Don't leave me BOOTY!!!!!!!

mszSHOGAN

As I began losing weight I figured I would lose it the same way I gained it - all over. 46 pounds later has proven that is the case. I was scared that I would lose my booty (hubby is a booty man) but as I lost weight it still seemed to be there so I was happy. That is, until last week. My husband made a comment while grabbing it about how small it had gotten. I immediately got very self conscious and began obsessing over this and I kept talking about it. I guess he sensed how distraught I was so he did tell me to calm down and that it wasn't THAT big of a deal because it really hadn't gotten THAT much smaller. This made me feel better so I decided to let it go and trust what he said.

Well ever since then I've been obsessing over it and can't quit looking at my butt in the mirror literally watching it get smaller by the day! Ok I know that's not physically possible but I SWEAR it is! I know it's an unrealistic expectation to think that I'll lose weight from everywhere except my butt (even though that'd be SWEET) but is there anything I can do to stop this? I've heard to do lunges (which I do) but is there anything you all suggest I do/eat to keep my booty?

Please! I need help! BRING MY BOOTY BACK!!!!! :laugh: :grumble: :noway: :frown:

savvystephy

Well squats and lunges do wonders for giving your booty a great shape.

mszSHOGAN

Thanks I'll have to throw more squats in! Should I do them daily or just when I'm doing my lower body strength training?

kwardklinck

Squats and running for me seem to give it more definition and a pleasing shape. It's smaller now than when I started but my husband says, "Nice butt." every time I bend over. Work those glutes and you'll have a butt you're proud of

savvystephy

You could do squats daily with just your body weight. Strength training you could add some weight to them. I do barbell squats myself. Doing some of those today. I am loving how my booty is becoming so shapely.

AmberElaine84

I started doing squats and lunges as soon as I started my weight loss. I've NEVER had a butt...neither do my kids, lol. Pants are always falling off and cracks are always hanging out in my house!! When I'm on the treadmill doing my warm-up and cool-down, I do lunges and side lunges while at a 2.5 or 3. It's worked wonders! When I go for walks and runs, I make sure to try to get some lunges in there, maybe a few squats. Hubby and family are starting to notice that I finally have a butt!!

mszSHOGAN

Sounds like lunges and squats need to be implemented more! Glad to hear that you ladies have a great shape from doing them! Thanks! This has just been a tough pill for me to swallow lately.... :flowerforyou:

jsjaclark

I would gladly give you some of mine (LOL) - that has always been my biggest part. It has toned up and gotten smaller with my workouts. Lunges and squats for sure.

mszSHOGAN

YES, please send me some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've got some leftover baby pouch if you wanna make a trade.......

questionablemethods

If you're interested, here's one of my 30-minute bodyweight circuit with emphasis on the lower body. If done at very high intensity and timed accurately, it can also easily be considered cardio because it will get your heart pumping. Some of the exercises are kind of unique or ones without standard names, so I did my best to describe them or post links to videos.

There are 10 exercises performed back-to-back. 45 seconds intense effort followed by 15 seconds rest before moving onto the next exercise. Repeat 3 times for a total of 30 minutes.

1) Snowboarders (for these you start squatting down in kind of a snowboarder position and then spring up, turn 180 degrees in the air and come back down into a squat). Keep the knees soft and land on your toes.
2) Elevated leg lunges - (also called Bulgarian Split squats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Q8FKO7Ueg - I do this unweighted)
3) Elevated leg lunges - left side
4) Bent over leg pulses - right side (for these you stand on your left foot and bend over at the waist to touch the ground with your hands and put your right leg up at about 90 degrees to your standing leg and pulse up and down with the right leg - seems easy but it totally burns the hamstrings!)
5) Bent over leg pulses - left side
6) Prisoner squats with knee ups (looks like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rp_wxO85cw but when you come up, bring up one knee and twist to bring the opposite elbow to touch the knee, go back down, repeat on other side)
7) Lunge kick ups - right side (here is a video I found that shows the move http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t626-2Oxe0o )
8) Lunge kick ups - left side
9) Plank jacks ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4KwlgC2i48 )
10) Leg sweepers ( put a stool or chair in front of you and sweep over it with one leg, touch toe lightly to the ground and sweep leg back the other direction, repeat with other leg, go back and forth between legs and quickly as possible)

mszSHOGAN

Thanks kaitlinj! Can't wait to try them out!