[header] How to get rid of love handles [title] Relieve your stress. [step] When you get stressed out due to working too much, having family troubles or experiencing some kind of trauma, the body reacts by releasing a hormone called cortisol. In addition to causing a host of health issues, cortisol causes you to gain fat around the middle of your body, leading to love handles.
You can probably think of dozens of things that are stressing you out right now. To get rid of the handles, you've got to! Figure out what's putting strain on your system and take measures to improve your situation.