Question !

Keeping carbs below 100 grams/day will help a bunch!

cbelc2 wrote: »

I'm gaining a flatter belly by losing weight and following a modified Mediterranean style plan. (Modified by not eating bread or drinking wine).

Um no. You are gaining a flatter belly because you are losing weight, AND because genetically that's where your body allows you to lose weight first.

I too lose weight above the waist first, below the waist last. This is unfortunate for me because I'm a pear. So called "flat belly" diets are just gimmicks to sell diet books and diet plans.

OP - just eat fewer calories than your body uses. Calories in vs, calories out (CICO). Do workouts for fitness. You can't spot reduce.

That won't happen until you lose the fat everywhere else. Belly is last. Keeping carbs under 100 grams/day will help with belly fat loss.