lovehandles/belly/lower back fat?
930563
First, increase your water intake.  This intake will help to flush unwanted toxins that build up in your system.  No, it will not cause you to look bloated.  Start off going for about 8 glasses of water per day - spread them out over the entire day or it will do very little good.\n\nSecond, Increase your intensity on the elliptical machine.  Studies have shown that variation in excerise intensity burns off calories more than a steady workout.\n\nThird, change your workout routine.  Your body gets used to what you do over and over.  Try the elliptical machine day1, stairstep day2, etc.\n\nFinally, weight lifting will actually increase the amount of calories that you burn even AFTER you quit working out.  When you damage your muscles from stress the body expends calories as they repair themselves.  \n\nGood Luck!
656243
Isolation of tummy exercises won't resolve the issue. Most people carry weight around some part of their body. This happens to be your area. You are lucky cause you can hide it! I would suggest to reduce your fat and sugar intake cause that would assist with the diet. \n\nGo running twice a week for two hours. Do spin and boxing classes and refer to the website for some weight training and ab exercises: www.bodybuilding.com\n\nMake sure you eat all low fat low calorie dairy as well! Be persistent cause if you do you'll see the results. \n\nGoodluck!
1087577
ribs, feet, back of legs
597429
I have the same "problem". It is just the way your body fat is distributed around your abdomen area. Not a big deal, unless it is painful. :o)
659246
omg i have the same problem....i do a work out called cosmopolitan tonetics it works really well one thing i remember for the stomache is go to do a sit up and slowly roll down 1 virtabra at a time slowly and easily then rotate to the sides and do it....trust me u can totally feel it after just 3 times but i do that about 5 times a night and when i wake up i do them 7 so yup yup\nbest of luck:D
1096983
Yes, my fiance is 6'3" and weighs around 150 lbs. He's diabetic, and when he's upset he doesn't eat a lot. Not eating isn't good for his health 'cause of the diabetes, so I'm hoping that he'll really enjoy my cooking after we're married. I'm very pudgy, very very full hourglass figure, I look like the Pillsbury Dough GIrl. I hope some of it rubs off on him!
924329
There is no site specific way of losing fat... the old myth about working your abs to burn belly fat isn't true. To get rid of love handles, you need to lose overall fat. That happens with exercise and watching your diet. More on that below. \n\nThe most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode. \n\nAnother overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.\n\nYou are welcome to look at my 360 Blog of September 10 for more detailed ideas.\n\nAloha
449973
Women are biologically supposed to have more fat around their midsection, as it is preferable for childbirth. Believe me, there's nobody out there who is critisizing you for it, because we all have it or had it at one point. If it really worries you, try walking a lot (it really helps the abs) and maybe doing crunches to help define the muscles.
969620
I think it's perfect. :) Your body fat is normal and plus I heard that electric scales are wrong AND the fact that our bodies gain body fat when we are about to start our period. Don't quote me on that though. :) But it's a good thing that you are trying to be healthier. Skinny doesn't always mean healthy, remember that.
252200
Chicago! I'm a full-figured lady myself. I get tons of attention (could also be that I'm naturally pretty. Meaning I don't wear tons of make-up, extra hair, display all of my goods, etc). Guys here don't like toothpick chicks. Have you seen Date Movie? Well I've heard my boyfriend and his friends talking bout the big woman. They said if she just lost her belly they'd get at her. But the woman was at least 400lbs. So losing her belly wouldn't change much. \nAlso, my best friend is full figured (bigger than me)and she gets more attention than I ever will. So swing this way. You'll find someone. BTW my boufrined is telling me that is just a black thing. Somebody prove him wrong please!
720386
Just wanted to say that these are my exact measurements too. You have a very proportionate figure...yeah.. a little heavy on the bottom...but your waist to hip ratio is awesome!!!\n\nYou can always find a guy who likes butts more than breasts...
19183
The only way to reduce love handles is to reduce your overall body fat level. Unfortunately many people have certain limited areas where fat tends to deposit first and go away last. There is nothing you can do about this. It is controlled by genetics and may change with age. You may be able to make it look beter by developing the underlying muscles. A good all round weight training program coupled with a reasonable diet is the best plan. \nAnother exercise that affect the underlying muscles are hanging, twisting knee or leg raises. I'd recommend doing ses of high reps (50-100 or more).
1137665
i think what your talking about is obliques. its not your abs thats in the middle. when you have fat their you call them love handles
31380
You get weight/the tire around your "love handles" and sides from carbohydrates that are stored... lower your sugar and carbohydrate intake. Eat whole grains in moderation, and u will have to exersize to most of the fat there, but you cannot "spot reduce" . do your exersize in the morning on an empty stomach. you will burn stored fat like crazy.
492636
No, not even close. My fiance is about 5'4, 135lbs and has a bangin' body. Kind of like your numbers but on a smaller  proportional scale. Its perfect for a nice girl who doesn't have any major compulsive disorders.
94529
Forget about doing specific exercises to tone up a certain area.  There is no such thing as spot reduction.  Love handles are just a way that the body stores excess body fat.  To lose or decrease the size of your love handles you need to lose body fat in general.  There is no way to lose body fat in a specific area (thats what I mean as no such thing as spot reduction).\n\nYour best bet is a good exercise program that combines cardiovascular exercise with restistance exercise, preferably on seperate days.\n\nIf you try to do specific exercises to strengthen the obliques (the muscle which lie directly under your love handles), all you'll end up doing is increasing the size of the obliques while having not changed the size of the love handles at all.  As a result your love handles will just look bigger!
888067
When I married my husband he only weighed 140 lbs. He is 6'1''. He was way too skinny, but I loved him anyway. \nWe have been married for almost 8 years now. He is 29 years old. Now that his metabolism has slowed down a bit, he has started to gain weight. He is a whopping 180 lbs now. He looks great. He has filled out and looks like a grown up instead of a teenager. He wouldn't have had to chase me quite so hard had he looked like that back then!  But now he has to make sure he doesn't sit on his butt too much because the love handles have threatened to show up.\nExercising is always a good idea. It doesn't matter if you are thin or not, being toned makes a big difference. Just don't expect to get big biceps and wash board abs over night. You'll only be disappointed. Eat right too. It really does help. I once knew a guy who wanted to gain weight so bad that he ate a jar of peanut butter and drank a gallon of milk a day plus his regular 3 big meals and a snack. It worked, but he felt wiped out all the time and didn't have the energy to do anything. \nWhat ever you do...do it right.