text: everybody is differs, but in general, with a good diet, what is the best exercise to workout the abdominals? what are the effective exercises to tone and shape the abdominals?  what are the most time effective exercises where you'll actually see results in a quick and timely manner?  what is a good general diet plan to follow when working out the abs? eating right is first, fruit, veg, water, milk everythingthat is healthy food. exercises, maybe lifting light weights and usind abs to tone and get right, light runs will help, not eating all day. sit ups and twist sit ups.