How to Obtain a Flat Stomach

Hello Loves!
Today I want to talk about the most popular question that I have been receiving. How did you lose your belly fat? What is the secret to flattening your abs?  Well folks, there isn't a magic wand that you can wave and have that flattened midsection appear.  The key to getting your abs flat is your nutrition in conjunction with a form of cardio.   I am telling you this from what I have experienced with my own transormation. 

 Think about this for a moment.  Hypothetically speaking, you perform 100 crunches, 50 leg lifts, and 5 sets of 60 second plank holds for 5 days a week for 4 weeks and you still end up with the same "stomach" that you had 1 month ago.  What seems to be the problem you ask?  Well, if you do all of that work and do not change your eating habits, then you will be only MAINTAINING or even GAINING more body fat.  You have to change your diet/nutrition/eating habits.  You should couple that change with some form of cardio.  This will help increase your heart rate and get your metabolism kicked into gear to burn fat. 

I will tell you what I did to achieve my goals in 3 months, but you have to remember that I was training for my first figure competition and I was working out 6 days a week with 2 cardio sessions per day.  I began my day by first praying to God to sustain me throughout the entire process of changing my body.  I then proceeded to get on my elliptical machine for 45min to an hour on an empty stomach early in the morning.  This is what some call "Fasted Cardio".  Since I had been asleep for the past 6-8 hours, my body did not have any "Food Fuel"  to pull from in order to assist me with my cardio session.  Therefore, my body had to tap into my "Fat" storage to fuel my workout.  Once my morning cardio session was completed, I followed it up with a hearty breakfast that consisted of an egg white omelet that I coupled with spinach and oatmeal.  Since I wasn't adding any sugar to my oatmeal, I added my serving of oatmeal and spinach to the egg whites then proceeded cook my omelet as usual.   Sometimes the omelet turned into scrambled egg whites :-).   Believe it or not, this is a very tasty "entree".   I rarely use salt which is why I have fallen in love with Mrs. Dash Seasonings.  I also add a little salsa to my omelet for more flavor.

For the duration of my day, I eat a total of 5 to 6 meals.  This is key in keeping your metabolism in a "Fat Burning" mode.  There is more to come on the balance of my meals.

Start your day off right and give your body the energy to work in high gear for the remainder of the day.  You have to fuel your body with the proper nutrition.  There is so much that I have to share with you all but I can't do it all in one post.  Be on the look out for recipes, meal preparation tips, workouts that you can do at home, and more. 

Don't wait until tomorrow to begin. START NOW.  Remember this; consistent small changes will equate to big accomplishments.

Until Next Time,