Many have asked advice on how to lose inches off your waist. By applying 5 simple steps to your daily routine, you can accelerate your belly fat loss and get those, once illusive, six pack abs.

Have you tried countless diets, stopped eating certain foods, fasted, cleansed, etc. and failed to get the results you worked hard for? With all the diets and advice about healthy eating, there is so much confusion it's even hard to know which foods to eat. Rest assured there are basic steps you can practice on a daily basis that will help you lose inches off your waist on a steady and consistent basis.

The steps are as follows:

• Drink Water: Drink water throughout the day. Drink enough to keep your urine clear.

• Eat Breakfast: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eat within an hour of waking up to increase your metabolism and resupply your body's depleted nutrient levels caused by your night's sleep.

• Eat Balanced Meals: Included Protein, Carbohydrates and Fat in every meal. Try the following estimates for faster fat loss: Protein - as your daily requirement, eat the weight of your lean body mass converted to grams of protein (for example, if your lean body mass is 150 lbs, eat 150 grams protein); Carbohydrates and Fat - keep your intake of each between thirty and forty percent per meal.

• No Sugar: Limit your sugar intake as much as possible. Read the Nutrition Facts label on everything you eat to find the sugar content. Avoid foods with sugar content higher than 5-10 grams.

• No Breads or Starchy Vegetables: A must for belly fat loss! Compensate by eating lots of greens.

The key is to apply each step consistently and on a daily basis. Within a few weeks you will notice visible and measureable differences in your body including size reduction, fat loss and an increased metabolism. Perfect adherence to the steps is impossible so don't set yourself up for failure. If you miss a breakfast, forget about it, move on and make sure to eat breakfast the next time.

You will be amazed with all the healthy benefits you will get by following these steps. For example, drinking water helps hydrate your skin and make you look younger, helps in digestion and constipation, helps relieve cramps, natural cure for a headache, relieves fatigue, etc. By eating less sugar you will have more energy, feel less sluggish, be in better control of your cravings, etc. The benefits are too encompassing to include them all in this forum.