Will My legs every get slimmer ?

alyssa0061 wrote: »

I don't want to be rude but did you really think you'd see a difference in two weeks and eight pounds?

Unrealistic expectations are prevalent when it comes to weight loss- all those "get thin fast" and "drop 20 pounds in a week" claims and fake before & after photos... the weight loss industry is mostly to blame. They wouldn't sell much if they said "lose 50 pounds in a year MINIMUM (maybe 2) with good old fashioned diet and exercise". Lol

To be fair I saw a pretty noticeable difference with just 6 pounds of weight loss (now 8) in progress photos I posted recently but that's because it was mostly all fat loss (not much water or muscle loss) and I'm short too so every pound is a lot more noticeable. But it took 2 months of almost perfectly hitting my macros and calories and working out regularly with weights and hiit. 2 weeks is a little too soon to expect to see much change besides on the scale and maybe clothes fitting better.

My legs were the last place to see fat go, and I have to tell you the truth -- I am dieting down to be very thin for my height (I have health reasons for this). It has taken getting to the lower end of a healthy BMI range for them to thin out.

Weight lifting will not make your legs bulky. I will also have to give a shout for running. I think that has helped my legs tremendously. I'm still not entirely happy with them, but they are the thinnest they've ever been in my adult life.

connorlauren3638 wrote: »

Ye doing cardio and the odd body pump but I worry I will bulk doing weights

Women do not bulk as easy as you think... It's hard enough for men to bulk let alone women. Any volume in muscles after beginning a weights program is most likely waster retained in the muscle making it appear bigger.

And yeah, 3 weeks and 8lbs is hardly going to make a difference. My legs started getting thinner after about losing about 70lbs. How much weight have you got until goal?