Love handle HELP!!!

autumn1123emma · Post by **autumn1123emma** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:15 pm

I was tiny all life until i had first daughter. I went from 118 lbs to 180 lbs. I started cutting portions in half and lowered calorie intake. No matter what work outs i do i cant seem to lose sides. Its like i have these huge fat pockets on both of sides that no matter what clothes i wear, it looks horrible. Plus i have this big indentation from wearing jeans throughout the pregnany. What can i do to get rid of this? Pleeeeeeease help!!!!

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:36 am

well ive never had a baby, being a man and all, but i would say you would benefit from lifting some weights and doing hiit cardio. i would suggest full body workouts 3x a week but i dont know where you are in regards to weightlifting, have you done any sort of lifting in the past? also read the sticky "read before posting" in the diet section, its got some info on when and what to eat.

nutmegz · Post by **nutmegz** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:42 pm

Hey, I've been told and have done some research on the whole "getting rid of the muffin top" and ive decided that running/jogging is the best thing... because of the oblique rotation during it... it works your core and tightens everything up. It's the best answer I have seen out there. Hope this helps!!

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:29 am

it may sound like the best thing but i asure you it isn;lt...and that oblique thing is absolutely ridiculous

nutmegz · Post by **nutmegz** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:41 am

hahahah guess you cant always believe everything you read

Boopster · Post by **Boopster** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:23 pm

#1 You can't "spot reduce"
#2 Eat Clean..read the sticky in the Diet and Nutrition Section
#3 Incorporate weight lifting and HIIT into your life

littleshelly · Post by **littleshelly** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:07 am

Boopster wrote:#1 You can't "spot reduce"
#2 Eat Clean..read the sticky in the Diet and Nutrition Section
#3 Incorporate weight lifting and HIIT into your life

Exactly. I only got rid of the love handles after cleaning up eating. Adding heavy lifting and 3 days of HIIT. Sprinting.

Heelus · Post by **Heelus** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:26 pm

littleshelly wrote:
Boopster wrote:#1 You can't "spot reduce"
#2 Eat Clean..read the sticky in the Diet and Nutrition Section
#3 Incorporate weight lifting and HIIT into your life
Exactly. I only got rid of the love handles after cleaning up eating. Adding heavy lifting and 3 days of HIIT. Sprinting.

<--- SHe's got some nice guns for a light women

Focused_Life · Post by **Focused_Life** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:55 am

Hi Autumn. I've got to tell you as a 30 yr old man who love beer, but also works out religiously it's been a long battle for me too. I do calisthenics in the park and even though I'm fairly strong and can do more of those exercises than plenty of friends I've discovered its not enough. I recently went back home to visit family I haven't seen in years and cousin who's 9 years older than me and typically weighed about 35-40 lbs more than me (I am/was 205lbs.) now weighs around 185lbs. Lean, ripped and he says its all because he eats right and runs. Cardio and diet have to be the best fat blasting combo there is. I've recently started playing basketball 3 days a week and there is nothing like sweating off all those extra pounds. I do both cardio and strength training now and I have seen significant results in mid section. A lot of people have commented on it and its only been around 2+1/2 weeks. Once u start seeing results you'll stay motivated to keep it up. Compression fitnesswear also helps to reduce fatigue and may aid your progress. Not to mention it helps keep things tight, lol.

Love handle HELP!!!

Love handle HELP!!!

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