A Flatter Stomach: 3 Best Exercises! :

It’s easy to lose your motivation during winter. But if you stay consistent with exercise, you can shed that belly flab and get your abs nice and tight. Now is the perfect time to get your butt, ummm, I mean your abs in gear. With the right nutrition and exercise program -- plus my no-nonsense tips and great ab workout -- you’ll start seeing results fast.

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The biggest mistake people make is reducing calories as low as possible and eating a few salads during the day. After two days of this insane approach, they’re back to eating more junk then ever because the approach is not realistic. The key is to reduce calories enough to lose fat, but still keep calories high enough to sustain your energy. Food, when used properly, can actually stimulate the metabolism to lose body fat.

First, you’ll need to control blood sugar levels in order to lose body fat. This is best accomplished by consuming four to six meals per day. Don’t mistake the definition of a meal for a six-course extravaganza. A meal might be an egg-white omelet with low-fat cheese and oatmeal with some blueberries in it; a strawberry protein shake with peanut butter; cottage cheese with fruit and some almonds or maybe a vegetarian burger and spinach salad with oil and vinegar.

Get the picture? I’m referring to them as meals, but they’re actually feedings. Each of the meals is comprised of protein, some fibrous and nonfibrous carbohydrate (depending on the meal) and a little bit of fat. In some cases, the fat is built into the protein. In other cases, it’s added to the meal. For eDiets members, this is already accomplished with your easy to use meal plan.

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