How can I get rid of my love handles?

[Skyler123]

I have been exercising for about 2 months. Next month will make three. I have been running on a daily basis and just staying active on a daily basis. I have noticed though that my right love handle has nearly disappeared like its slimmed down almost to nothingness...while my left love handle is still pretty big and fatty. Is there something I can do to slim it down. It looks kind of awkward and its really bugging me as I don't know what I've been doing wrong to make them so uneven.

So any tips/advice would be much appreciated, thanks! :)

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+1 y

Am considering doing a blog of my fitness journey. Has anyone done this before? And if so did it motivate you to work even harder to reach your fitness/weight goal?

[kdizzleforizzle91]

I'm sure you aren't doing anything "wrong". The human body is uneven. That's just the way it is. The fact that you're making any kind of progress should make you feel good and give you the encouragement to keep going. Eventually, things will probably become somewhat more even.

Good luck, and great job so far!

[mia92]

something you should do RIGHT NOW. get onto you tube. type POP pilates muffin top. Get into your workout clothes, play video. do workout. then do abs then arms. go wild, I'm not joking this works!

[sarahh_12]

I LOVE HER VIDEOS.

[mia92]

ME TOOO... lol she's awesome

[dandelions100]

over excersizing can be an issue, I see it is affecting you, you have very thin cheeks, eat more often & maybe less exercise will be healthier for you . . .

[Skyler123]

Hahaha! No I took that picture BEFORE I started exercising/working out. The hair and my hand placed on my face makes me look skinny but I'm really not. I weigh in at 169lbs lol

[AndyWes]

You can't choose where you burn fat from, only what muscles you work out. Just keep working at it, the other handle should go down too. And drinking green tea will help you burn a bit more fat too, lol, and it's easy.

[Skyler123]

Drinking Greentea helps burn fat? I did not know that...

[AndyWes]

Green tea has chemicals in it that help you burn more calories, yup. They did studies. So as long as you don't add much sugar or lemon, it'll help you get in shape. Try to drink 5 cups a day.

[Skyler123]

Oh, okay. Awesome! I use to drink greentea religiously when I was younger. Didn't know it was helping me to burn calories,ha! Thanks for the advice! :D

[WeaponZero]

You haven't mentioned diet or exactly what types of exercise you have been doing You mentioned running but what else? BTW you can't spot burn. You can't decide where fat comes off of.

[Skyler123]

Yeah I know I can't spot burn but I usually work out my whole body (except my chest). I usually run for about an hour and then lift some weights doing curl ups to work my biceps and triceps. I do this exercise to work my triceps but I forget the name of it. I then do adbominal sit ups and bicycle sit ups to work my obliques to target my love handles specifically. I also do cycling for at least 30min every other day. Oh and I play basketball on days that I rest or take a break from heavy exercise

[Skyler123]

As for dieting? I haven't been too good on that, mostly eating whatever I want...hehe. XD But this past weekend I bought a lot of lean meats like chicken, beef and turkey. I got lots of fruit as well. I drink a lot of water as well so I'm not lacking in that department. I figured I need to take it to the next level and not only exercise right but eat right as well.

[WeaponZero]

Why don't you work your chest? Most of the best functional exercises incorporate the chest. For exercise -

Cut back on grain products made using flour. And what little bit you do eat has to come from whole grains. Use a website called caloriecount.com to track your nutrition.

[Skyler123]

I don't work out my chest that often as I'm a bit leery of my chest shrinking. I know the more active a woman is the more likely she is to lose body fat especially in the chest area. I already have a small bust size and I want to keep what little boobage I have.

[WeaponZero]

Weights will help that. Cardio makes fat disappear from your whole body including breasts. Working chest muscles however increases the size of the muscles under the breasts (the pecs) which on a girl would lift the breasts and make them appear fuller.

[amatuer_zombie]

weaponZero is spot on with his advice...

ignore the rest of the answers.

as you mentioned...you just eat whtever you want,well you gonna have to change that and become more strict with your diet

[Brine]

Actually exercising the muscles close to your bust is likely to make them look bigger and more 'perky'

[WeaponZero]

That's exactly my point, Brine =)

Also, why the -1? =(

[Skyler123]

Oh, okay. Well I'll add bench pressing to my weights schedule then. lol

[rachiee]

You want to do ab workouts. I suggest butterfly kicks as well as using an exercise ball if possible. These are just the big balls you usually see at the gym but they work amazingly with ab workouts.

[letmeout1]

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[Anonymous]

Running works your entire body. You are on the right track and one day you will notice that the left side will disappear as well.

[hvillagomez]

Jump Roping works miracles all over the body.

[sunshowers]

bicycle crunches

[Skyler123]

Girl I've been doing them for the past three weeks. I think I possibly need to do different exercises in combination with the bicycle crunches.