Stop wasting your time with all those sit ups and crunches. The truth that nobody wants you to know is that your ability to lose belly fat has nothing to do sit ups and crunches. In order to get a flat stomach you must lose body fat. There is only one way to truly lose your body fat.
In order to lose body fat, you must first understand why you do sit ups and crunches. The main reason you will do sit ups and crunches is so you can build and shape your stomach muscles. Building and shaping your stomach is not a bad thing to do. Just keep in mind, what is that point of having nicely shaped abs if you are going to have them covered up by your belly fat.
The only way to lose body fat is to diet. What ever you do, don't let the word "diet" scare you. The truth of the matter is that dieting has never been easier. When on the right diet you will learn the secrets to eating foods. It is not so much what to eat rather than when to eat. Even though you will learn the there are some foods that you want to eat more of; it is far more important to learn WHEN to eat certain foods. By learning when to eat certain foods, you will be able to still eat all the foods that you love and still be able to lose body fat. That is very important because that is how you will be able to lose your belly fat and keep it off for good.