while I don’t have my six pack yet, I’m on the my way. I’m just taking it slow so I’m more likely to keep it. Here’s what I’ve read on the subject:

1) Change your diet. diet is 80% of your progress, and it’s true. Change your diet so that you consume less calories than you expend. I found an easy way to do this is using a calorie counter/nutrition program, like www.fitday.com (free online nutrition program, offline one costs money). As an example, apparently eating 500 less calories a day will result in losing a pound a week. I also strongly suggest you make sure you get enough nutrients, both micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) and macronutrients (carbs/protein/fats). A good ratio to shoot for with macronutrients is 50% carbs, 30% protein, 20% fats – don’t do low/no-carb diets, they’re unhealthy in the long run and don’t give you energy for my 2nd and 3rd pieces of advice. I could talk a lot more about diet but I won’t.

2) Do aerobics. At least 3 times a week do aerobic exercise (running, biking, anything that will make you sweat) for at least 30 minutes a day. This helps your body lose the fat.

3) Do ab-strengthening exercises. #1 and #2 will lose the fat around your stomach, but ab-strengthening exercises are what will give you the six pack, by toning the abs and hardening them. So, choose 3 good ab exercises and do 2-3 sets of them. A good ab exercise will make you feel it after 20 or so reps; in other words, situps are a waste of time if you have to do 200 of them to feel anything. You should be able to look online for ab exercises.

That’s about it. Good luck!