hips/outer thigh

[Stacy]

What does anybody suggest on reducing the hip/outer thigh area? That has been my main problem since childhood. Any suggestions? I do squats and lunges also twice a week. I do very little cardio as well cause I want to keep my muscle.

 

[wend]

How's your diet?

 

[PBR]

Stacy...there is no such thing as spot reducing....its a lie...its a myth..its only done with liposuction....this area on women is genetically designed to store fat...it has the most fat receptors...this allows for weight gain during pregnancy, thus not interfering with vital organs/functions during the weight gain associated with it...get on a good weight training program and diet and you will see results...cardio will not hurt you- if its kept reasonable.....

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Clean diet will make HUGE difference in body fat....post up a sample day or two of what you eat and we can help tweak it. I bet you'll start seeing more restults then.

 

[Stacy]

Thank you for all the info. I know you can't spot reduce, known that for a while now. But as far as diet is concerned, i'm getting better. In my fridge I got chicken, salmon, cheese, soups, shredded wheat cereals, fruit, eggs. etc. and MRP's. A sample day would be: Chicken or meat at lunch, with veggie, snack: fruit dinner: salmon or meat with any veggie; snack: fruit or MRP. I have not always ate like this until recently. Does that sound okay?
Also, I have another question, what's your opinion on how many sets of squats I should do on leg day?

 

[PinkPanther]

Are you eating breakfast?? Also, I would replace at least one of your snacks of fruit with a protein shake and maybe some almonds.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Breakfast? First meal should be a carb (oatmeal, cream of wheat) and a protein (egg whites, lean meat)

And the only healthy fats I see are salmon....add some almonds, flax oil, olive oil, natural peanut butter (one with oil on the top).

Also, you might want to rethink MRP - they are typically high in calories and carbs if you are trying to cut. I am not sure of the breakdown of yours. I would lean more towards a plain protein shake and add a "real" food to it. Like a healthy fat souce - almonds, or add Flax Oil to the shake.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Also, how long is not very long...you say you just started eating better recently. When?

Oh, and WELCOME!

 

[FitFossil]

For most females, the hips and thighs are the first place to gain fat and the last place to lose it. A steady consistent diet is key. Yo-yo dieting will only encourage more stubborn fat in those areas.

For years I was afraid to train legs heavy because I thought they were already "too muscular" Fed up with my lack of progress and endless repetitions of low weight, and figuring that big muscular legs would be better than big fat legs, I decided to start training legs hard and heavy. Surprise of all surprises - I lost 2 pants sizes (even though I gained 10 pounds) and my legs became lean and defined - I didn't even recognize them!

To see definition in the lower body, you've got to have some muscle along with low bodyfat. Squats, deadlifts, stiff-legged deadlifts, and lunges are all good butt/ham/thigh muscle builders.

Remember, muscle helps to burn fat, and muscle is denser than fat, which is why it weighs more but takes up less space.

Another good leg-leaner for me was doing 2 20 min sessions per week of HIIT (high intensity interval training) cardio.

 

[Stacy]

Thanks for all your advice and for welcoming me in too. I'll try it. By the way just FYI i'm going to try to compete in April, so this is all new to me. Anymore great advice just throw it in!

Thanks yall