*sigh* Thighs

So, I have a pear shaped body. Even when I was a skinny teenager my thighs touched at the tops. They've always been thick and muscular which I don't mind so much... I mean yeah, I'd rather have nice slender legs, but I never will, so what can you do?

Thing is, I read an article (can't remember where) that fat on one's thighs is generally more "stable", in that it's harder to lose. The up side is that a pear shaped body type or even some extra weight on the thighs isn't as unhealthy as a lot of belly fat, but the down side is once it's there, it's there.

I know you can't spot tone. It's lose fat or don't. Just wondering if there were any exercises or regimens that, along with overall weight loss, can make my thighs as slim as they can be for my body type.