Everyone wants a hot body. We think of it in full: toned arms, lean legs, firm buttocks, and always, right there in the middle of it all, the gorgeously flat stomach, maybe even lightly marked with the beautiful indentations of 6 pack abs. Why is the flat stomach so sought after? Because it's right in the middle of our bodies? Maybe. I think it's because the flat stomach of our dreams is so hard to attain - in fact, the hardest muscle to flaunt is the stomach. Do you think that's why we're so obsessed with it? Me too. We had better know the facts about our annoying stomach regions to be able to get the flat stomach we want and deserve. So know the 1 flat stomach rule, obey it! And obey all of the others that come with it. Hey, if a flat stomach was super easy to have, we'd all have one.

But since you and I are ready to be in the elite upper echelon, the toned flat stomach-class, we're ready to do the work and learn the flat stomach rule, right? Great.

Even want-to-be body builders can get so discouraged by the lack of noticable development in their stomach area that they quit before the magic happens. Little do they know, their stomach muscles are already there, sculpted and ready, but they're blanketed under a pesky layer of fat.

1 Flat Stomach Rule, Obey!: The stomach is the spot where fat always goes to first! How do we use this knowledge to help us? By going about getting a flat stomach by taking the appropriate order of actions. Don't start crunches with a chubby pouch! Crunches do not get rid of stomach flab, but work the muschles underneath it. Instead, do intense cardiovascular exercise: run, swim, climb stairs, do anything that gets your heart rate pumping! As soon as you can handle more, do more, do NOT fall into a "routine."

Cardio Exercise burns fat. Burning fat is the main goal in this initial stage.

Without a doubt, the best cardio exercises are free. Take your dog for a walk, go to a leashless park and challenge him or her to some races. Make it fun! Make the commitment. Cardio is the tried and true way to lose weight, and that's that!

What else causes you to lose fat? Dieting. But if you're like me, dieting is irritating and not worth the stress! This is why I created customized dieting solutions for myself in the past, based on my desire to eat fried and fatty foods! If you like the sweets, butter, pasta, and red meats like I do, you better check out the resource below to see how I got my flat stomach while eating all of these!

1 Flat Stomach Rule, Obey!: Make small, easy to live with changes to your diet. Cut your pieces of cake in half (but, let them eat cake!). Switch a glass of soda with water once a day. Make easy changes you can take pride in, not that will leave you unsatisfied or even ticked off! So many more of these easy and worthwhile tips are below.

Since we are drastically and quickly decreasing our body mass with cardio exercise and slight dieting, we want to be sure that we have the toned abs that we want to flaunt! It is only now that you should start to do some daily crunches. The same rules apply here as in our cardio workouts. Change your work out regularly (1 flat stomach rule, obey: work out routines should never exist! This is a horrible term!)

Here's an example of some very effective variation: Say you're starting with 30 crunches daily. By your 3rd day, you notice that the 30 crunches was much easier to do than on the 1st day. Here is your chance (nay, duty, if you want that flat stomach) to scale it up! Add ten more side crunches to each side -- Now you've scaled up to 50 crunches and are varying the areas of the stomach working out! It can be that easy!

So our last 1 Flat Stomach Rule, Obey! is this: Once you've noticed a decrease in weight from cardio and eating better, start daily crunches, and NEVER fall into a routine!