How to get Rid of Love Handles

[moos3]

How can I get rid of my love handles? I'm having a problem with getting my love handles gone. I have cut back on my eating, I'm taking in about 1900 calories a day my current workout consists of:

5am Push-ups, sit-ups *Fat Burners, Protein Shake*
5:15am Jogging 1-mile
5:30am Run 2-mile
6am Breakfast --> protein shake, mini-wheats, banana, glass of OJ*shower*

Noon Push-ups, Sit-ups another 1 mile*protein shake*
12:30pm Lunch Salad - light dressing, chicken on it, Fruit, Protein Shake

5pm Dinner- Salad, chicken or fish, Protein shake, *fat burners*

7pm Push-ups, sit-ups
7:30pm Run/Jog 2-miles
8pm Push-ups sit-ups
8:30pm Shower/Bed

Repeat Daily

What should I change I was on the V-diet for the pass 5 weeks and so far I have lost 4 inches. I need to shave 2 more inches off quickly, I was thinking about cutting my calories down to about 1600. I don't have access to the gym or weights, so I have been doing some of the weight training stuff that I have found on here.

[bopps822]

Geez do you have a job. thats alott on a daily basis at those times

[moos3]

I'm a Web Developer and Web Programmer, So I work from home most of the time. I work from from 6:15am to Noon then 1pm until 5pm. I work a 10 hour day. But my goal of getting rid of the last 2 inches from my waist so I can ship out for the army is my main job now.

[mc4_a]

#1 This should be in the losing fat forum.
#2 I think you're eating too little already. I think you're going to kill your metabolism if you take yourself down to 1600 calories a day.
#3 Love handles are usually they last thing to go. So unless you get to like 8% BF, you're still going to have them.

[aCCel]

#1 This should be in the losing fat forum.
#2 I think you're eating too little already. I think you're going to kill your metabolism if you take yourself down to 1600 calories a day.
#3 Love handles are usually they last thing to go. So unless you get to like 8% BF, you're still going to have them.

/agree

[moos3]

Ok, So Increase my intake? but how much should I increase by? is there anything I should add to my daily work out to take of the 1 or 2 from my waist? I don't want to increase my intake to the point there I start going backwards.

[reeveso]

Instead of jogging..try doing hill sprints or some type of high-intensity workout

That'll get you into better shape for the army anyway

I agree with them - don't cut the calories more. Also, in "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" by Tom Venuto he says to shock your metabolism like once a week by eating more calories than usual so your body doesnt go into starvation mode.

I haven't tried it out yet (going to start cutting next week) but his e-book is the best selling on teh internet and he's a pretty famous bodybuilder so i'd say he knows what he's talking about

[adoniscomplex]

How can I get rid of my love handles? I'm having a problem with getting my love handles gone. I have cut back on my eating, I'm taking in about 1900 calories a day my current workout consists of:

5am Push-ups, sit-ups *Fat Burners, Protein Shake*
5:15am Jogging 1-mile
5:30am Run 2-mile
6am Breakfast --> protein shake, mini-wheats, banana, glass of OJ*shower*

Noon Push-ups, Sit-ups another 1 mile*protein shake*
12:30pm Lunch Salad - light dressing, chicken on it, Fruit, Protein Shake

5pm Dinner- Salad, chicken or fish, Protein shake, *fat burners*

7pm Push-ups, sit-ups
7:30pm Run/Jog 2-miles
8pm Push-ups sit-ups
8:30pm Shower/Bed

Repeat Daily

What should I change I was on the V-diet for the pass 5 weeks and so far I have lost 4 inches. I need to shave 2 more inches off quickly, I was thinking about cutting my calories down to about 1600. I don't have access to the gym or weights, so I have been doing some of the weight training stuff that I have found on here.

5 weeks and 4 inches lost
my god man , dont fix what anit broken

[moos3]

Ok, thanks adoniscomplex, I just think that I leveled off I haven't seen any loss or gain in two weeks, I din't know if I should increase the amount of stuff I do or add to it. Any suggestion what I might add to this to focus more at my mid-section.

[mc4_a]

Ok, thanks adoniscomplex, I just think that I leveled off I haven't seen any loss or gain in two weeks, I din't know if I should increase the amount of stuff I do or add to it. Any suggestion what I might add to this to focus more at my mid-section.

Back to my earlier point, this means your metabolism has slowed down. Try this, up your calories by 500 a day for a week. You might gain a pound or two, but don't be too concerned about that. It's a short term thing. After that week cut your calories down by about 300. You should start losing again. After that you'll probably want to schedule a refeed day every week or so.

[Oldboy]

Your diet is severley lacking.....in calories. You need to eat more to burn more fat. 1900 is way too low for someone who is 6'4/286lbs, even when cutting.

And why not put all the workload into 1 w/o instead of two?

[moos3]

Ok thanks. I'll add 500 calories tomorrow, since today is almost over and I have it So it will be easier to check. Starting tomorrow I'll start eating 2400 Calories for a week then The following monday I'll drop to 2100 on next monday.