Getting fatter in your Legs?

I was hoping this wasnt a respected poster so i could troll a bit...

But i cant

Any women find that you get fatter in your legs as you lose weight?
I've been helping my wife lose weight but she complains that her legs look and feel fatter!

Anyone else having this issue?

If she's losing weight, she isn't getting fatter in her legs. She's losing fat elsewhere, so her legs look bigger by comparison.

Any women find that you get fatter in your legs as you lose weight?
I've been helping my wife lose weight but she complains that her legs look and feel fatter!

Anyone else having this issue?

If she's losing weight, she isn't getting fatter in her legs. She's losing fat elsewhere, so her legs look bigger by comparison.

Exactly that.... if that's where she keeps most of her weight anyway, the smaller her waist gets, the bigger her legs will look until they melt away, too... which of course will be last. I'm currently in the same boat, it's annoying.

Any women find that you get fatter in your legs as you lose weight?
I've been helping my wife lose weight but she complains that her legs look and feel fatter!

Anyone else having this issue?

If she's losing weight, she isn't getting fatter in her legs. She's losing fat elsewhere, so her legs look bigger by comparison.

Exactly that.... if that's where she keeps most of her weight anyway, the smaller her waist gets, the bigger her legs will look until they melt away, too... which of course will be last. I'm currently in the same boat, it's annoying.

Don't be annoyed. Big butt, small waist is sexy - the opposite, not so much.

(See also: JLo, Beyonce).

Of course I can't find it when I need it, but I read an article a ways back that talked about hormones and how it plays into weight loss in women. According to the article, some women did indeed develop larger fat deposits in their legs temporarily during weight loss. Apparently, your body signals that you are trying to lose weight and shifts as much of the fat on your body to what it considers the safest area for storage.

Since I can't find the article, I make no claims as to whether any of that is scientific or if I'm even correctly remembering.

The other possibility of course is that she's gained muscle in her thighs.

"Years ago I remember some women claiming that while their upper bodies leaned out, they swore their legs were getting fatter. I dismissed it as nonsense at the time but the above physiological facts lend support to that idea. A woman might be mobilizing fat from her upper body fine, yet storing some of that fat (or incoming calories from meals) in lower body fat later in the day. Upper body gets leaner, lower body gets fatter."

Theres more to this than simply "Calories in vs calories out."

Good point, but I still think my original response is more likely. The only way to tell is by taking measurements.

As far as what to do, the answer is the same - keep losing fat and she'll eventually slim down there as well.

As far as what to do, the answer is the same - keep losing fat and she'll eventually slim down there as well.

This. It doesn't really matter whether or not she's getting fatter in her legs, there's most likely nothing she can do about that specifically, she just has to keep going. Although, the scientist in me wants to know if this is actually happening. I feel like women have an easier job covering up fat on their lower body than upper body, but I could be wrong.

Well I certainly hope mine goes away eventually, cause I wasn't too happy when I expected my jeans to get looser in the below my knee area, when in fact they actually got bigger. The fact that I wear "skinny jeans" is the reason I noticed it first of all....and the fact that my socks are actually making an impression in my skin that is noticable when I take them off?

Any women find that you get fatter in your legs as you lose weight?
I've been helping my wife lose weight but she complains that her legs look and feel fatter!

Anyone else having this issue?

If she's losing weight, she isn't getting fatter in her legs. She's losing fat elsewhere, so her legs look bigger by comparison.

Exactly that.... if that's where she keeps most of her weight anyway, the smaller her waist gets, the bigger her legs will look until they melt away, too... which of course will be last. I'm currently in the same boat, it's annoying.

Don't be annoyed. Big butt, small waist is sexy - the opposite, not so much.

(See also: JLo, Beyonce).

lol my other half is definitely not complaining.

Any women find that you get fatter in your legs as you lose weight?
I've been helping my wife lose weight but she complains that her legs look and feel fatter!

Anyone else having this issue?

Hey Dan :-)

Most 40-something's and up complain about this and there is at least a partial answer.

1. Quads and hams are major stores for distorted testosterone and estrogen imbalances. supplemental DIM, ZINC, cutting out beer (hops is estrogenic) and alcohol and checking gut health has helped some of my clients dramatically

2. Ever price how many women who cycle or sit for long periods of time have more fat store on hips? There's a reason...stop doing those.

3. Lower body muscle is great for burning fat but it gets big, fast.

4. Check skin folds on quads, not tape measure. That will tell you if it's fat or muscle.

5. Stress and abnormal sleep patterns mess with adrenals, liver, GH, etc. etc, etc. fix it!


Dunno if this helped at all, but in my experience, these have been very effective


Good luck!

Nate

Wellfitlife.me

Maybe muscle?

i saw a post about this yesterday i believe. She was lifting heavy and her thighs got bigger. she said a trainer told her to lighten the load and do more reps. to concentrate on sculpting rather than building muscle.

Am I the only one who thinks "Getting fatter in the pants" every time I see this post?

This was interesting- i didn't know the fat would move from my top half to my lower half when I was trying to lose weight. That explains why my legs got bigger when I did so much cardio! Thanks!

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