Get Rid of Love Handles Without Crazy Diet and Exercise

So I've been working out for over a year now and I've been noticing significant improvement on my chest, arms, back, and legs. The only problem is the area around the back of my 'love handles' (on the kidney region). Are there any specific exercises I could do to get rid of love handles? I have a great diet and only eat healthy foods plus 1-2 protein shakes a day and a lot of protein throughout the day. Any opinions/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Well, first off, no exercise will burn fat from just your love handles. Spot reduction is not possible; you lose them by dieting down properly. You can either do it now and then gain weight carefully, or gain weight on a typical bulk and diet down after. Either way, to keep them off you will eventually have to adhere to a lifestyle choice of eating well with some cheating here and there, and not the other way around.

The fact you asked this question, makes me wonder what your "healthy" eating looks like. Well, if you're not carb tolerant, you're diet could be a contributing factor. Cheerios, pasta, rice, and whole wheat bread are all processed carbohydrates (unless you're talking about brown rice). Yes, "whole wheat" bread is usually made with only 50% whole wheat and often contains a surprising amount of sugar.

Exchanging these carbs for less processed ones--like vegetables--might result in a reduction in your stored fat and get rid of love handles.

Unfortunately the only way to get rid of love handles is to diet them away. For me, this actually meant getting VERY lean (6-7%) and they basically pop right back out as soon as I hit 10%.

It sucks, but it's a little bit of motivation to work that much harder.

One big thing you want to do improve your insulin sensitivity. When you eat a lot of sugary fruit, your love handles get worse. When you cut them down to once or twice a week and substitute the rest with veggies or fruits that aren't so sugary, they start to go away.

Also look into WHEN you are eating WHAT. Nutrient timing could probably help.

Eat meat, fish, eggs, chicken, GREEN veggies only with every meal. (5-6 meals if u prefer smaller meals). Do this for 2 weeks straight and thereafter have one cheat meal a week, whatever, just not deep fried junk.