Losing Inches in hips and thighs (women specifically)
Coffee_addict22
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I can’t get my hips to budge from 41 inches. I know you’re body loses weight were it wants to but I used to have 36 inch hips😩 anyone have success losing inches in their hips and thighs? I need some encouragement
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You can't spot reduce. Keep losing (within reason - depending on what changed, 36 inch hips may or may not be feasible for you now).14
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I understand that. Just looking for some motivation. I’m really discouraged with my weight and body right now. My hips have stayed at 41inches for over a year.You can't spot reduce. Keep losing (within reason - depending on what changed, 36 inch hips may or may not be feasible for you now).
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Are you doing any kind resistance training (weights)?2
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Are you losing anywhere else?1
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Did you tighten up logging and start with a food scale? I know you were asking for advice earlier in the year.9
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Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
It's probable that better calorie intake management is your answer, then.14 -
You need a genuine calorie deficit and patience. I had 41 inch hips and now have 37 inch hips. It’s taken a while but it has been worth it. I also thought I would never shrink them but it started to happen once I was eating in a genuine deficit.15
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Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
If you're maintaining your weight, and not doing anything that would result in recomp (ie strength training), then your hip measurement isn't going to change.
Tighten up your logging so you're actually in a calorie deficit, start some sort of strength training, even if it's just body weight to begin with, and be patient. My hips and thighs are generally the last place to shrink, and it's the same for many women. That's just where we store fat, and it's stubborn.16 -
I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
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I have been running at least once a day for an hour 5 days/week for about 9 months. Aside from the fact that I love to run, I have steadily been losing about an inch a month in my hips and thighs. I also maintain a calorie deficit though, with strict logging.
Edited to add: My hips and thighs are the very last place I lose weight.1 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I understand that. Just looking for some motivation. I’m really discouraged with my weight and body right now. My hips have stayed at 41inches for over a year.You can't spot reduce. Keep losing (within reason - depending on what changed, 36 inch hips may or may not be feasible for you now).
Sounds to me like you're frustrating yourself by focusing on things outside your control. You can't control where the fat comes off so stop focusing on one particular body part and start to focus on things you CAN control. Track your weight trend (to smooth out the fluctuations) or if you're going by measurements track them ALL. While your hips many not have moved if you're losing weight it's coming off somewhere else. Measure and find out where it's coming off and focus on that.
If you're eating in a deficit you'll be losing it from somewhere and if you're not losing it you need to look at your calorie balance.
G'luck5 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
Are you still overweight? If so, making sure you stay in calorie deficit is the answer. If not, you can either accept that this is your body's shape at this point in your life, or work on recomping.6 -
Okay so how is your deficit? Are you actually sticking to it? It’s more food than exercise trust me! Also you’re body chooses where you lose fat from in order. For some it’s hips then stomach and arms and for others it stomach and arms first then hips and thighs. This is totally normal! My body type loses from hips and stomach first and my arms/thighs have barely budged. I lost 12 lbs and inches from my hips and waist but not a single inch from my arms and thighs. But I didn’t let it get to me because when I was 130 lbs my arms and legs were smaller and right now I’m 150lbs so it’s just going to be the last place to lose fat. It’s all down to genetics.1
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If you're not losing weight, you're losing too much to lose weight and you need to eat less. If your hips are currently 5" bigger than they used to be, you currently weight significantly more than you used to and just need to be patient.0
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I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
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How often do you measure yourself? If not seeing those numbers going down is discouraging then I would suggest only measuring yourself once a month. I take my measurements on the first of every month but put the measuring tape away until the next month.
And the spend that month really focused on your goal. Track everything you eat, measure/weigh all of it. Dive into a fitness routine. If you lose weight, you’ll lose the inches.0 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
Log for a few days then change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings and we can help you with logging.3 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
This classic post explains logging quite well and should hopefully give you the confidence you need so you know you're doing it right!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-10110 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
Perhaps think of it this way: Would you slash the remaining three tires on your car if you got a flat in one?5 -
Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
I'm wondering why you feel like you are not getting it right. Please elaborate.
You eat a cookie, you log a cookie. You eat spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner, you log spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner. You eat salad for lunch, you log salad for lunch. You eat eggs & bacon for breakfast, you log eggs & bacon for breakfast. You eat yogurt, you log yogurt. And so on.
Over time, you will be able to look back and assess where you can make some cuts if you have to, or not. Yes, it can be tedious, but logging is for your benefit, it's not a test that you have to get right or fail miserably.7 -
Hips n thighs last place for inches lost for me, too. Currently I am about 7 # over top healthy weight range. Two years ago, when I was about 7# under my top healthy weight range, my hips were 2in smaller and my thighs were 1 in smaller. That 15# made the difference.4
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IMO, when it comes to logging, doing it right is important; but not as important as doing it at all.Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
For me, at least, the actual record is very helpful, but what helps me the most is the accountability. It means that the idea of eating something doesn't just present itself to the less-intellectual parts of my brain, the parts that are likely to say "mmm... food... hungry... eat!," and sent the relevant signals to my hands and my mouth. Logging means that the forefront of my brain has to get involved, the part that says things like "Ice cream? ...For breakfast? ...Again?"
Sometimes I do eat ice cream for breakfast (and log it), and sometimes more than one day in a row. But that's only after I've made a thoughtful and conscious decision to do so, rather than as a result of letting the murkier part of my brain sneak it by the more rational part.
