It’s been said that they’re “simply more of you to love,” but your love handles are often the hardest area of your body to shed the weight on. So what gives?
Those flabby and curvaceous areas on your sides right above your jeans are often loving called “muffin tops” or “handle bars” and give the impression that you have a spare tire. But how do you get rid of love handles effectively and without having to live at the gym?
The most challenging part of getting rid of love handles is that they’re often the last area of your body to shed fat. Since fat sits on people differently it’s not uncommon to see that the midsection is one of the last areas to lose this fat. Although it may be a bit more challenging to go the distance to get rid of your handles, it still is possible.
If you think you’ve tried everything, amazing diet, hours of cardio, and stress free living, I want you to do one thing… be honest with yourself. Have you done 100% of everything you could have to lose your fat? A lot of people will say they’re dieting, say they go to the gym everyday, and say they run five miles a day, but they often lie to others and themselves. If you’re being completely honest, perhaps you need to either change your diet, exercise, or have wayyy too much stress in your life.
Love Handle Melting Food
Although counting calories works to an extent, you need to make sure what you’re eating is correct. If you eat 2,000 calories a day, and they’re all from chocolate bars, calorie counting isn’t really doing it’s job. However, if you’re eating that same amount of calories by mixing in the recommended fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy, then you’ll be in much better shape, and feel much better as well.
Calorie counting works for some because it’s something that you can chart and actually see progress on.
Even so some of the foods you should cut out include:
- High sugar foods such as candy or soft drinks
- White breads
- Butters and Mayo on your sandwiches
- High cholesterol foods and meats
- Eating a couple hours before bed
- Eating large meals
You should also be drinking at least a half gallon of water a day to help flush out toxins and make sure that you’re properly hydrated. Especially because of the exercise you should be doing as well.
To learn more about foods you should be eating check out our section on belly fat diets.
Getting Proper Exercise
The main thing you should focus on when burning off your love handles is cardiovascular exercise. Cardio will work on removing fat from your body by elevating your heart rate and getting energy from your fat reserves. That means that although ab crunches are a great way to add strength to your core, it’s not the best way to remove the fat in front of it.
You’ll also want to add in some strength training to increase your muscle mass. Aim for repetitions of 6-10 to build muscle which will help to boost your metabolism as well. Your strength training does not have to focus on your core area, and in fact the best belly fat exercises focus on the whole body rather than spot training, which simply doesn’t work.
If All Else Fails
If you’re 100% sure that you’ve given it your all, you’ve done the personal trainer and proper dieting with still no results you may consider liposuction. However, I’m very reserved in saying this because the vast majority of times people can remove fat naturally.
Also, if someone does get liposuction to remove fat from their love handles it often comes back anyways since their lifestyle in the first place is what caused the love handles to appear.
Use your best judgment, but give it your all when determining whether you can hit your goals via diet and exercise (which is natural and the best way) rather than going under the knife.
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