I was very nervous about writing my own story of how I lost my belly fat. But after a while I decided I’d do it because I am sure a lot of people will be able to benefit from my own experience.

How to lose belly fat fast?

This was the question I had become obsessed about. Why?

Well, one day I came back home from work and my wife was smirking. I said: “What’s going on?” and she replied: “Come see Emily’s drawing, it’s really good!”. Emily is our 8 year old daughter, and she had just completed the drawing below:

At a first glance I thought that the person to the right was mom (who had just given birth to our third child), but upon closer inspection I was horrified to realize that my daughter saw me as what I can only describe as “a pregnant red stick figure”.

Needless to say, this was my wake-up call, and I set out to lose my belly fat immediately. I love beer but, sadly, it was the first thing that needed to get off my grocery-shopping list.

I stopped eating chocolate and candy, and I actually started eating a lot of veggies (much to the chagrin of my wife who hates them, and, being the cook, she had to cope with the smell of broccoli too – how could I not love her?).

But guess what? I wouldn’t lose weight!

Or better yet, I lost some, but then I gained it back again, and then I lost it again, and got it back again. And, even when I did lose a few pounds, I wouldn’t lose them where I needed the most, that is on my belly.

Now if you want the long story, keep reading. Instead, if you’re one of those who skips to the good parts, I’ll spare you the trouble and tell you what made me lose my belly fat fast. It’s called Fat Burning Furnace, and it’s the best program you can get. TRUST ME, I’ve tried them all!

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I was a bit wary of writing something about a diet, because I’ve found out that you need something tailored to your metabolism. Think about it, some of us are lucky and burn a lot of calories even if they do nothing (that’s not me!), and some of us seem to gain extra pounds by just looking at junk food (definitely me!).

In my experience, here’s what WORKs and what DOESN’T:

Edit: Since writing this post I’ve began using “Fat Burning Furnace” and it has worked better than my personal diet. I’ve been losing 1lb of body fat A DAY with it! I highly recommend it! You can find it here.

Here’s what my lose belly fat fast diet consisted of

- Veggies (I hate everything except peas and carrots, so I went with those)
- Baby spinach
- Tuna fish (the one with olive oil tastes better, but it’s way fatter, so be warned)
- Lean turkey breasts (I love these – try them grilled with BBQ sauce, it’s heaven)
- Whole wheat tortillas
- Two dozen eggs
- Onions
- Green peppers
- Almonds
- Cheap sugar-free drink (instead of my beloved cherry coke)

You have no idea what kind of satisfying meals you can get with these simple components. You just have to be creative!

For example I used to eat a baby spinach + tuna + a little bit of mayo tortilla that was to die for, for lunch when I was working.

Remember, if you want to burn fat, you need to accelerate your metabolism, so stuff like caffeine can help you loose belly fat. Be warned, though, don’t overdo it or it will be harmful (especially if you have heart problems).

Pro tip: a GREAT meal for dieters is 28 grams of almonds, half a cup of cottage cheese, rice cake with 2 tablespoons of fat free strawberry cream cheese and a strip of beef jerky.

Again, if you don’t want to/don’t know how to be creative with the ingredients I’ve presented you, I suggest you get Fat Burning Furnace.

I was wary at first as I’d tried a lot of diets and none worked, but that one made me lose more weight and more consistently than any other.

It’s a full fledged program that walkes you through every step of the fat burning process, and without a lot of strain.

You can find it here.

–Bob

So, if you’ve read my about me page, you’ll know that losing belly fat with ONLY a diet is not going to happen. You NEED a workout plan too.

What is the best workout to lose belly fat, then?

I have to say that losing fat on only one area of your body, in my experience, is somewhat of a myth. You need to workout your entire body and reduce your overall body fat to see the results. Of course, this doesn’t mean that you should only run or only do cardio. What you need is a little bit of everything!

I’ve tried LOTS of different workouts, and I purchased all sorts of programs. I was so fed up with the whole thing that I almost gave up: all of these products advertised “no sweat”, “no strain”, “stress-free”, “easy” workouts that would give me a six-pack without having to leave my office chair, apparently. But when you actually purchased the course, you’d realize that you HAD to actually exercise. I tried many times to follow a workout plan, but most of the time I would follow along with the DVDs once, or maybe twice, before giving myself a ton of excuses not to follow-through.

But you know what? Losing weight is a simple goal once you start taking responsibility.

I decided I’d had enough and set out to create my own workout plan. I just couldn’t bear the fact that I had this huge spare tire around my waist and I wanted to do something about it. I felt so unsexy when I looked at my naked body that I would almost apologize to my wife for being such a fatso. Thank God she always supported me and said a few words that made everything easier. She said: “Darling, as long as each day you make progress, you can consider that day a success”.

Wow, what a woman I have.

To cut things short what I did was: I looked around the net for a few basic workout plans, I modified them for my needs, and I swore to do at least one of the exercises each day, even if it seemed impossible because of my agenda or whatever!

My lose belly fat fast workout was this

- I ran 3 miles every other day (I hated running before I realized I had to ditch my iPod. Listening to my steps and the world around me really had an entrancing effect, and I started to LOVE running. It was my personal meditation!)

- I did 4 series of 50 reps of squats (4×50 squats)

- I did 5 series of 20 reps of push-ups (5×20 pushups)

- I did 4 series of 50 reps of ab crunches (4×50 crunches)  [important: I thought these didn't work for getting rid of your belly fat, but I have been once told by a personal trainer that I was doing them all wrong. The secret to perfect ab crunches is to keep your chin towards the ceiling. If you focus on that, the movement is going to be perfect. Try it now, thank me later!]

And that’s it! I can tell you that, although, I didn’t keep a log, I didn’t do the whole workout every day. In fact, I think I only did ALL of that just twice. I would excercise around 4 days a week and I would try to focus more on the abs than anything else. The muscular tissue of the abs will start to burn your belly fat from behind!

I have since moved on and now I’m following the best workout program I’ve found so far that actually seems to burn A LOT more fat than what I did before. And I’ve found that the results are way more stable. Click here if you wanna check it out, it’s awesome.

–Bob

Alrighty this is my first post! WOO I’m feeling pumped!

First off, I wanna give a big thanks to Mark for helping me set up the site (I promise I’ll repay you with one of my world-famous steaks soon!), and to my wonderful wife Katie for being so patient with me and taking pics of my big fat stomach every time I asked her to.

First weight-log: I’m 198lbs as of this morning (I gained about 3lbs back because of a recent small break from the diet)

–Bob