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    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    56 yr old male,,at a good weight...workout everyday,,,bike,run,tabatas...7 days a week...I do eat carbs,,,,cant seems to loose the flab handles

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    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      There's nothing wrong with eating carbs, but you need to be eating in a calorie deficit
    • Posts: 8,626 Member
      weighing and logging your food would be a good place to start..... you have to be in a calorie deficit to lose fat.
    • Posts: 352 Member
      You cant spot reduce unfortunately, so as the others above mentioned you need to eat at a calorie deficit. Carbs wont have much affect on it.
    • Posts: 1,866 Member
      cvcman wrote: »
      56 yr old male,,at a good weight...workout everyday,,,bike,run,tabatas...7 days a week...I do eat carbs,,,,cant seems to loose the flab handles

      You will have to run a deficit in the CICO equation (Calories In vs. Calories Out) until they disappear. Usually, if you have love handles showing it is a sign there is still visceral fat in and around your organs in the upper body (which is the dangerous kind for us men).

      As mentioned above, no way to spot reduce. You'll just have to lose more weight until those handles go away. I had to lose about 20 pounds total to get rid of them in 2014 when I dropped from 187 down to sub 170 (I'm 6'4") and they were gone at that point. It took me from the first week of January to April (4 months) to shed them running a calorie deficit.

      Well worth it if you can be patient and "nibble" away at them on a weekly basis.

    • Posts: 957 Member
      Sounds like you don't want to lose more if you are at a good weight...you might look at doing a body recomp
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      Carbs have nothing to do with love handles . carbs don't cause people to gain fat. Overeating does.
      If you'd like to lose weight, eat at a deficit. If you'd like to improve your physique, I would suggest a progressive lifting program
    • Posts: 801 Member
      Unfortunately the tire around the belly is usually to last to go for men. The only way to do it is to reduce your overall body fat, sometimes to the point where you'll look "too thin" to others. Congrats on your workout schedule. It does seem to be all cardio. You might benefit by mixing in some progressive weight lifting to your workouts.
    • Posts: 1,001 Member
      Maybe a better question is what body fat percentage range do most guys need to be at to eliminate the stomach and/or love handles? Once I get to normal range BMI my goal is going to be more oriented toward BF than overall weight.
    • Posts: 18,343 Member
      richardgavel wrote: »
      Maybe a better question is what body fat percentage range do most guys need to be at to eliminate the stomach and/or love handles? Once I get to normal range BMI my goal is going to be more oriented toward BF than overall weight.

      Depends on your genetics. Some guys will lose them up around 15% BF, others won't lose them until they're at 10% BF or lower. Either way, the gut/love handles are the last place to go for a lot of guys.
    • Posts: 2,696 Member
      Yep - cut the carbs to 110/day. Keep calories deficit, and burn the fat. :)
    • Posts: 27 Member
      Lost mine at around 14-15% BF. Had to go well below my target weight to hit that BF. Recomping now.
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