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Love this! Great wisdom! Mindless eating is something I struggle with! I make a lot of things from scratch and eat at some mom and pop places so it’s hard to be accurate. So I’ll get frustrated and quit. I have a bad meal and it turns into a bad day/week. I just have to get past the mental hump that I can’t do this.Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »
IMO, when it comes to logging, doing it right is important; but not as important as doing it at all.Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
For me, at least, the actual record is very helpful, but what helps me the most is the accountability. It means that the idea of eating something doesn't just present itself to the less-intellectual parts of my brain, the parts that are likely to say "mmm... food... hungry... eat!," and sent the relevant signals to my hands and my mouth. Logging means that the forefront of my brain has to get involved, the part that says things like "Ice cream? ...For breakfast? ...Again?"
Sometimes I do eat ice cream for breakfast (and log it), and sometimes more than one day in a row. But that's only after I've made a thoughtful and conscious decision to do so, rather than as a result of letting the murkier part of my brain sneak it by the more rational part.
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Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
I'm wondering why you feel like you are not getting it right. Please elaborate.
You eat a cookie, you log a cookie. You eat spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner, you log spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner. You eat salad for lunch, you log salad for lunch. You eat eggs & bacon for breakfast, you log eggs & bacon for breakfast. You eat yogurt, you log yogurt. And so on.
Over time, you will be able to look back and assess where you can make some cuts if you have to, or not. Yes, it can be tedious, but logging is for your benefit, it's not a test that you have to get right or fail miserably.
I make a lot of things from scratch and don’t measure everything. It’s just how I tend to cook. I also eat at a lot of places where I don’t have access to nutritional info for their menus. I’ll just count things as a bad meal and give up. I know a lot of my struggle is mental. I don’t know what to eat because I’m scared I will go over my calorie limit. So I’ll just eat crap. Or make excuses. It’s just a constant merry go round. I really want to lose the weight but just don’t have the support I need to get there0 -
The perfect is the enemy of the good. An incorrect entry is better than no entry at all.Coffee_addict22 wrote: »Coffee_addict22 wrote: »
I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️Asher_Ethan wrote: »I have the same issue (the absolute last place I will lose weight is my hips and thighs)
But it sounds more like you have an issue staying in a deficit.
Log EVERYTHING you eat (I literally just logged a bite of a sugar cookie that I are from my child's cookie)
And weigh everything you consume.
I'm wondering why you feel like you are not getting it right. Please elaborate.
You eat a cookie, you log a cookie. You eat spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner, you log spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner. You eat salad for lunch, you log salad for lunch. You eat eggs & bacon for breakfast, you log eggs & bacon for breakfast. You eat yogurt, you log yogurt. And so on.
Over time, you will be able to look back and assess where you can make some cuts if you have to, or not. Yes, it can be tedious, but logging is for your benefit, it's not a test that you have to get right or fail miserably.
I make a lot of things from scratch and don’t measure everything. It’s just how I tend to cook. I also eat at a lot of places where I don’t have access to nutritional info for their menus. I’ll just count things as a bad meal and give up. I know a lot of my struggle is mental. I don’t know what to eat because I’m scared I will go over my calorie limit. So I’ll just eat crap. Or make excuses. It’s just a constant merry go round. I really want to lose the weight but just don’t have the support I need to get there
Say I eat a homemade chocolate chip cookie, and I have no idea how many calories it has. MFP's food
database has entries for chocolate cookies ranging from 53 calories each(!) to 448(!!!).
But, if I eat a 53 calorie chocolate chip cookie; chances are I'm going to know, at the very least, that it was some sort of special diet cookie (and chances are that I would have enjoyed eating the box it came in more than the cookie). And, at least on days when I'm being honest with myself, I'm probably going to know that a 448-calorie cookie was some sort of super-monster-ultra cookie.
Most chocolate chip cookies are around 170 to 220 calories. Now, if I log 170 calories for a cookie that really had 220 calories, my calories for the day will be of by 50 calories. If I don't log anything at all, my calories for the day will be off by however many calories I ate that day. (The most calories I've ever logged in day - which is certainly not the most calories I've ever eaten in a day - was 2750, so at least that much.) But as long as I'm not underestimating my food like that every day, 50 calories will even out over the course of a week or so.
Your case is a little different, because:
a) You like to cook from scratch without measuring things exactly, I presume for at least two or three food items in a given day. And,
b) You're not losing weight at the rate you'd like.
Um, I think you're going to have to choose. You can have your scratch-made cake and lose weight, too, but not without keeping track of the ingredients so you can log it accurately.Coffee_addict22 wrote: »I’m struggle with logging. I feel like I’m not getting it right so I’ll get frustrated logging everything and quit. I will endeavor to try harder. Thanks for the advice❤️❤️
Okay, I'm going to put my completely-untrained-in-the-profession over-the-internet psychologist hat on for a moment here, and say that it looks like some of the support you're not getting is the support you need to give yourself.Coffee_addict22 wrote: »I know a lot of my struggle is mental. I don’t know what to eat because I’m scared I will go over my calorie limit. So I’ll just eat crap. Or make excuses. It’s just a constant merry go round. I really want to lose the weight but just don’t have the support I need to get there.
You're endeavoring to try harder, but you're not making yourself buckle down and do the things you need to do. You want to lose weight; but do you want it enough to measure the ingredients on your scratch cooking, estimate what you eat when there's no other info available, log everything & put up with any error or uncertainty, stop eating crap, and stop making excuses?
I'm not saying that you have to do these things, and I don't mean to criticize you for not doing them. Because you don't have to do them: you don't have to lose weight at all. You get to choose from three options. Each one is equally valid, IMO, although the first two are probably more pleasant than #3.
1) You can decide that you want to lose weight enough to start doing the things you already know you need to do, and then do those things.
2) You can choose not to try to lose weight right now, and stop worrying about doing things you don't want to do.
3) You can continue to struggle and worry and be as miserable about trying to lose weight as you are right now.
I wish you good luck with whichever option you make up your mind to do.
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