Muffin top… love handles… no matter what you call it, it seems like an impossible mission to fight. The waist and hip area of a women is one of the hardest places to slim by your own efforts. Women’s hormones drive fat to store in their waist and hips, as opposed to men who typically experience majority of fat in the form of a “beer belly.” Women naturally have more body fat than men, and during adolescent growth spurts, women’s fat increase rate almost doubles the rate of men. This fat stores mostly in the pelvic region, and it tends to stays with you as you age.