Wide hips?

lailenm
lailenm Posts: 203 Member
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, guys! This morning, out of curiosity, I tried on a pair of size 28 jeans. I've dropped nearly 50 pounds so far, and I've been wearing a size 28W capris which are SUPER loose and everything on me now. The thing I noticed when I tried on the regular 28 jeans is that the only thing preventing me from actually wearing them is the fact that my hips are still wide and flabby.

I know that you can't target to lose weight in any specific area, but I was wondering if there was any sort of exercises I can do that are low impact on my knees and that will work out my hips. Let me know if you have any good exercises.

Thanks!

<3 Nika.

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  • Ralstonk2
    Ralstonk2 Posts: 345 Member
    I wish I knew. My waist is like a size 8/10 mostly 10 but my hips/butt are a size 12! And it's so annoying. Jeans don't fit me right. :( If you find something I'd love to know too!
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Pilates.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    Wide hips are genetic. You can't reduce your bone structure, so if your hips are wide then just embrace them.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    Plus guys are hard wired to think wide hips are good for child birth... So evolutionarily speaking us hippy girls get to be cream of the crop!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Might be that your hips are the last place fat will leave. Might be that your bones are just genetically wider. Either way, no sense obsessing over it. All you can do is keep going on your journey and as you get closer to your goal, hopefully you'll be happier with them.
  • NewVonnie
    NewVonnie Posts: 683 Member
    Wide hips are genetic. You can't reduce your bone structure, so if your hips are wide then just embrace them.

    ^^^^^ This
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Wide hips are genetic. You can't reduce your bone structure, so if your hips are wide then just embrace them.

    I have wide hips. You can lose inches from your hips. As a person starts to lose fat from the body, they will lose fat from their hip area as well.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    I have wide hips. You can lose inches from your hips. As a person starts to lose fat from the body, they will lose fat from their hip area as well.
    Never said you couldn't lose fat. I said wide hips are genetic. You can lose body fat and still have wide hips.
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Never said you couldn't lose fat. I said wide hips are genetic. You can lose body fat and still have wide hips.

    Yes, it's true that a person with wide hips will still have wide hips after losing fat. Fat and inches prevents people from getting into some clothes.
  • rcpayton
    rcpayton Posts: 90
    I have the same issue! As Ive lost weight, my naturally wide hips look even bigger now that my waist is getting smaller. Squats, lunges, side leg lifts might help tone up that area. There are worse things than having wide hips though. Keep up the great work!
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Plus guys are hard wired to think wide hips are good for child birth... So evolutionarily speaking us hippy girls get to be cream of the crop!

    Award30, you are right about guys and hips. I was told that I had birth hips. It makes me laugh.
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