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    I had my son 10 months ago. and after months of excersize and a slight eating disorder(thats another situation of its own) Ive managed to shrink in size and am finally slinder again , yet i have HUGE ugly love handles, that look like great hips from the front , but from the back , looks like there lumps above my but. Does anyone have any tips or secrets for burning these, or excersizing them out.
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    Jumping rope really seemed to help me.
    That and I cut out soda.

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    O no haha , not soda, I tryed cutting that out a while back , but ended coming back and only drinking coke zero =P
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    Congrats on your baby boy =)

    I would recommend.. Twist Crunches and Sit-ups, as weird as they may be, they helped me out lots.

    They look something like this, to get an idea;
    http://www.fullfitness.net/exercises/abs/crunch-twist

    Diet plays a strong role too, so watch your cal in-take and go with more salads (gark greens are best) and stick to water.

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    i have the same issues...sans baby. But seriously though...I know where you are coming from. I love to walk and jog on the treadmill. If you can, try going to a gym. That's pretty obvious though...If that's too pricey, does your apartment complex (if you live in one) have a free gym you can use? that's what I do. I just utilize the free gym! But I have learned the treadmill is my friend. I also use weights. There is an exercise that you can do to eliminate the side love handle shit that chicks tend to have.

    Here is what you do:
    stand in front of the mirror, feet shoulder width apart, one hand on hip, and you have a 10-15 pound (whatever you can handle) weight in your free arm. You then proceed to bend at the waist over towards the side where the weight is being held, letting yourself slowly go down to the left or right (whichever side you are holding the weight) and then slowly come back up. Repeat five sets of 20, then switch hands.

    I'd try it...it worked for me. :-)

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    Im in good ole dallas haha . Yehaw =P People typicly say that to me when i say im from texas haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffyFlame View Post
    Im in good ole dallas haha . Yehaw =P People typicly say that to me when i say im from texas haha
    Dallas..wow! That's like five or six hours away from me. yea, people are always like "don't you guys say 'yall' and yeehaw or something like that??" I just tell them, "yes to the yall part...yeehaw...maybe in a joke. I haven't met someone who's said that to me that hasn't been joking or kidding around."
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffyFlame View Post
    Im in good ole dallas haha . Yehaw =P People typicly say that to me when i say im from texas haha

    I'm in Dallas! where are you? what part? I'm between downtown and uptown, right by American Airlines Center.
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    Considering that spot reduction doesn't really work, I'd say either you need to work on losing more weight overall so you can feel comfortable with the love handle area... or look into liposuction. Since this is probably an issue of your body changing because of the baby I would lean more towards looking at the liposuction, perhaps SmartLipo or VibroLipo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kylea2 View Post
    Considering that spot reduction doesn't really work, I'd say either you need to work on losing more weight overall so you can feel comfortable with the love handle area... or look into liposuction. Since this is probably an issue of your body changing because of the baby I would lean more towards looking at the liposuction, perhaps SmartLipo or VibroLipo.
    I've lost a lot of weight and I also did lipo after I lost the weight. I recommend it! Actually my doctor is in dallas and he's amazing! And I have the hook up, I can get you a HUGE discount.
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    OP: I went from 210 to 130, and still had love handles. I opted for Lipo, it was the only thing that would get that stubborn fat off.

    I'm back up to 150's now, 4 years later. Will probably get more lipo in the future when I slim down again.

    I was told by my physical therapist/trainer that those exercises that ItalianBombshell listed can cause your waist to appear larger, even if you manage to slim your love handles with them. I would stick with the twist-crunches.



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    Quote Originally Posted by 4everresolutions View Post
    OP: I went from 210 to 130, and still had love handles. I opted for Lipo, it was the only thing that would get that stubborn fat off.

    I'm back up to 150's now, 4 years later. Will probably get more lipo in the future when I slim down again.

    I was told by my physical therapist/trainer that those exercises that ItalianBombshell listed can cause your waist to appear larger, even if you manage to slim your love handles with them. I would stick with the twist-crunches.
    omg, really?! I've been doing those exercises and all this time thinking it'd help. WOW! Thanks 4everresolutions!
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    i feel like such a dumb ass for posting what I posted about exercises to lose love handles. WOW...shows how much I know...
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    ^Don't worry about it! I used to do them too! If you look in the workout sections of Cosmo magazine, etc. it always lists that exercise! It's a really popular one!

    But yeah, apparently it's a big no-no for women. My PT explained why....something about not working your external obliques...or something. The explanation she gave at the time made sense, but I wish I could find it again so I could share. I'm a total fitness newbie too! lol!



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    omg, really?! I've been doing those exercises and all this time thinking it'd help. WOW! Thanks 4everresolutions!
    I hate calling people out on stuff like that, which is why I just said spot reduction doesn't work.

    The issue is that a lot of those exercises build muscle underneath fat, making the problem appear worse instead of better. Cardio exercises burn fat, but it will burn it all over not in one spot. So if she's happy with the rest of her body then the SmartLipo/VibraLipo/etc is a good answer.

    That's also why sit-ups aren't really the best solution for women trying to slim their waist lines... it's just adding muscle under fat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kylea2 View Post
    I hate calling people out on stuff like that, which is why I just said spot reduction doesn't work.

    The issue is that a lot of those exercises build muscle underneath fat, making the problem appear worse instead of better. Cardio exercises burn fat, but it will burn it all over not in one spot. So if she's happy with the rest of her body then the SmartLipo/VibraLipo/etc is a good answer.

    That's also why sit-ups aren't really the best solution for women trying to slim their waist lines... it's just adding muscle under fat.
    Kylea2, that doesn't offend me at all. you weren't calling me out on anything! you were just informing me of what REALLY goes on!!
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    la la la la la la lipo


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    try the raw diet/ lifestyle low in nuts/ fats version


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kisca View Post
    Congrats on your baby boy =)

    I would recommend.. Twist Crunches and Sit-ups, as weird as they may be, they helped me out lots.

    They look something like this, to get an idea;
    http://www.fullfitness.net/exercises/abs/crunch-twist

    Diet plays a strong role too, so watch your cal in-take and go with more salads (gark greens are best) and stick to water.

    I agree 100% with both the exercise suggestion and the diet tip.
    Those kinds of crunches really burned away my love handles.
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