Low in weight but legs still look chubby?

patricia3717
patricia3717 Posts: 1
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi everyone, basically I have lost a bit of weight recently. I had a goal weight that I wanted to get back to, but once I reached it I was still not entirely happy with how my body looked. I am about 5"1 and now weigh 42.8kg. I eat a good amount of healthy foods, and I do a lot of cardio exercise (I just ran my first marathon). I don't want to lose anymore weight but I still feel like my legs look chubby, especially my knees. I know that genetics has a large part in the way your body looks, but what would you recommend for getting slimmer looking legs? Should I do less cardio and more weights if toning is the problem, or will that make my legs look bigger? Or should
I keep doing what I'm doing and expect to see results eventually? Thanks for any helpful advice!

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  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    You are underweight, I guarantee your knees aren't anywhere near chubby, and I advise you see a Dr!
  • GoingSlightlyMad
    GoingSlightlyMad Posts: 190 Member
    I agree with the person above. You might have a distorted image of yourself.
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
    Do your knees look puffy because you are heavy in the thighs? Is you skin slack and loose and you can pinch it between your fingers? Are you lean at the shoulders and waist but wide at the hips ... like an hourglass? Do you have a big bootie? .... see .... bodies are all different and rarely exactly as we want them to be. Keep walking, walking, walking ... and if your knees don't eventually slim down, kiss them anyway. They are a part of you.
  • Frankiigii
    Frankiigii Posts: 62 Member
    Sounds like a body composition thing to me. Yes, build muscle, it wont make your legs look big and I've heard that sprint is better than endurance running for physique. I'm no professional but that's what I've read and been told.

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