sucking it in...

I wish I could look how I do when I suck in my stomach...sigh...Is that strictly ab exercise-based or does that involve dieting too?  I think it's mostly fat and not bloating because I pretty much look the same when I wake up...

You have to do full-body workouts to reduce fat and build muscle. You can't spot reduce your stomach no matter how many ab-exercises you do.

I know you can't spot reduce but I'm saying because I am able to suck it in that far, do I just have to work on strengthening the muscle to keep my stomach having that "sucked in" look?

im hoping its to do with strengthening the muscle like you say cos my belly is the bit i hate on me, ive been running for about 6 weeks every other day now for about 3 miles, i still have to walk every so often cos it kills me but my lungs like it now just my calfs are stopping me.  im starting to notice that the top half of my belly seems to be staying in now but not the lower half yet, so im hoping that if i keep working on the running, doing 14 situps every night and eating right then some day i might have a permanently flat belly.  fingers crossed and good luck to ya :)

i don't think 14 situps are enough, once you are used to that you should increase it

exercise will tone the muscles in your stomach. once you lose the fat you can start building tonality - maybe yoga or pilates would be good for you. but maybe first think about losing the weight then concentrate on key areas later.