IM30 vs running

SarahStarr86

Hi everyone! I asked a question kind of similar about a week or so ago but feel like I may need to be more specific. I am currently on my weight loss journey. I have lost 20 and still have about 35 more to go. I asked a question before about hiit training vs running and received a lot of helpful advice about weight loss really coming moreso from the calorie deficit and not the exercise which I had not really realized. I always thought I had to eat well AND exercise to lose weight so that was eye opening. So now I'm thinking more about exercise for body composition and focusing on my eating for weight loss. With that being said, I am a pear shaped woman meaning I'm smaller on the top than I am on the bottom. I have plenty of thighs, hips, and butt to share, lol. I have been doing Insanity Max 30 and was wondering if there's not enough cardio in there for me to really slim down. I'm kind of nervous that all of the squats, lunges, and burpees would build my legs and butt instead of slim me up. I'm currently in a 10/12 pant and would like to be back in my 6s. Would running for steady state cardio slim me more and better instead of doing something that has body weight resistance training. I was thinking about doing both but IM30 is a 5 days a week plan and I don't know if I could add running on top because I my knees really need those 2 days off. For running, I found a Hal Higdon 10k running plan that I can follow because I really like following a schedule while exercising instead of just winging it. This was very lengthy, so I apologize for that. Just wanted to be as specific as possible. Thanks in advance for any help!