Q. How to reduce fat in my belly without looking odd?

Hello doctor,

I have a normal body and a huge potbelly. For the past year, I have been altering my diet and doing cardio and lifting weights. Nothing happened. My belly is the same. Knowing that spot reduction is a myth and fat will only go from the overall body, I tried reducing overall body fat. But how will I reduce overall when most of my body fat is in my belly? I cannot go any leaner. I did it once and looked like a cancer patient on chemo with a potbelly. My problem is I cannot use conventional methods of overall body fat loss since my body is not that fatty except for my belly. Most of the fat is visceral fat, judging by how hard my belly is. When I get leaner and leaner, my belly reduces proportionally. I cannot go leaner. This potbelly is making my life miserable. I sleep well, exercise well, eat more protein, do cardio, weight lifting, and still no belly reduction. What should I do?