How to Burn Stomach Fat in a Week

Whether you're trying to get in shape for a wedding, school dance or family reunion, losing stomach fat is a process that should be a long term goal. Most of the time, losing a dramatic amount of weight in such a short amount of time falls under the categories of crash dieting and unhealthy weight loss. The process of burning stomach fat involves exercise, eating healthy and drinking lots of water.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• The willingness to exercise and eat healthy

Tips For You

1. Exercise every day during the week. To lose a certain amount of weight in a week, exercising every day is critical. Talk to a doctor about your health goals and what's a safe exercise plan for you. When working out to lose belly fat, your exercises should target areas such as deeper abdominal muscles and lower abdominal muscles. Cardio exercises are also very good for working out the entire body and effective for burning stomach fat. Effective cardio exercises are bicycle riding, running, swimming and hiking. Cardio exercises should be performed at least two of the seven days of the week for about 20 minutes each day. Two of the days should include weight training and the other two days should be days for resting. It's important to let your body rest after the first two days of working out. The workout schedule should start with resistance training such as squats, calf raises and push-ups. The following day should include a cardio exercise, then a rest day. Repeat the next two days with resistance training exercises such as pull-ups, crunches and deadlifts -- and choose a new cardio exercise. The day before your last day should be dedicated to core training such as yoga, crunches and dynamic stretches. Rest on the last day.
2. Change your eating habits. Limit your salt and carbohydrate intake. Salt allows for water retention which in turn leads to your stomach looking bloated. Read the nutrition facts on foods you eat and replace the saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables which are low in calories but high in fiber. Increase your complex carbohydrate intake and reduce the intake of junk foods. Whole wheat foods are best for you because they aren't processed. For instance, white bread is overly processed and has a lot of sugar, while whole wheat bread is very nutritious and contains fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin E, folic acid, magnesium and chromium.
3. Avoid soda because of the high sugar content. Soda is linked to tooth decay and weight gain and has also been associated with kidney stone formation. Drink lots of water. Drinking water helps reduce appetite and also prevents water retention. The recommended amount of water is about 6.3 cups or 1.5 liters per day.