Perform circuit training three days per week to build muscle and burn fat at the same time. Work your entire body doing exercises like lunges, push-ups and pull-ups for one set of 15 repetitions. Follow every exercise with one minute of jumping rope. Rotate through the exercises for 30 minutes. You should burn around 500 to 600 calories per workout, according to Bodybuilding.com.
Step 2
Train your abdominal muscles three times per week. Do crunches and leg raises for three sets of 20 repetitions. Do planks by holding your body in a push-up position on your elbows for 30 to 60 seconds for four sets.
Step 3
Consume natural foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and pastas, chicken, lean beef, fish and low fat dairy in lieu of processed foods laden with sugar that cause weight gain, notes "Women's Health" magazine.
Step 4
Cut back on your sodium intake to minimize water retention. Flavor your foods with fruits, vegetables, herbs or spices instead of table salt.
Step 5
Keep your cool. Stressing can cause an overproduction of the hormone cortisol, which encourages weight gain in the belly area, according to The University of Maryland Medical Center.
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