Thighs, baby pouch and water question..

ShadowToLight
ShadowToLight Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
When it says 8 cups of water, is it measuring cups or glasses?
Baby weight went mostly to my thighs which have always been a problem for me. i weigh about 153.. was 130 upon getting pregnant.. went up to about 175 which again.. allllll that weight pretty much to my *kitten* and thighs so if anyone had any luck getting smaller thighs when you're naturally built that way, I would appreciate some advice there.. and LOVE YOU FOR IT.. hehe.. My thighs have always been big even at 120 pounds... Seems like nothing can shrink that area...
Also, trying to lose that baby kangaroo pouch. Ladies know what i mean.. It's bad enough my body is covered in stretch marks, now i have all this flab to go along with it.. It's so discouraging..

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    Drink as much water as it takes to feel hydrated... i personally dont track water.. Also, set a moderate deficit and eat back 50% of your exercise calories; also, do heavy weight training with moderate cardio. This will help with fat loss. And dont worry so much about a weight. When you gain weight you also gain muscle to support a heavier frame. So if you can get your body fat estimated. And the last component is time. Monitor your progress through pictures and measurements. Fat loss and inches loss > weight loss.
  • IamNhappy
    IamNhappy Posts: 88 Member
    I too have had the same thing, my thighs is wear most of my weight hits and my bum -_-. I jog 2 miles 5 days a week and do the stair climber and leg press 220. My thighs have went from 29' to 24 since Oct 24 til now!. As far as the tummy eat foods that are low in fat and lean- that has helped me along with cardio and lots of h2o- since I love water anyway I drink about 6 16oz which is about half of my body weight plus a little more. It'll work out for you, you just have to stay consistent.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,430 MFP Moderator
    I too have had the same thing, my thighs is wear most of my weight hits and my bum -_-. I jog 2 miles 5 days a week and do the stair climber and leg press 220. My thighs have went from 29' to 24 since Oct 24 til now!. As far as the tummy eat foods that are low in fat and lean- that has helped me along with cardio and lots of h2o- since I love water anyway I drink about 6 16oz which is about half of my body weight plus a little more. It'll work out for you, you just have to stay consistent.
    ;
    Low fat foods do not help target any fat loss as dietary fat =/= body fat. The only thing you can target is strengthening muscles. Its all about overall body fat loss to lose in the hips/stomach. But weight training >cardio in terms of fat loss. Also, low fat foods are high in sugar. Eating foods in natural form is much healthier as fat is healthy for you.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I too have had the same thing, my thighs is wear most of my weight hits and my bum -_-. I jog 2 miles 5 days a week and do the stair climber and leg press 220. My thighs have went from 29' to 24 since Oct 24 til now!. As far as the tummy eat foods that are low in fat and lean- that has helped me along with cardio and lots of h2o- since I love water anyway I drink about 6 16oz which is about half of my body weight plus a little more. It'll work out for you, you just have to stay consistent.

    I had flabby thighs when I started at the gym in february. I started out doing the treadmill, then did hill intervals on the treadmill. Several months ago I started leg pressing ( currently 238#) and squatting ( currently 95#). My thighs are pretty solid-I only see flab on the inner thigh.

    I want to say that my booty is a little better shaped too, but I am honestly not sure yet ( I always had a kinda flat butt)

    I have been told that squats and deadlifts will help flatten the belly since you have to use your core muscles to do those lifts...
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Yup yup yup!! I hold all my weight in my thighs and hips, I went from about 125 to 175 when I had my second, and I went back down to 130 but felt awful, saw a picture of myself and kicked into gear and lost it all in 5 months, looked better than I ever have AND my thighs and butt are smaller than ever!

    Then (@ approx 130 pounds):

    2004_b-1-1.jpg

    Now (@ approx. 112 pounds):

    Epic_2011148-2.jpg
  • ShadowToLight
    ShadowToLight Posts: 4
    Thank you, both of you.. I try to stay away from carbs as they are turned into sugar then to fat.. Good fats like in fish and meat and whatnot are good but breads and sugars are bad.. It's hard to stay away form carbs though..
  • ShadowToLight
    ShadowToLight Posts: 4
    i hate squats. lol they always annoy my knee.. I cant do em right! lol and my butt is ridiculously big.. It should have it's own state
  • ShadowToLight
    ShadowToLight Posts: 4
    wow.. you need to tell me how you did that. you looks freaking great!
  • TexanAngel79
    TexanAngel79 Posts: 54
    Yup yup yup!! I hold all my weight in my thighs and hips, I went from about 125 to 175 when I had my second, and I went back down to 130 but felt awful, saw a picture of myself and kicked into gear and lost it all in 5 months, looked better than I ever have AND my thighs and butt are smaller than ever!

    Then (@ approx 130 pounds):

    2004_b-1-1.jpg

    Now (@ approx. 112 pounds):

    Epic_2011148-2.jpg

    AMAZING!!!
  • tigerlily8045
    tigerlily8045 Posts: 402 Member
    i hate squats. lol they always annoy my knee.. I cant do em right! lol and my butt is ridiculously big.. It should have it's own state

    I was recently told to make sure that your feet are pointed out a little when you do squats, not straight forward. That has helped my knee tremendously. Squats will help tone up that butt!
  • auzziecawth66
    auzziecawth66 Posts: 476 Member
    8 oz glass is = to 1 cup (as in a baking measurement cup)

    I just carry a big water bottle around and sip on it throughout the day. Don't really obsess about how much I'm drinking in total.

    All my baby weight went to my butt with my second baby lol. I still haven't found a way to slim it down as much as I'd like tho so no help there!!
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    You can look at my pics to see some seriously awful thunder thighs and chunky belly a month after having my third baby, compared to now (7 months and 55lbs later.) I'm still naturally very pear shaped, which will never change, but I've tightened up big time. It's mostly about food and eating at a deficit. But I also run 3-4 miles a few times a week (started couch to 5k looking like I do in the before pic), using weight machines at the gym (I really don't care if most of MFP thinks machines are stupid), and doing calisthenics when baby naps (push-ups, crunches, planks, squats, etc.)
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    Thank you, both of you.. I try to stay away from carbs as they are turned into sugar then to fat.. Good fats like in fish and meat and whatnot are good but breads and sugars are bad.. It's hard to stay away form carbs though..

    All excess calories are turned into fat...Regardless if you get them from carbs, protein ofr fat..... You will get more nutrition sticking to "good" carbs, but carbs are not evil....

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