Hate handles

I was starting to see results with P90x even though I wasn’t following it precisely. As of now I have put back on a fair share of the weight that I had lost. My clothes are back to fitting me somewhat snuggly and it makes me sick. My muffin top is back, oh that dreaded muffin top. The love handles are my main problem area - who even came up with the name “love handles” ? Who could ever love them? I'd perfer to call them hate handles!
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again - I’m not over weight (and no I’m not in denial). I just have those problem areas around my waist. It’s like I get dressed everyone morning and before I put on my top I put an inner tube on around my waist- well that’s what it looks like - uh what a nightmare.
I have been dealing with this for sometime now and I have perfected hiding the love handles in most cases.
Rule #1, always wear a cami under every thing! Why? The cami serves the purpose of smoothing out the lines of the pants against the love handles, as well as, sucks you in a smidge like a girdle. But don’t make the mistake of wearing a cami that is too tight, because then the love handles will just look worse.
Rule #2, make sure that the shirt over the cami is in fact higher than the cami itself. I let about an inch to an inch and half of my cami show, no more or this will defeat the purpose. This creates a distraction from the love handles and breaks up the body more creating an allusion.
Rule #3, when posing in a picture place your hands on you hips like you are pushing the love handles in. Be careful that you aren’t pushing too hard because then the fat just comes over the hands and that is not the look we are trying to achieve. This also creates a distraction and depending on how big your gut is can make you look 3 times skinner. I recommend practicing this in the mirror. I absolutely do not recommend “sucking it in” when it comes to posing in a picture because that is definitely obvious.
Last but certainly not least - Rule # 4, BUY JEANS THAT FIT YOU. This sounds like a simple task but some people have an issue with the size they wear. Some people swear they are a 5/6 and will only buy size 5/6 because oh that is their size. But they have 3 inches of a muffin top hanging out over the jeans - these people would look a lot slimmer if they would go up a size. Who cares what size the pants are - you should be more concerned with how they fit and how they look.

I hope these rules are helpful for those of you with love handles! Let me know if you try any of my tips or if you have tips of your own - I would love to hear!