How do I make love handles go away?

Best, easiest, and fastest way to get rid of love handles?

• I am 5' 0" and weigh 135 (used to weigh between 105-110)... I gained a lot of weight when I got on birth control and I am off of it now and need to get my body back to the way it was. I work all the time though and do not really have any extra time for working out. I have always had a nice body until I got on bc .... the love handles are ridiculous and they gave me stretch marks (I am a red head so I get them very easily!) How can I quickly get rid of the love handles and is there any way to make stretch marks go away or at least be less visable? Thanks!

• Answer:

  Wow... don't I feel your pain. I have them too! And I hate them. I've bought so many stupid ab roller, ab crunch, ab this or ab that I could probably fill up my entire living room with. I work 24/7 too and like you, not a lot of time to dedicate to working out. But... you and I both know we have to do it, right? So, what's worked for me (and by worked I mean helped reduce, they're not completly gone) is a balance ball and doing simple crunches. I'm sure you're familiar with Target, right? Check out their workout area, i'm pretty sure the brand is Reebok. The best part is; they don't hurt my lower back when doing them. That's where the balance ball comes in. Make sure when you do them you also twist up and point your right elbow to your left knee and vice versa. I've also heard that your abdominal muscle can be worked out daily. So, why not give yourself a two weeks? You'll feel alot skinnier because YOU KNOW you've been doing those crunches! For me personally, I can always tell when my jeans fit a little bit better. :) G'luck..... Mary