Muffin top/love handles

SweetCheekszx0

Okay so I've lost about 10 lbs and when I turn to the side I can deff see a difference but from the front I still feel rather wide? Does anyone know any simple just use your body kind of excercises that would get rid of love handles? I already do planks but how long until I see results? Anyone have a clue :ohwell:

sdumma

Side plank? And if that's too easy then either try lifting the top leg or raising your hip up and down

crystalslight

bumping. I have the same problem.

devenssort12

How bout side planks!! or med ball twists!!!

deemh

i am the same, my weight seems to like sitting there.. my trainer gets me to do an exercise where you are sitting as if to go down for a crunch, but then raise your feet off the ground, holding a 5kg weight at your chest and then start twisting from side to side from the waist up, bit hard to explain with deomonstrating but its targeted to work those muffin tops... try google twist crunchs/sitting oblique twists, theres a few videos on there

thedancingleper

Exercise is great for reducing love handles/muffin tops but there's also another solution... don't wear pants with a waist that's too small for you. Simple.

SherryTeach

Exercise is great for reducing love handles/muffin tops but there's also another solution... don't wear pants with a waist that's too small for you. Simple.

That is so true! Correctly sized clothing will not push all your weight out the top! Too bad about the no spot-reducing fact of life.

needs_motivation

I have been trying to lose my muffin top for 3 years & nothing is working. I hate my body, and I have zero motivation or support

thedancingleper

Exercise is great for reducing love handles/muffin tops but there's also another solution... don't wear pants with a waist that's too small for you. Simple.

That is so true! Correctly sized clothing will not push all your weight out the top! Too bad about the no spot-reducing fact of life.

It shocks me how it's now normal to shove yourself into a pair of too-small-pants that do nothing to flatter your body type simply in the name of fashion. It seems more logical, if you are sensitive about how you look, to dress for your specific body type, not emulate every new fashion in the store windows. Some styles just aren't going to suit a person no matter how thin or in shape they are.

ThaRealNicki

i naturally have a muffin top. I dont wear the wrong size making my love handles poke out or whatever I literally have a freaking muffin top naked or clothed and good exercise advice would be greatly appreciated (thanks for all the exercise advice thus far)

SweetCheekszx0

i naturally have a muffin top. I dont wear the wrong size making my love handles poke out or whatever I literally have a freaking muffin top naked or clothed and good exercise advice would be greatly appreciated (thanks for all the exercise advice thus far)

You took the words out of my mouth lol same here even when I'm down 20 more lbs I know my muffin top will most likely remain. No matter what jeans I wear. I don't want to rid them completely it's my body shape I'll survive I love my body but it would be nice to minimize the size of my muffin top lol and I do side planks and the hip up and down plank excercise ... Does anybody see results from these excercise and how long until u see the results ? Weeks months ?? Lol

AnvilHead

Ab/core exercises are great for strengthening the muscles beneath the fat, but they won't remove the fat itself. "Spot reducing" is a myth - just keep at it with a reasonable caloric deficit and consistent exercise and eventually you'll lose the fat. No specific exercise trying to target that area is going to make them go away any faster - they'll go away when your bodyfat % gets low enough. A good mix of cardio and weight training would be much more beneficial to your goal than doing endless ab exercises (which don't burn many calories by comparison).

Stronger_Faster_Better

i am the same, my weight seems to like sitting there.. my trainer gets me to do an exercise where you are sitting as if to go down for a crunch, but then raise your feet off the ground, holding a 5kg weight at your chest and then start twisting from side to side from the waist up, bit hard to explain with deomonstrating but its targeted to work those muffin tops... try google twist crunchs/sitting oblique twists, theres a few videos on there

I think the exercise is called 'Russian Twist'

Tenar13

I have found all the pilates exercises which target your obliques (muscles on the side of your abs) have made a huge difference to my muffin tops. You still have to shift the fat BUT if you tone the muscle underneath it can really change your shape. The best ones for me are exercises lying on your side, hips stacked directly above each other, head propped up on your hand and then raise your legs and lift the top leg up and down. There are various other versions of this including circling the leg, taping in front and behind the bottom leg etc.

No you cannot spot reduce the fat but you can target the muscle groups and reduce your overall body fat % to show these newly toned muscles off :-)

lionsgirl79

Boxing would be good also. Its hard when ya have one problem area that is harder to work at than the rest.

hypallage

How can you have a muffin top naked?

Tenar13

Without clothes they are more commonly thought of as love handles but effectively they are the same thing.

bberg0521

Side plank? And if that's too easy then either try lifting the top leg or raising your hip up and down

I agree. The side plank is killer! My trainer had me do that and boy oh boy did I feel it for day's!

sgthaggard

There is no exercise that will target fat on a certain area of your body. You need to reduce the amount of fat you carry over all. Unfortunately, for a lot of women, the stomach and 'love handles' are some of the last places we lose fat.

sdumma

I have a muffin top naked or clothed! I have had a muffin top even when I used to be a size 5 and even more so now that I'm a 9. It is possible to have muffin top naked!!

peachyxoxoxo

You have to lose weight all over to get rid of that fat. For me, my stomach is the very last place to lose weight... I think that's quite common actually. I have also lost about 10 lbs, but still feel thick through the midsection. It's gonna be another 10-15 lbs I think before I'm happy with how that area looks.

mamagooskie

I just found overall weight loss took care of my muffin top. It only comes back if I too much food on a "cheat day" since my tummy gets bloated but goes away in a few days.

wearing the right size clothing also prevents muffin top.

TheRealParisLove

Shapewear. Once you reach a certain age, nothing else seems to do the trick. I'm not too proud to wear spanx.

LorinaLynn

First, distinguish whether it's actual excess body fat, or just where your hips start to flare out from your waist. I've seen a number of girls on here freaking out over their "muffin top" when all it was, was perfectly natural and very sexy hips.

marilou0511

Found this site in YouTube: 10 Min Abs Workout -- At Home Abdominal and Oblique Exercises.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=1919eTCoESo&NR=1

Looks like it's important to include "oblique" exercises with crunches and other ab exercises.

elisa123gal

you have to lose all your weight. I know this..because I have them and thought they were just a reality .part of my body make up .. until I lost all my weight last year..and they were the last to go.

SweetCheekszx0

I think it's both my hips and the extra fat thats on top. You can feel the fat over my hips... Thanks for everyone's response. I'm just going to assume that the planks won't hurt to continue to do, and the hopefully once I'm down another 15 lb my muffin top will be at a minimum appearance wise lol. Like I said I love my body ❤ my love handles are the only thing that bugs me

gogojodee

I was just "admiring" this today. I'm definitely getting curves but those love handles are still there, in fact they might be more pronounced! UGH. I'm beginning to think they prob will always be there, but def trying some of the stuff mentioned!

terrie_k

Exercise is great for reducing love handles/muffin tops but there's also another solution... don't wear pants with a waist that's too small for you. Simple.

What would you suggest about bikini bottoms? That's when mine show up, and I can't go bigger or it is falling off or you can see down them when I lay on my back (because of my pointy hip bones).

purpleroxmysocks

Exercise is great for reducing love handles/muffin tops but there's also another solution... don't wear pants with a waist that's too small for you. Simple.

What would you suggest about bikini bottoms? That's when mine show up, and I can't go bigger or it is falling off or you can see down them when I lay on my back (because of my pointy hip bones).

I am definitely having a problem with bikini bottoms as well, but I have noticed that now my "top" is almost gone! I just exercise! You think it can't be done but it can!

pamwhite712

One word: Spanx

I don't have a muffin top. I have a three-tier wedding cake going on.