That hard to shake,stubborn belly and hip fatcan really try and throw your weight-loss goals off course.
It’s beyond frustrating.
You’re eating too much.
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And one of the easiest ways to do that is to simply reduce your portion sizes.
“Creating a deficit of 500 calories a day can help someone lose a pound a week.
This can help with reducing fat around the love handles and all around the body,” notes White.
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One of the easiest ways to reduce your calorie intake?
You’re not eating enough.
When you’re cutting calories, note that you don’t want to decrease your intake too quickly.
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Excessive dieting andnot eating enoughcan wreak havoc on your hormones.
You stick to cardio exercise exclusively.
You unwind with a glass of alcohol.
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Just two glasses of wine a day can add nearly 1,500 calories to your weekly calorie intake.
That can add up to a half-pound of weight gain per week and two pounds per month."
You’re constantly stressed out.
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To keep waist-widening stress at bay, Jacobson suggests reassessing how you react to stressful situations.
“Engage with people and activities that bring you joy.
This not only helps uplift the spirit, but it also makes you leaner and more confident.”
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Some people even consider it to be boring.
The options are endless."
The only exercise you’re doing is ab workouts.
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If only it were that simple!
You’re running too much, too often.
That also means that you will need to continue to run just as much to simply maintain your weight.
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You graze on food throughout the day.
“Love handles start and end in the kitchen,” says chef and wellness expertDean Sheremet.
“I’ve [played] withintermittent fastingand the results have been incredible.
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I’ve shortened my window of eating to 8 hours a day.
Outside of 1 to 9 pm, I consume water, coffee, and amino acids in a beverage.
A recentstudy recently presented at the Obesity Society’s annual meetingbacks Sheremet’s suggestion.
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For the study, researchers followed 11 overweight men and women, over two four-day periods.
During one period, the study participants ate all of their meals within a six-hour time span.
During the second period, they consumed their meals between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For even more ways to melt fat around your middle, don’t miss thesefoods that melt love handles.
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You love processed starches.
“Love handles typically form when a person has excess stomach fat.
“These foods spike blood sugar levels and make it biologically impossible for you to burn fat.
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Your body fat percentage is too high.
You only work small muscles.
Exercises that help you lose love handles should incorporate a variety of muscles.
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You don’t make time for healthy eating.
Which, in turn, could lead to extra pounds around the hips.
Over time, this can help you reach your body goals,” notes Horton.
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Your diet and exercise plan isn’t sustainable.
When it comes to weight loss, slow and steady wins the race.
That means it’s super important to find a diet and fitness routine that’s sustainable, says Fried.
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“If you really want to burn fat from those stubborn, tricky areas it takes time and patience.
So eat healthily, but allow yourself a cookie or burger every now and again.
Work out hard, but give your body appropriate rest when needed.
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Find workouts and food choices that suit your goals and your life.”
Your goals are all aesthetic.
“Want to do a pull-up?
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Set your mind on those athletic-based goals and the aesthetics will follow.”
You’re relying on changing your diet without exercising.
White recommends following the 60/5 rule when you’re trying to get rid of love handles.
