Where does your body store fat?

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Barrera1010
Barrera1010 Posts: 58 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Genetics play a huge role on where each individual stores fat. Where do you gain? Are there any strategies to "spot" reduce?
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  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited August 2018
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    Barrera1010 wrote: »
    I've noticed women store around the hips and thighs, upper arms as well.

    ya. i fooled myself i wasnt that fat because i had a thin waist/ribcage and an hourglass shape but really it was because i held a ton of weight in my upper arms and hid with my hair and cropped out of pictures xD Yay for denial

    edit: notice how my arms are hidden even in my profile pic xD mix of old habits and the fact i have alot of loose skin so never really stopped hiding them lol
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
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    Waist and chest.
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
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    Butt and thighs. I have the definite "Latina" build. Butt and thighs hold on to fat for dear life, my stomach and basically entire upper half...nope, that went away first.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
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    Inner thighs. Even when I stepped on stage at 7% body fat, they still rubbed together. :s
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    Legs and underbutt for me.
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    edited August 2018
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    Lower belly and hips for sure.

    (I am genetically Romanian and Ukrainian if that makes any difference)
  • ColoradoChlo
    ColoradoChlo Posts: 517 Member
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    thighs first and lower waist
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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    Hold it pretty much all around my middle (apple shape) Lose first on my legs and chest. The last time I lost a significant amount I was able to lift weights so that helped a lot with strengthening my core which pulled it in a bit. Took getting down by 30 lbs before a really noticeable difference around my middle.

    I will never be an hourglass :'(
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
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    A little all over. My last place to lean out is my thighs and belly.
  • CassieJones104
    CassieJones104 Posts: 76 Member
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    Butt, hips and thighs!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    1) Google "android vs. gynoid fat distribution".

    2) No, spot reduction is not possible.
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
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    ColoradoChlo wrote: »
    thighs first and lower waist

    Me too :'(
  • MaxT370
    MaxT370 Posts: 274 Member
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    Thighs, hips and upper arms. But my backside is the first to go when I lose.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Stomach. I have atypical fat distribution for a woman. My legs lean out first.
  • margbarco
    margbarco Posts: 128 Member
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    Belly.
    The unhealthiest area :(
  • DebTavares
    DebTavares Posts: 87 Member
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    Unfortunately it's the stomach for me and face. I have strong calf muscles that are a bit too big, but thighs look really good. I don't have cellulite on my legs like some women so I would say considering all of these things I gain like a male shape kind of.
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
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    Hips, thighs, lower stomach.
  • BigRed2525
    BigRed2525 Posts: 45 Member
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    Evenly enough to where slight gains are hard to notice, with an emphasis on hips/thighs. I tend to lose first in my waist, face, and fingers.

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