How To Burn Fat From Belly Button Area

Because spot reducing is not possible, according to the American Council on Exercise, to lose belly fat, you will need to lose total body weight. To shed unwanted pounds, you need to eat less than you burn daily by cutting your total calories and exercising. Strength-training your core will strengthen the abdominal muscles to create a flatter-looking tummy, but to burn extra calories, you will need to do 30 minutes of moderately intense cardiovascular exercise daily. What you eat can also help you lose belly fat faster. Along with a healthy balanced diet, eating monounsaturated fatty acids, or MUFAs, in a small amount with every meal can prevent and decrease fat around your middle, according to the March 2007 "Journal of Diabetes Care."

Step 1

Eat one MUFA with every meal. Keep your portion small, such as 1/4 cup of dark chocolate, 1 tbsp. of olive or flaxseed oil, 10 olives, 1/4 cup of avocado, 1/4 cup of seeds or 10 nuts.

Step 2

Eat one serving of blueberries daily to help reduce belly fat, according to the April 2009 issue of "Science Daily." Add one cup of blueberries to your whole grain cereal in the morning, or add to nonfat Greek yogurt for a sweet after-dinner treat.

Step 3

Eat five to six small meals a day to keep your metabolism high and your appetite low, according to "Eat Clean Diet" author Tosca Reno. Eat every two to three hours, with servings consisting of no more than one handful of lean proteins, complex carbohydrates and essential fatty acids.

Step 4

Eat complex carbohydrates early in the day and lean proteins later in the day to increase weight loss, notes the June 2008 issue of "Science Daily." Choose complex carbs such as steel-cut oatmeal, whole grain cereals, pastas, bread, wild and brown rice, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Step 5

Strength-train three to four times a week to increase lean muscle mass and do 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise daily to burn fat. Do core exercises that target the abdominals with your strength training three to four times a week.