Weight in hips and thighs

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nonnahs123
nonnahs123 Posts: 10 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello all! I am approximately 65 lbs overweight and almost all of it is in my hips, butt, and thighs. I feel really self conscious wearing workout pants because you can see every roll. I Zumba 6 hours a week but need ideas on weight training for legs! All help is appreciated. ☺️

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  • Faithful_Chosen
    Faithful_Chosen Posts: 401 Member
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    Unfortunately, you can't target an area of your body with exersize and loose weight at that spot. Your body looses weight all over--and usually it deals with the fat on our 'trouble areas' last :wink: Mind your calories and it'll go away eventually--well, most of it.
  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
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    Unfortunately, you can't spot reduce and pick areas that you can target to tone faster than other areas. I have found that for me, eating at a calorie deficit and running has helped me to shed inches all over including my waist hips and thighs. I am not a fast runner by any means, but I started a couple months ago by running a half mile everyday and now do a mile everyday. I have lost two inches off of my waist, an inch and a half from my hips, and an inch each from my thighs. I also do some strength training a couple days a week which consists of kettlebell work, some squats, tricep dips, and lunges to help keep muscles instead of being flabby.
  • nonnahs123
    nonnahs123 Posts: 10 Member
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    Thanks for the replies!
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Yay hips and thighs! They're the healthiest place to carry extra weight, while you're losing it. I put it there too. Don't worry about dressing for your workout. Just keep exercising and eating right. It's nobody's business if you have some weight to lose.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    Just stick to your deficit. Weight training for the entire body, not just legs, is beneficial because it allows you to hold on to more lean body mass while in a deficit, and will help the appearance of your thighs as you get closer to goal weight. I understand. I went from 44 inch hips to 38, and 26 inch thighs to about 23 with about a 33 lb loss. Still lots of fat there but my goodness is it easier to dress now.

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