Get rid of love handles and get a handle on love

Love handles, despite their name, do not inspire much deep affection from their host bodies' egos. Instead, they do inspire passion - passion to see them disappear!

Many men and women who are the genetic victims of love handles become obsessed with them, leading to a negative body image and a lifetime of worrying about their love handles hanging in the breeze. Love handles are saggy, baggy, unattractive accumulations of excess fat. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot shrink them by doing sit-ups and crunches any more than a person with chubby cheeks can shrink their cheeks by opening and closing their mouth. Exercise plays a part but if you continue to eat badly then the excess calories are going to cancel out the exercise.

Liposuction is a procedure that some claim can help sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from specific areas, including the abdomen, hips, buttocks, love handles, saddlebags, waist, thighs, knees, upper arms, chin, cheeks and neck. However, warning! - failed liposuction can cause infections and bleeding, even in severe cases leading to death. Future weight gain after liposuction can appear as disproportionate and can give a person an odd and unusual shape. In the end, no type of liposuction is a suitable substitute for dieting and exercise.

Ideally, instead, one should try and eat more foods which keep the stomach feeling fuller for longer, such as proteins and fibre, which can be found in foods like chicken, fish, brown breads, whole grain rice and cereal. At the same time one should eat fewer processed carbohydrates such as white rice, pasta and refined white flour products (including pastry and white bread). It can also help to drink plenty of water and definitely consume fewer sugary drinks such as beer, colas and syrup cordials. You might want to include some healthy dietary supplements or natural weight-loss aids such as green tea or Acai burn .products.

Aerobic exercise or moderate weight-training can also be beneficial for burning of calories and toning and tightening the muscles. Exercise should be taken gradually and built up over a period of time to 30 minutes per day, 3-4 times per week. After a certain level of fitness is achieved, you can look to increase this. Walking, swimming, cycling and aerobics are a good starting point for people out of condition. Lightweight .kettlebell exercises . constitute an excellent body-sculpting routine that's easy to do at home. Be wary of jogging or running while carrying excessive weight, and consult your doctor first.