Pear shaped women looking to loose just a few?

I just threw away the top half of my bread bun for the chicken sandwich. It was all I could do ... tried throwing away the bottom part, then looked at it and promptly ate it.

Instead of toning, I think I'll try climbing the stairs to my apartment from now on (it's 38 floors). I've recently heard from a friend (he might be pulling my leg) that some korean actresses get surgery to remove their thigh/calf muscles (??) so that the overall leg size would be smaller. Seriously hope I won't ever get that desperate.

Pants ... omg pants, let's not talk about pants. I only have one pair of work pants that fit. Wintertime is absolutely miserable for me.

At NormalSaneFLG --> lol, you're such a smartass. I realized the same thing and corrected my post but didn't know how to change the title of the post.

By the by - you guys, someone sent me a friend request and I meant to reply to the kind message (asking whether I have more trouble with the exercising or eating part) but instead accidentally hit "decline." Who are you, and how do i get you back as a friend? Come back!

]anyway i decided to switch back the atkins diet which i had done before and worked. since then i have been doing so much better and all the weight i am losing seems to be coming off my hips legs and butt (where i actually don't need it).

Wait - more details! Has anyone else noticed that having less carbs makes the weight come off faster from the thighs? I confess a weakness for sweets and used to get most of my carbs that way. Atkins just seems so hard, but I would consider trying it if those thighs can disappear...

that caught my attention too, I have always eaten alot of sweets. this week I started eating way more protein, less carbs, and more vegtables and want to see if it will make a difference. I have already been doing 30ds for about 3 months now. I have tiny sloping shoulders, tiny chest, ribs and collar bones sticking out, but huge from the waist down. Worst part is my ankles are just as big as my thighs

Maryhm1, I hear you. In high school, I went on a diet, got to quite a low number, and remember at one point that my waist was 1.5 inches bigger than the circumference of my thighs. My mom said it was the stairs I climbed ... which brings me to the question of, really, should us pear shapes be doing more upper body exercises? It's hard because most of the calorie burners involve legs (running, skating, elliptical, stairs). I am going to try doing more kinnect zumba and kinnect boxing to see if it makes a difference this time.