I would say work on strengthening the abs, obliques and back muscles. My midsection is my trouble zone. I'm down to losing the last 5 lbs before my goal and they are still sticking around, much less than they were, but I do ab stuff every workout day just keep the muscle strong and sucked in. The extra fat will reduce wherever it wants to so you just have to look at reducing your over all body fat and hope it leaves there before you get too low. Good luck!

You cant really target where you want to lose weight. Strenghtening your abs is a good thing, but it may not shrink your sides at all. Calorie burning takes fat away from all over. It depends on your genetics where it comes off first. However, once the extra stuff is gone and you want to define your obliques you can hit up those exercises fo sho!

i have the same problem. I am doing more planks and side planks . I will do 30 sec. plank then a 1:00 plank. I then do side planks with hip dips for 20-40 sec. on each side. We'll see if that helps. At least they are good for strengthening the core even if my love handles don't go away.