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    Slimming down everywhere--Except my butt?

    Posts: 89 Member
    edited February 28 in Health and Weight Loss
    I've lost a lot of weight in the last few months, and despite my constant exercise (and the increase of difficulty in it every day) and eating right, my butt fat will just not go away. I keep losing little bits of weight in my thighs, and my stomach is almost completely flat, but my butt is just not letting go. I do a lot of glutes-only exercises, figuring my other ones were targeting the thighs too much which was why I wasn't seeing tightened results...But nope. No matter how much I've built up my butt muscles and how much weight I lose, my butt is still pretty fat. It's getting to be annoying. I know spot reduction isn't possible, but I don't know what to do anymore.

    Is it just my bodys choice spot to put on weight or something, and that's why it's not coming off easy? I've always had a larger backside. My waist is obnoxiously thin and then it just explodes into a fat butt. It just looks dumb.

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    • Posts: 5
      I don't think having a big butt is a bad thing :) And if you do a lot of booty workouts and build up your booty muscles, then it will get bigger and firmer. Just like Jen Selter is you wanna look her up.
    • Posts: 89 Member
      I don't think having a big butt is a bad thing :) And if you do a lot of booty workouts and build up your booty muscles, then it will get bigger and firmer. Just like Jen Selter is you wanna look her up.

      Haha, I don't think my butt could ever look like Jen Selters. I have wide set hips. I just don't want any more fat or cellulite on it. I'm not aiming for butt of the year or anything.
    • Posts: 7,060 Member
      You can't spot reduce. Where the weight comes off is entirely determined by genetics.
    • Posts: 89 Member
      You can't spot reduce. Where the weight comes off is entirely determined by genetics.

      I know. I even said I knew it wasn't possible in my OP. :wink:
    • Posts: 136 Member
      Just keep doing what you are, if you are losing weight it's working. Lucky for you your butt is going last. My area of trouble is the belly :( Keep it up!
    • Posts: 5
      I feel ya! My trouble area will always be my thighs. Plus my hips are not wide, so my thighs are bigger than they should be in ratio
    • Posts: 15 Member
      I know, I feel the same about my stomach area. Everywhere else getting smaller, which makes the tummy look even bigger. Frustrating, but I am sure in time it will get better for us.
    • Posts: 404 Member
      Congratulations?
    • Posts: 31 Member
      Keep the booty. :wink:
    • Posts: 475 Member
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      Haha, I don't think my butt could ever look like Jen Selters. I have wide set hips. I just don't want any more fat or cellulite on it. I'm not aiming for butt of the year or anything.

      why can't i be jen selter :'(
    • Posts: 772 Member
      Everyone loses differently -- location-wise.
      My rear was the first to go; took a long time to get to my stomach.
      Of course, THAT'S what I wanted to lose.
    • Posts: 268 Member
      My butt is big too. Like some of the others said, not necessarily a bad thing. You can make it firmer. It just takes a lot of time. Keep working at it and it will transform. Lunges, squats, repeat. Look at my profile pic. Still on the big side, but I swear my butt defies gravity now!
    • Posts: 31 Member
      Nothing wrong with an *kitten*. Ladies its a beautiful thing
    • Posts: 12,942 Member
      I've lost a lot of weight in the last few months, and despite my constant exercise (and the increase of difficulty in it every day) and eating right, my butt fat will just not go away. I keep losing little bits of weight in my thighs, and my stomach is almost completely flat, but my butt is just not letting go. I do a lot of glutes-only exercises, figuring my other ones were targeting the thighs too much which was why I wasn't seeing tightened results...But nope. No matter how much I've built up my butt muscles and how much weight I lose, my butt is still pretty fat. It's getting to be annoying. I know spot reduction isn't possible, but I don't know what to do anymore.

      Is it just my bodys choice spot to put on weight or something, and that's why it's not coming off easy? I've always had a larger backside. My waist is obnoxiously thin and then it just explodes into a fat butt. It just looks dumb.
      You can't spot reduce, and unfortunately you don't get to choose where you lose weight either.

