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    Any advice on how to get rid of lower body fat!

    After losing an incredible 100 pounds in a year, I still have this large section on my body that never goes away. I mean my hips and love handles.

    Pictures speak a lot louder than words, but since I can't get any at the moment, I have been logging some numbers, Here goes:

    Weight

    119Kg
    91 Kg
    88 Kg
    77 Kg

    21.7% body fat
    23 BMI

    Body measurements

    10/08/08

    Neck 14
    Chest 38
    Shoulder Width 42
    Biceps 12.5
    Forearms 10
    Waist 37
    Hips 40
    Quads 23
    Calves 17.5

    So as you can imagine I do have a disproprtionate (if that'sthe right word) body! Some bits larger than others

    My food habit is not strict but I rarely eat junk.

    My exercise is mainly cardio and has been since I started, hardly any weight training.

    I would appreciate any advice on how to get rid of these damned love handles and hips!

    Thanks
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    When you pick up that barbell or those dumbbells, you hold in your hands the key to scupting the body you want.

    It's just time to lift.

    Keep up with the cardio and good eating, and the love handles will eventually go.
    If I can do it, anyone can!

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    Keep doing what you are doing. You can't make your body lose fat from specific areas (Spot reduce). You just have to keep losing overall fat and those trouble areas will leave eventually. The areas you are talking about are generally the hardest for guys to lose. I would recommend you do some weight training to keep whatever muscle you have and to further assist in fat loss.
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    I appreciate your replies guys, you know it seems I already know the answer but dreading it. I just keep asking to find another solution! Adina I really enjoyed your piece on motivation, I think I might just save it on my comp.

    Thanks
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    Wow! Nice to know that I'm not the only one. My measurements are almost exactly the same as yours right now and I've been wondering about this problem for a long time. Even with a shirt on, it can really be annoying how the lovehandles make you look more overweight than you really are!

    I've given up to the fact that it's only going to come off if I keep losing, so my advice would be the same thing I'm going to do.. just keep inching away that fat
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    lift weights, do body weight workouts, resistance training. You need to do that!
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