Is there some magic way to lower body fat??

Eating less = weight loss.

Strength training and generous protein = maintaining muscle during fat loss.

That's the only formula I know. It really is a waiting game, if you're still eating in a deficit.

Yeah. There is actually.

Its called 'Eating Less Fat'.

Actually it's just "Eating Less." Fat is good for you.

Yeah. There is actually.

Its called 'Eating Less Fat'.

More like eating less wheat or sweets. Fat doesn't get stored as fat.

What's wrong with wheat?

Eat at a moderate deficit, lift heavy.

Yeah. There is actually.

Its called 'Eating Less Fat'.

Actually it's just "Eating Less." Fat is good for you.

Misleading and wrongly interpreted. The question was how to reduce body fat, not whether fat is unhealthy.

Wrongly interpreted by you, it seems. Eating less fat does not equal automatic body fat loss. That was my point.

Eating less = weight loss.

Strength training and generous protein = maintaining muscle during fat loss.

That's the only formula I know. It really is a waiting game, if you're still eating in a deficit.

^This and weight training with cardio.

Consistent calorie deficit + patience + time

Are you getting plenty of protein to preserve LBM? If not, you may be losing weight by wasting muscle. Get your macros in check to lose "fat" efficiently.

Yeah. There is actually.

Its called 'Eating Less Fat'.

Nope. I eat lots of fat. You need it to help absorb your vitamins and such, and women need it to regulate our hormones. My BF went from 27% to 18% this past year (but only ten pounds lost) with resistance training and walking, and setting my macros to 40C/30F/30P, while eating at a very slight deficit. I strive to have no less than 120g of protein daily, hit my fat macro (about 80g, and I often go over), and fill in the rest with carbs. (Including chocolate, cookies, wine, etc. All the good stuff. )

Eating less = weight loss.

Strength training and generous protein = maintaining muscle during fat loss.

That's the only formula I know. It really is a waiting game, if you're still eating in a deficit.

Yep, eating at a deficit - not as drastic as when I started, but still aim for a 200-300 calorie deficit per day :-)

Well, doing cardio will give you a bigger calorie deficit, which will lead to weight loss. If you are happy with your weight, I would just eat at maintenance or a slight calorie deficit and focus more on strength training. That will give you the body composition you're probably looking for. It doesn't have to be weight lifting either, although that's how strength training is most commonly done. Bodyweight exercises are pretty good too.

It seems like people do well at losing body fat, when they lift heavy and have a well balanced diet with good protein sources in it.

I think the problem for many of us is figuring out what the deficit needs to be.

Small deficit (depending on how much you have to lose 200-500 cals/day), this can be diet alone, or a combo of diet and cardio, plenty of protein (to retain lean muscle as you lose weight), Progressive strength training program (again to retain muscle so you lose mostly fat)

Keep doing what you are doing and dont exceed your sugars and carbs in your Macros. Nothing magic about it and it takes time. I was stuck even thought I stayed under my calories, but didnt realize I was exceeding my Macros in certain areas. Once I got that figured out my BF% starting dropping.