getting a fat belly

What is the best way to loose belly fat, without getting any surgeries?

I just had a baby a month and a half ago. I am going to begin dieting and exercising. My main goal is to loose pounds in my stomach area.

i am a mom of two and since my second i have found that not only cardio but diet are the first adjustments…
I am at the gym everyday and ran my first marathon in january..i am in great shape..but i do struggle with belly fat!!it is THE HARDEST thing to get rid of!especially after having children!
I have found that pilates classes work for me at the gym…if you do not have a membership to a gym they sell videos and dvds for properly doing pilates…
Pilates is basically ALL abdominals, without overdoing crunches and sit ups..(that gets boting and if not properly done you can really hurt your back and strain your neck)…
I was doing between 800-1000 variations of abdominals a day (my hubby told me i was obsessed..) my abs and obliques were very strong…my first day of pilates i was the best one in the class and i was actually thinking it was a waste of time because it seemed too easy….the next day i was sore and i sneezed and was actually hurting!!it was amazing the results i was seeing in just 3 weeks of pilates 3 times a week!!My posture was so much better, standing taller, and i actually felt a bit more confident. I am a firm believer of diet and excersize but PILATES is great!