balanced excercise program is the answer - 3 or 4 time a week 30mins aerobic exercise - 15 mins resistance exercise, 5 mins ab and back exercise. There are no quick fixes!!! except this one - through out the day try sucking in your stomach and holding it for an increasing time periods say 1 minute 10 times a day then increase to 2 minutes 10 times a day - you'll look quite silly BUT in 3 weeks your deep abdominal muscles will have gotten so strong they will hold your fat in - meaning you'll appear thinner around the middle