How can I tone up and eat healthy?

How to tone up stomach and eat right?

• I want to tone up my stomach(I wouldn't mind arms and legs, too), and become a little bit stronger. I also want to eat right. I have completely weaned myself off of soda and haven't had a drop of it for months. I need advice of foods I can eat and mix together. A few meals would be brilliant. I just don't know what I can and can't eat. I need exercises. I haven't the slightest idea what to do. I have a treadmill, but I don't know how many miles to run. I need exercises for my stomach, too. I'm in need of advice. I want to gain muscle, but mostly tone my stomach. I'm at a healthy weight for the most part, but the way I eat is horrid and I need to change. I don't mind gaining weight from muscle. That isn't a problem. Thanks!

• Answer:

  Example of what I eat in a day: Or what I ate today actually haha. :) Breakfast: 1/2 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute in sandwich with 2 whole wheat pieces of bread, lowfat Fruit On The Bottom brand yogurt, clementine, grapes. Lunch: 1 can of tuna, the ones that say in water(rather than in oil) (I eat it straight out of the can, no mayo), some mixed nuts, another yogurt, banana Dinner:(I didn't eat dinner yet but this is most likely what I'll have) Grilled chicken salad with onions, some black beans, and maybe some mixed vegetables. I'm 6'3 about 190 and i'm trying to slim down as well, and I'm definitely making progress. :) Your needs will be different depending on your height and weight. I workout with weights 4-5 days a week, and I've been running 30 minutes every day. Good Luck my friend, my advice to you is to find that motivation and just stick to it! My motivation has always been that someone out there in the world has it much worse in life than you do, and that seems to keep me going when I want to stop. And my family isn't the most financially secure either if you are worried about money, and I'm doing fine. Isn't it sad how eating healthy will cost you more money at the store than buying junk food? I'm just an 18 year old dude in college, and sometimes I go out and buy the food with the little money I have. I know it will be worth it once I reach my goal. Againn, good luck! ;) :)