I have struggled with my weight ever since I stopped regular competitive sport.  The sudden reduction in exercise and effects of growing older saw my waist grow from thirty inches to thirty six inches in less than a year.I really became a fat man overnight.  That was ten years ago, and ever since my weight has fluctuated up and down as I’ve gone through fanatical fitness phases and then back to incredibly lazy periods, it’s easy to get drawn in to the latter as time goes by!

I have though perfected getting back in shape over the last few years, and my wife is constantly amazed by how quickly I can lose my body fat and build muscle in just a few weeks.  So how do I go about burning stomach fat?

The first thing that has to change is my diet.  I absolutely love junk food and take-aways. Just like most people, I simply love the things that are bad for me; beer and fries to name jjust a couple.  Once I am on a quest for a flat stomach these are all removed from my diet immediately.  I replace them with balanced meals of natural products, and try to avoid as much processed food as possible.  The important thing to note is that I don’t starve myself in order to lose weight, and I don’t really diet.  I just focus on eating the right things in moderation, being careful to ensure that my daily calorie intake is less than the number of calories I burn each day.  Lots of fruit, vegetables, fish and lean meats.

My weekly program also includes regular exercise.Two or three aerobic workouts every week, all running.Most gyms are full of fancy machines aimed at aerobic exercise, but personally I only use the treadmill as I find that running burns off the most calories.The last element of my program is weight training, I do just one session per week!I work all my large muscle groups using heavy weights and low repetitions to stimulate as much muscle growth as possible (abs included).  I then allow the muscles a full week to recover and grow stronger, something most amateurs fail to do.

If you’d like to read in more detail about the exact program I follow, you can read more at Burn Stomach Fat.