Belly fat

Time, lots of cardio, whole wheat products and staying away from fast food and other foods that have over calories from fat (excluding nuts, avocados and other good fats).

would be nice if you could though, my thighs and I would be having a serious parting of ways.

I will share what I've found has helped me- I avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup @ all costs.
I KNOW there's quite a controversy about it, but I'm not out anything by getting RID of it from my diet.

My hubby's NOT on a diet, but our girls noticed he's losing his belly bulge too- because I'm the one who buys the food
and cooks- and he's not eating it either.

And this is the FIRST time in my life I'm losing the double chin-

I also take a cinnamon supplement- it's purported to burn fat ( again, can't hurt I say)

Check out Josh Benzoni- BellyFatFree.com- he's got a FB page too- with helpful hints

Dr Oz had a whole show on belly fat yesterday. get on his web site and check it out.

I was told cutting out bad carbs and making sure good carbs are in range

You can't really pick where you lose from, you'll lose all over, so you can't force your body to lose only belly fat. What does help with belly fat is mostly diet once you get down to the real stubborn stuff. You want to watch your carb intake and try to get what carbs you do eat from mostly veggies and some whole grains, but if you still have a way to go then I wouldn't worry about that just yet. You can work up to it. If you try to change too many things at once you'll go crazy and not want to stick with it. Just focus on healthier choices and you'll be fine.

Do you exercise at all? Doing some toning could help you lose inches around your waist without necessarily having to lose a ton of weight first. Some people on this site that have done Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred have posted some really good before and after pictures and many of them did lose quite a bit around their middle. I think all you need is the DVD and some light weights, neither of which are very expensive. Cardio will also help overall, but it won't help you drop inches from your tummy the way some toning will. I have not personally tried 30 day shred, but look on the success stories forum and you'll see what I'm talking about.

I understand where you are coming from, I gain in my middle too and its not fun. BUT, I have lost almost 18lbs so far and I'm probably one of the laziest people I know, so if i can do it, there is hope for you too! Just do one step at a time.

I would advocate good old fashioned core work... not crunches because they do nothing for the overall core but if you work the core the muscle will burn fat and help trim the middle. Beyond that simply reducing the caloric intake will eventually bring about a reduction of inches and when paired with working out you will eventually tone which will make it all look more trim.

A good free site for workouts is http://www.bodyrock.tv/ but the workouts are tough.

you can't spot reduce, maintain a caloric deficit and it will go away eventually

What he said. But for me, I'm noticing that is the area I seem to be losing the most from because it has the most excess to begin with. Use MFP to track your calories and be sure to add in cardio and strength training. Try Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred!

Jillian scares the bejeebers out of me. !!! I went my whole life being overweight and still maintaining a small waist until I hit 40. Now I look in the mirror and all I can see is the spare tire! It's blew up overnight too! blah.