NEED HELP WITH TROUBLE ZONES

Ding724

I'm 5'9" and I currently weigh 155

I am pear-shaped: Measurements are 35 - 28.5 - 38

I eat between 1300-1700 calories per day depending on my exercise (cardio 6x a week & heavy lifting 3x a week)

I carry all of my excess weight in my hips/butt/thighs and I can't stand it!!!

...My butt seems to only get rounder & larger with each squat, lunge and leg press.

...My thighs (which are the BANE of my existence) stay at 23.5 inches no matter WHAT I attempt to do.

Now, I KNOW that you can't spot reduce, but for the last 2 1/2 months my body has refused to lose weight or inches!!! WHAT CAN I DO DO BUDGE SOME OF THIS "PEARISHNESS" off of me?! Any Ideas/help/advice/tips/words of wisdom are greatly appreciated! :flowerforyou:

THANKS - MANDIE

Melis25Fit

Get the book: New Rules of Lifting for Women. Read it, do the programs, eat more. ( I started this 1 month before I got preggers, and it was working.)
Lifting heavy will help with inches. I've seen it happen hundreds of times. It wouldn't hurt to try.

Also, maybe cutting a few more carbs outta your days could help as well..

ETA: Mandie, you are GORGEOUS, and your own worst critic. You are healthy and are doing your best, and at the end of the day, that = awesomeness!

GauchoMark

they will eventually start reducing, but probably after you have lost all the weight in other places first. Just keep at it.

Ding724

I have been lifting heavy for the last 2 months...so maybe that was the difference maker since that's how long I've been stuck...

MrsLVF

I'm 5'9" and I currently weigh 155

I am pear-shaped: Measurements are 35 - 28.5 - 38

I eat between 1300-1700 calories per day depending on my exercise (cardio 6x a week & heavy lifting 3x a week)

I carry all of my excess weight in my hips/butt/thighs and I can't stand it!!!

...My butt seems to only get rounder & larger with each squat, lunge and leg press.

...My thighs (which are the BANE of my existence) stay at 23.5 inches no matter WHAT I attempt to do.

Now, I KNOW that you can't spot reduce, but for the last 2 1/2 months my body has refused to lose weight or inches!!! WHAT CAN I DO DO BUDGE SOME OF THIS "PEARISHNESS" off of me?! Any Ideas/help/advice/tips/words of wisdom are greatly appreciated! :flowerforyou:

THANKS - MANDIE

Our "shapes" are our shapes. You can compensate for having a pear shape by working your upper body to give your body more of that hourglass, rather than pear. Squats & lunges shape buns & thighs and if your adding weights to those exercises they'll only get more shapely, which is probably why you haven't seen that change in "size" you're looking for. I do imagine you are in better shape, & overall appearance has improved.

jacksonpt

Your post is almost entirely about exercise, yet weight loss starts in the kitchen. Clean up your diet and make sure you are logging honestly and accurately.

tialynn1

I have the problem is I am an apple shape. That is part genetics. I am built exactly like my mother and her mother. I have lost weight, but not as much in the stomach. I have started concentrating on core exercises along with cardo to jump start it. I am thinking that is just going to be the last place I lose weight at. It is so bad that I have lost 28 pounds and haven't gone down a size in pants yet. I would be down 2 sizes if it was just for my legs, my waist hasn't caught up. I am also trying to eliminate more fat out of diet.

Ding724

Thanks for all your advice so far...

My pre-set goals from mfp is 1400 calories a day & then depending on my workouts I eat between 100-300 more. I have been lifting HEAVY at the gym about 3x a week and I do a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio every day. I stay within my calories (I go over probably once a month by 200-400) & am almost always under on sodium & fats. I drink between 65-90oz of water per day...

...do you think my problem is carbs? or perhaps sugar? I DO eat a lot of fruit that is high in sugar (bananas, apples, oranges).

jacksonpt

Your diary is private, so I can't see what you're eating.

But let's start with the most important part - what are your goals for fats/carbs/protein? Are you hitting them each day?