      Just keep up the good work!
    • Posts: 454 Member
      High five girl!


      (Complaining about this is equivalent to starting a thread about the fact your boobs didn't get any smaller when you lost weight. I would just be thankful lol)
    • Posts: 425 Member
      This is a good thing. Small waist and big butt, that is not a problem.
    • Posts: 47 Member
      High five girl!


      (Complaining about this is equivalent to starting a thread about the fact your boobs didn't get any smaller when you lost weight. I would just be thankful lol)

      Lolo... I was scrolling down to post this EXACT complaint... What I would give for a larger bum and smaller boobs.. Trying to run requires three layers of reinforced structural compression gear...and it still jiggles! Sigh.
    • Posts: 89 Member
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      Lolo... I was scrolling down to post this EXACT complaint... What I would give for a larger bum and smaller boobs.. Trying to run requires three layers of reinforced structural compression gear...and it still jiggles! Sigh.

      Just so you guys know, I'm not fishing for compliments. In what world is having a flabby butt a good thing? I'm not trying to whine about it to get people to tell me it's a good thing, it's a legitimate concern for me. :(
    • Posts: 425 Member
      So are you meaning that it is just excess fat and want more muscle tone?
    • Posts: 89 Member
      So are you meaning that it is just excess fat and want more muscle tone?

      Yes, precisely. The fat is just holding on despite me losing weight elsewhere. And I know any muscles won't show up until I lose more of the fat, so I'm just kind of stuck in a depressed state of mind with this every time I look at my butt in the mirror.

      I just gotta keep eating right and exercising I guess until I lose enough fat to see some definition.
    • Posts: 979 Member
      COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS! They used to call me Brickhouse. Menopause deleted my butt and hips and pasted that fat right onto my waist.
    • Posts: 1,208 Member
      I'd like to think that you mean well, but people commenting on threads like this along the lines of, "Don't worry, men like this" do you realise how much you are missing the point and how inappropriate these comments are?
    • Posts: 80 Member
      If you're a pear shape or carry more weight in your bum area, it'll likely be the last area to show losses. For me, I'm definitely a pear-shape. My hips/butt measurement is so much higher than waist. I've lost a lot of weight, I can wear smaller shirts. But the stubborn hips are losing so slowly! I've gone down fewer pants sizes than shirt sizes, and that means I have to keep buying larger size shirts so they'll fit over my hips.

      Sometimes that's just how the body proportions are distributed for your body. Only thing you can do is keep toning out and hope you recomposition your body with enough muscle to counteract the fat.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      This is a good thing. Small waist and big butt, that is not a problem.

      There are songs made about that. songs I like.
    • Posts: 979 Member
      Have you heard the song "39-21-46" by Bill Deal & The Rhondels?:smile: I know you've heard "*kitten* Like That," Eminem singing praises of da butt!
    • Posts: 153 Member
      I have the exact opposite problem - I've lost almost half my body weight and it's come off my face, arms, legs, thighs and butt, sadly my midsection is still really flabby and now just full of loose skin.

      My butt has all but disappeared, I now have to sit on a cushion because if I don't I get a sore bottom and I leave 2 distinct dimples (my pelvic bones) on soft seats and it's painful to stay seated on anything for too long....

      Sadly we can't spot lose weight, but I do feel your pain (in different places) my hubby keeps telling me to wear cycling shorts all the time, that'll pad my boney butt apparently lol

      Good luck and keep plodding on, you'll get where you're going in good time.

      xXx
    • Posts: 1,241 Member
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    • Posts: 1,998 Member
      This is a good thing. Small waist and big butt, that is not a problem.

      Yes, it is a problem, a big but problem!! at least for me.
    • Posts: 892 Member
      I have the opposite problem! My butt is virtually flat… but my stomach is still there! It's all genetics I'm afraid! You're just gonna have to keep losing fat… or if you are close to goal weight… make some peace with it!
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Hi hun,

      if you tense those butt cheeks and pinch them. See how much excess you can hold, and that's the amount of fat you have left to lose. The butt is the hardest area to lose weight from. Keep doing your exercise it will go eventually. :smile:
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