Best diet for losing belly fat? Which one could it be? There are so many different diets outs there, it can be confusing which one to do. Ketogenic (keto), carnivore or one meal a day (OMAD)? Today, I’ll be giving my input on which one is the best diet!

I just want to eat pizza. Thank goodness I have a high protein recipe pizza so I can eat an entire one! After I work on this post you are reading, I’m going to make some!

That’s right, I eat pizza almost every single day and build muscle while not gaining fat. In fact, when I was on my last diet and lost 20 pounds, I ate pizza almost every single days as well! I’ve managed to keep the weight off too!

People ask things such as “one month diet plan to reduce belly fat”, “Best diet for losing belly fat female” or “Best diet for losing belly fat male”. Here are some even more absurd ones “how to lose belly fat naturally in 1 week” or “how to lose belly fat overnight (easy trick)”.

It’s the beginning of the year at the time of me writing this post and people are trying to get in the best shape of their live, so what better time to talk about the best diet for losing belly fat! Lets jump into it!

All You Need to Know About The Best Diet For Losing Belly Fat

 

1. What Is The Best Diet For Losing Belly Fat?

Lets make this simple. There are an insane number of diets out there; intermittent fasting, keto, carnivore or OMAD to name a few? Which one is best or weight loss.

Well, it’s simple, the best one for YOU, is the one that you can follow LONG TERM. You need to be CONSISTENT with the diet of your choosing. You can’t keep changing every week or month.

It can take a MONTH or MONTHS to see results. The biggest thing regardless of which ever of these diets you are following is, you MUST be in a caloric deficit. A caloric deficit is when you are eating less calories than your body requires.

You can be on any of these diets and if you are shoving food down your throat without control, you will gain weight.

It really is that simple. If someone claims that keto is amazing and they lost so much weight on it and you try it, but you love carbohydrates (carbs), how are you going to like doing that diet? I’d personally be miserable if I had to give up my carbs.

Now, if you love protein and fat, but don’t care for carbs, keto is great for you! Same for the carnivore diet.

If you only like eating once a day, OMAD is for you.

For me, I only try to be a caloric deficit and don’t follow any diet. I eat whatever I want as long as I can fit it into my daily calories. I find that to be something I can do the rest of my life.

2. How Do You Get In A Caloric Deficit?

Great question, let me explain! You need to figure out your basal metabolic rate (BMR). For this there are some great calculators online. Here the are three that I use:

• https://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-calculator
• https://www.bmrcalculator.org/
• https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=29&csex=m&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=10.5&cpound=195&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cmop=0&coutunit=c&cformula=m&cfatpct=20&x=84&y=27

I took the average of these three and then subtracted 500 because the number I got seemed high to me. Everyone’s body is different so you’ll have to play around with the  number for a few weeks possibly.

Don’t just start drastically decreasing your calories right away. Your body will also adjusts to the new low calories and you’ll need to keep decreasing them. So take it slow.

It takes my body THREE TO FOUR WEEKS to start losing weight, yours might too, be patient. So don’t go hopping to a different diet.

Try not to lose more than 0.5% to 1% of your body weight at a week.

If after three or four weeks you still aren’t losing weight or gaining weight, decrease your calories by another 100 to 200 calories until you start losing weight in the range we just mentioned.

After the initial three to four weeks, you can adjust your calories every week or two.

If you are losing more than 0.5% to 1% of your body weight per week, consider increasing your calories by 100 or 200 calories.

You don’t have to be overly restrictive. In fact, that’s a terrible idea. Don’t give up pizza, burgers and all your favorite desserts. Include all of that. You just have to fit them into your diet.

You can even make healthier alternatives at home. I lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks while eating pizza almost EVERY DAY.

3. Intermittent Fasting and OMAD

I want to touch on these to prove the point that you need to be in a caloric deficit.

A diet such as OMAD forces you into a caloric deficit as you can only eat once a day. How much can an average person eat in one sitting? Probably not as much as if they ate all day.

This would not work for me, because I’d be waiting all day to eat. Then after eating, I’d be uncomfortably full and probably lethargic. Now, if you’re a busy individual who doesn’t have time to eat, this might be for you.

Same with intermittent fasting, you can only a certain number of hours per day. I used to do the 16/8 method. Fast 16 hours a day and eat your calories within an 8 hour period.

I used to eat during the hours of 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. This almost forces you into a caloric deficit because you can’t eat all day. You only have a certain number of hours you can eat in.

Some individuals take this further by only allowing themselves to eat 4 hours a day. Some people even do alternate day fasting, that’s fasting every other day.

I stopped intermittent fasting because I’d be waiting all day to eat, I don’t like skipping breakfast. A good breakfast helps me get the day started and not be starving by lunch time.

As you can see, if you do them, you are being forced into a caloric deficit.

4. Get In Enough Protein1,2,3,4

Protein is essential for building and maintaining muscle. You burn more calories when you have more muscle by just existing.

The other big thing is, proteins take more calories to digest as compared to the other macronutrients (macros). Here is how much is required of each:

• Carbohydrates: 5-10%
• Fats: 0-3%
• Protein: 20-30%

So as you can see, digesting protein is a lot tougher, it burns more calories. On top of that, protein will help you feel more satiated. You’ll be less likely to overeat.

I can attest to that; when I eat only carbs, I constantly feel hungry. Protein really helps me feel full.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends the average individual get 50 grams of protein per day. An article by Harvard university recommended 0.36 g/pound of body weight.

If you want to build muscle, you should be getting around 1g/pound of body weight.

Protein burning more calories to digest is why the keto and carnivore diet work well for some people. It’s also hard to over eat protein too, in my opinion.

I don’t know of anyone who got overweight off chicken breast, who knows though.

Why don’t I do keto or carnivore? It’s because I love carbs. I’m not willing to give them up. If I did, the quality of my life would go down. I couldn’t do that LONG TERM. That’s why I just aim for a caloric deficit.

5. Final Thoughts

So as you can see the biggest factor you need to focus on is being in a caloric deficit. You can’t break the law of thermodynamics, even if you think the world revolves around you #sorry #notsorry.

Diets such as intermittent fasting, OMAD or alternative day fasting almost force you into a caloric deficit, for the average person, anyways.

Then, you should try to get in enough protein. Protein being harder to digest, will burn more calories. Protein will also help keep you more satiated. You should of course be weightlifting to build muscle. Along with that, performing cardiovascular activity to burn some fat.

So, what I mean to say is there is no best diet for losing belly fat that applies to everyone. I hate more restrictions being put on me on what I can eat or not. Timing of meals can be annoying to. That’s why, I eat whatever I want and just fit it into my calories.

I find healthier alternative to foods I love. My home made high protein pizza and cheesecake recipes are some that I utilize every single day. You can find these in my recipes section which I’m working on.

If that’s not up at this time, my article, 5 Mouth Watering High Protein Meals For Weight Gain/Fat Loss – Lose Fat, has both and a few more recipes.

That’s it! That was all about the best diet for losing belly fat (or rather, there isn’t one that applies to everyone)!

Disclaimer: I’m not your doctor. Please consult your doctor, nutritionist or any health care professional before making any changes in your own lifestyle. These blogs are just me sharing my knowledge for you reading entertainment purpose only. None of this is medical advice.

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