Every day without fail my inbox has at least half a dozen personal training queries in it all asking the same thing. Whether it’s from a man or a woman, young or old, one thing that everybody wants is a flat stomach. They want to know what to eat, how to exercise, and more often than not why all the work they are currently doing (for some reason I tend to frighten off most of the couch potatoes from even contacting me in the first place!) just doesn’t seem to be working.

So here is the “inside” scoop on what it takes to finally achieve that lean and streamlined waistline you have always dreamed of having. Take a deep breath, relax, let it out, think of watching the ocean lapping the sunny shoreline of a Caribbean beach as you sip your pina colada. There you go, that’s your first step to a slimmer, flatter stomach! You don’t believe me?!

You want flat abs but you just can’t get rid of your flabby belly. You’ve tried every stomach exercise imaginable. Well I’m sorry to say but you can do all the sit-ups and crunches your body can handle. You may be physically active but without a sensible diet full of fruits and vegetables your belly will always be bigger than you want. If you want to flat and sexy abs, then you are going to need to make some diet changes.

Despite the facts showing otherwise, people still think they can get flat abs just by doing sit-ups and ab exercises. Little do they realize, your diet is what factors the most. Certain foods pack pounds on the midsection no matter what. Dietary experts reported in a recent study that women who ate almost fewer daily calories but chose the least nutritious foods had a two and a half times higher risk of abdominal obesity than those who made better eating choices. Here are some of the food factors you need to think about next time you are working hard at the gym on those six-pack abs.