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fat knees - how do you get rid of them?

soulatomic
soulatomic Posts: 20
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello! Question: how do you get rid of fat knees? Is it even possible? I would love to wear skirts w/o feeling self conscious.

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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    If you get an answer, I'd like to hear it. :ohwell:

    Seriously, you can't lose fat in specific spots. Our bodies just don't work like that. You'll just have to keep at it and you'll eventually lose the fat there, too.
  • kitkat4141
    kitkat4141 Posts: 379 Member
    I've always hated my knees. They looked too big compared to the rest of my legs. A funny thing has happened. First, I lost over 50 pounds. Then I exercised 6 days a week and included strength training. My knees don't look huge anymore. I don't even notice them!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,124 Member
    It's genetic. You'll have to get your body fat down to notice more "knee".


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  • StrlJmnz
    StrlJmnz Posts: 23
    I was wondering about this to. Thanks for the tips everyone.
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    ninerbuff has it right, body fat is a biggie.
    But, I have read a post or two of women who just cannot get that part to go down (hey, we all have a hang up, mine is my entire body, starting with my chin fat).

    So, here are the options!
    1 The natural way by cutting as much body fat as possible ;
    2 Getting used to it and learning to love your knees and their quirks and thanking God they still move;
    3 You can try nonevasive fat freezing that works like lipo minus the incisions and track marks it can leave.

    I still have fat *everywhere* so I cannot feel your pain. I like options 1 and 2, but if you're open to cosmetic surgery, 3 is there for you. Also, 3 is the only option for "spot fat reduction".

    :flowerforyou:
    Good Luck!
    Meg
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    if i still have that pocket of fat when i get to 18% body fat, i will have non invasive lipo.
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    if i still have that pocket of fat when i get to 18% body fat, i will have non invasive lipo.

    I hear it works like a charm, and painless with no recovery time. I so would.
  • starkarlis
    starkarlis Posts: 7
    I want to try this

    http://www.t-tapp.com/articles/legs/index.html
  • soulatomic
    soulatomic Posts: 20
    Thanks, everyone! My mom has them, too, so it's definitely genetic. People probably don't notice them the way I do, lol.

    I'd definitely consider non-invasive lipo...down the road. You know, when the technology gets better. ;)
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