Astrid Bullen is a banker and part time writer. She was one of those people everybody loves to hate: naturally skinny with a flat washboard stomach. Then, after giving birth to her daughter she found her metabolism changed. The once thin mom suddenly found herself adding on the pounds. After tipping the scale at 40 pounds over her ideal weight, Astrid desperately wanted to regain her slim, trim figure. She tried it all: diets, exercise, even meditation – but nothing would burn stomach fat.