio exercise will do it. However, you must remember, you did not gain that weight in a day, or a week or even a month. It can take as long to lose it as it did to gain it. Think long-term health, not short term looks.

Instead of starving yourself start eating healthier. Eat smaller meals, eat more meals a day, eat more vegetables and fruit, drink more water, less sugars and empty calories (less refined carbohydrates: soft drinks, cakes, cookies, breads, etc).

Losing or maintaining an ideal weight is not a difficult task if you follow a healthy lifestyle including low GI eating, regular cardio aerobic exercise and suitable supplements. Whatever you do, do not starve yourself. Talk to a doctor or a family member. You need to lose body fat if your BMI is over 25. Excess body fat, or obesity, and refined carbohydrates, will affect not only your appearance but also your health and can lead to heart disease, diabetes, and more.

Nutrition is important. In the pursuit of a flat stomach many people starve themselves. Little do they realise that by starving themselves they slow down their metabolism and force their body into starvation mode as a defence mechanism.

Eliminate, or strictly limit, apart from the occasional treat, refined (processed) carbohydrates. Refined carbohydrates are a major cause of fat accumulating around the abdomen. Do cardio exercise every other day. For more information about how to lose stomach fat, see the related question, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

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