love handles

[Sarah12385]

apparantly these twists and side stretches aren't doing diddly squat for getting rid of these love handles

 

does anyone have any suggestions on how to make 'em go away?

 

 

~Sarah~

[dudesomewhere]

basic principle of losing/gaining weight is less calories coming in than is being expended.

 

No amount of exercise or lack thereof will do any good if caloric intake is kept higher than expenditure. I used to overeat for bodybuilding but I'm tired of the bulk and eat like my normal self...like a bird and look like one

 

ie., there is never such a thing as spot reduction.

[average guy]

Are you talking about yourself or your man? I honestly thought that only men got love handles I have read that men store fat around their stomach wheras women store fat in their hips. More specifically this fat is caused by too much starch. I think the Aitkens (sp?) book talks about it, but it could have been another protien diet book, I can't remember. Anyway, love handles are cute!

[Sarah12385]

well nevertheless, i have love handles/pudgy hips, whatever you wanna call them.

 

so what you're saying is...esay up on the calorie intake?

 

 

~Sarah~

[dudesomewhere]

well, not really...it all depends on what and how you eat

 

for example, let's say you go to sleep at 9pm and regularly have dinner at 7pm...having dinner any amount earlier will help you lose weight. Try to think of it very scientifically and not "fad" like. I still eat like I did when I was into gaining muscle and that is to divide up your entire days worth of consumption across 5 or more meals. That's not like eating a sandwich every meal but let's say you ate 3 cups of whatever total in 3 meals...divide that 3 cups up 5 ways.

 

You can work out any body part but if the fat isn't reduced all you'll get is a larger area...and you don't want that. Here's something that might confuse; never listen to trainers in a gym. Now that's a general statement but here's why. Many people are qualified to be trainers, easy enough, but they often times have no understanding of aesthetics.

 

For example, a woman (and even men) should make it their goal to obtain a sleek body. That said, people go into the gyms, listen to trainers and end up with toned yet huge guts. Guys suffer from what I call Trex syndrome, whereby they develop thick torsos with little arms. The same trainers tell the women to work similarly and the women end up with thick midsections. So, when they do manage to trim all their fat off, they've actually gained a few inches in base measurement because there is now more muscle where there really shouldn't be any. Think of your body parts like a bicep...the more you train a bicep, the bigger it can get...do you want a bigger misdection or thighs or do you want to make it smaller. Of course, some sweep in a woman's toned thighs is awesome.

 

I'm one of those that trained body parts for effect, not everything all over. Everyone already has abs, you just have to shed the weight that hides it all. I'm a fan of sleek lines in my abs...I do not like the big thick look.

 

But, I got sidetracked and that was a bit of my training philosophy .

 

You may not need to reduce caloric intake just modify it. I'm a very healthy eater but I am so by design, I just happen to eat a certain way that is considered healthy. So, let's say you need 1500 calories. Take this amount, divide up 5 ways and it doesn't have to be even. Let's say 350, 300, 300, 300, 250. Never cut out any category of DV. You need carbs so don't follow any silly fad. Eat protein with every meal. Try to consume your carbs in no more than 3 of the 5 meals for the day and of course do so as carbs in the morning, fats at night. So what you do is eat protein/carb and protein/fat meals. Nothing has to be strict but that is a general formula to go by. Healthy carbs and fats you say? whole grain foods...olive oil, etc. Stay away from trans fats and high fructose items. Don't fall for "net carb" items.

 

Net carb items aren't that bad but they are too misleading...I even consume them, but because of the generally high protein content of such things found in the form of protein bars.

 

So, nothing has to be strict. Don't ever consider a diet as a diet like some fad you do for a while. Your diet should simply be what you eat, like the diet of a shark or giraffe...it's what they eat, not what they eat to lose weight.

[Sarah12385]

thanks so much!

 

will definitely take all that into account, thanks again

 

 

~Sarah~

[Papillon]

It's a fallacy that exercising a particular body part will make you lose fat in that area. Weight loss is proportional, and even, all over your body. Often, the muscle gain in the exercised area will only make it look fatter