Love handles

Kayleeigh_mc
Kayleeigh_mc Posts: 2 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone with any suggestions as to how to lose love handles and lower back fat? I do both cardio and weight training and nothing seems to work, always have quite a clean diet, any tips appreciated

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  • siluridae
    siluridae Posts: 188 Member
    You cannot spot reduce. The only way to lose them is to lower overall body fat percentage. If you're not losing fat you are eating too many calories.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Focus on eating less, not on eating clean.

    What are your height and weight?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    As you lose, it will come from all over. Eating at a deficit is whats important here.
  • zkhanman
    zkhanman Posts: 132 Member
    Does this mean that where your body likes to store fat first means you'll lose it there last? Unfortunately for me almost all of my extra weight goes to my stomach. If you saw just a picture of my arms, legs or face you'd think I wasn't overweight at all... then giant beer belly.
  • siluridae
    siluridae Posts: 188 Member
    zkhanman wrote: »
    Does this mean that where your body likes to store fat first means you'll lose it there last? Unfortunately for me almost all of my extra weight goes to my stomach. If you saw just a picture of my arms, legs or face you'd think I wasn't overweight at all... then giant beer belly.

    Yeah. It sucks for you, but while being fat is not genetic despite what many people like to claim, where fat deposits is genetic. That's why some end up with thin faces despite being morbidly obese, or some people have huge lower bodies while their torso looks almost normal.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    zkhanman wrote: »
    Does this mean that where your body likes to store fat first means you'll lose it there last? Unfortunately for me almost all of my extra weight goes to my stomach. If you saw just a picture of my arms, legs or face you'd think I wasn't overweight at all... then giant beer belly.

    Pretty much, yes.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    siluridae wrote: »
    You cannot spot reduce. The only way to lose them is to lower overall body fat percentage. If you're not losing fat you are eating too many calories.

    Yup. For many guys, including myself, I can be trim and lean almost everywhere and i still have a hard time taming the love handles and belly pouch.

  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    As others have said no spot reduction. I've a huge guy but slim legs with great muscle tone. I look like a muscular Mrs. Potato-Head.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    I'm thinking that's the last fat to go. Keep focusing on diet.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Give it time.. :)

    I'm around 8-10lbs from my goal weight and I still have 'back fat' and 'love handles'. 8-10lbs can make quite a difference. I'm hanging in there! Be patient.

    IF ONLY we could spot reduce... ;)
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