pear shaped and short! advice please

As you've probably heard, there's no way to target fat loss - that's genetically predetermined. So just follow the standard fat-loss plan that works for everyone - a calorie deficit, plus heavy, full-body strength training to maintain muscle. Plus patience.

Diet is for weight loss exercise is for fitness. This being said find what works for you as an individual and do it.

Hi everyone I'm new. Looking for my fellow short pear shaped ladies or advice from anyone men or women would be appreciated Would love a few people to chat with that are going through the same issues. Little about me:

SW: 140
CW: 123
GW: 105-110 / ~16% body fat

I'm 5'1 34/26/38 xs on top 3/4 on bottom.

Advice, tips? I am losing fat on upper body and have been working on building muscle to balance myself out. I don't know what it's going to take to get these legs into shape. I eat clean 85% of the time lift heavy and do fasted cardio. I guess time will tell

Gah, tell me about it!! Here are some things that have been making a difference for me:
1) Work your arms and shoulders. Although in women, they don't build muscle that readily, just having a little going on will balance you out and also help with fat burning. It doesn't have to be much, just a couple tricep dips, press ups, maybe the odd press. Toned arms just look so lovely!
2) Spinning has completely re-shaped my legs. I am not a maniac about it, but the session I've started have made such a drastic improvement in such a short time
3) Long distance running is my one true love, and will trim you down all over. I've always found that there is a sweet spot where you reach just over an hour's run, like 1 hour 15 mins, when it starts to lengthen and tone your legs much more. Half marathons are good for this...
4) I like what squats have done me to be honest, although not everyone does. Hill runs are much easier, I will say that, and I now have more definition going on, but that could also be partly down to spinning. I prefer to squat and hold against a wall.
5) I don't know if this is actually a thing, but I notice that when I consume noticeably more carb/sugar, fat tends to hold on more to the sides of my thighs.
It will go, but if it is any consolation, just look up the benefits of being a pear shape! We are so much less at risk from all sorts of nasty diseases and conditions Sounds like you're doing really well already, chin up chicken!

I'd eat more, personally. At your current weight and leanness, you're not doing yourself any favors eating so little. Just my opinion. You're not going to build much if any appreciable amount of muscle in a deficit, so your goals should be to maintain what you've currently got. Which means, losing at about .5-1 lb a week average to lift heavy, ideally. Getting a good amount of protein (typically 1g per pound of lean body mass). It very well may be at some point you decide to bulk to build muscle. I've seen great improvement in body comp from bulking/maintaining and doing recomp but this is a very slow process. It just takes lots of patience and lifting heavy...making sure you fuel your body.

While nutrient density is important, it is also important to eat the proper amount of calories to fuel your body. Hunger signals are terrible queues for if you're actually feeding your body properly. Obviously, if you eat nothing but carrots and cucumbers you'll probably be full on a low calorie amount but whether or not you're getting everything your body needs is another matter. (sorry happen to catch you on another thread talking about eating 1200 sometimes less)

Kk have fun. Lean mass is what makes you look lean, so yes, building muscle could help but you seem rather defensive and not willing to look into other options so that's fine. Just know that I'll be stuffing myself until I need to be rolled out And maintaining my weight.

I'm not defensive at all but you just want me to adhere to what you think is best. And that's different for everyone

You asked for advice *shrugs* that was my advice. No need to adhere. Carry on.

Squats, leg exercises, incline treadmill, cardio

16% is very lean. I lost my boobs at 20% pursuing leaner legs. I'm recomping until Fall and then I am probably going to bulk to try and get them back, lol. You don't get to chose where you lose.

I'm 5'1 and 123 pounds too! My goal weight is literally the same as yours. Glad to have found someone else whose in the same boat:) I've been doing HIIT on the treadmill/elliptical 5 times a week and it's helped slim down my bottom half more than my top half even though I'm naturally pear shaped.