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Does anyone put any stock into this whole Body Shape Diet stuff? The reason I'm asking is because well, my thighs, butt, and hips would like to discuss this at length.

I'm losing weight from my upper body like lightening, and the fat around my lower half is staying put.

I don't want this last 7 kilos to come off my already diminishing boobs and face people! I want to have thinner legs. This has really become a worry for me lately because well, I am vain. I don't just want the # on my scale to be smaller, I want to look good. I want to feel better in skirts and shorts, and not to mention bathing suits.

So I have read some about my body type, apparently I am a Gynaeoid Body Type and this is what I look like:


Has anyone read the book The Body Shaping Diet? I'm thinking of ordering the supplements or at least trying to find them separately and start taking them.

Is anyone out there my body type reading this? Have you been successful in trimming down your thighs with exercise? Because I have to admit I haven't done a lot of specific exercise and I guess now is the time to start something.

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Anonymous said…
I have had that problem for years, and I highly recommend the Thighmaster and Thighmaster LBX (which I call the assmaster) - no joke! I do 100 of each every morning, and it keeps my trouble spots under control. I don't know much about the Body Shape Diet, but I know what worked for my stubborn lower body. Hope it helps!

Beth
http://supermom3604.diaryland.com
10:41 am
Anonymous said…
i am not sure what body type i am yet. I'll have to remove the fat suit at least partially to be able to tell i think! But, I do lose weight off of my face first - but who wants a skinny head and a size 22 body hey?
11:25 am
Argy said…
I have bigger thighs too. And they used to be bigger than now proportionally. What really did it for me was walking in the treadmill at a speed of mild jogging. And I have seen others too. Walking really fast is a killer for thigh fat. Even my husband who are really fit, but used to play a lot of soccer and had big legs and thighs managed to really trim them down with walking/running.
There are certain diets that really attack body fat where they found it at its highest accumulation. But they are too strict for me. 5 meals a day of lean meats, egg whites, salads, no oils, few fruits, whole brown rice.
3:40 pm
Anonymous said…
I was just complaining to Ben the trainer about this on Thursday. I noticed that I've lost a lot inches in my chest (the boy isn't all too happy about this) and in my waist. But my hips and and legs, despite all of the work I'm doing, are shrinking at an unbelievable snail's pace. Ben said it was normal. Bah...that was no help. Then he had me do one legged squats. That hurt. I'll let ya know if those help out the situation. It's funny though, I look at my sister and my mother, who are small women (what the heck happened to me??) and they still have the hips, butt and legs. My mom says it runs in the family. Sigh...
3:25 am
Anonymous said…
the old saying that muscle weighs more than fat - also harbors the secret that muscle takes up a lot less room than fat. my nutritionist passed around a scientific model of 5 lbs of fat and 5 lbs of muscle. the fat was like holding the size of a newborn baby and the muscle was like holding a small sport bottle - so if you target the muscles in your lower body with lunges - walking, it will help replace the real estate hogs of fat with the minimalist space loving muscle.

gin (circusbelly.com)
5:12 am
CheekyMoo said…
I've been seeing a nutritionist and a nurse practioner regarding diet and exercise. From speaking to other women that see them I was told before head you lose weight from the head down, gain from the thighs up. That's pretty much how my weight loss has gone. A lot of women that I speak to that reach their goal weight have told me that it took months after reaching that weight before they noticed inches lost in their hips, thighs, and abdomen. I started putting credit into this when I hit a few week plateau. While I wasn't losing pounds I lost several inches off of my tummy, thighs, and hips. I guess that translates to even after we hit the weight we want to be at it's going to take time before we're happy with our shape. I think it takes us time to see the difference too. I have said quite often that my stomach hasn't changed. I finally allowed my measurements to be taken once a month and at that point when I "saw no difference" I'd already lost 10 inches off of my stomach alone.
7:59 am
Anonymous said…
"I'm losing weight from my upper body like lightening, and the fat around my lower half is staying put."

Unfortunately, this is VERY common. We can not "spot reduce" any one area of fat. Just as we can not choose where the fat is dispensed from first and last. Our bodies will dispose of it as it sees fit. We just have to grin and bear it.

I wouldn't waste too much money on supplements. Focus on creating and maintaining a workout schedule. The only way to rid yourself of excess fat is through cardiovascular activity. Plus, build muscle so that your body burns more calories at rest. It will come off. You just have to be determined, consistent, and - most of all - patient!

I feel your pain. I'm in the midst of trying to rid myself of that last bit of fat around the midsection. It's a long and painful process if I think about it too much. So I try not to. I just keep plugging away, doing what I know works. One day it will be gone.

Best of luck to you.

Lee
9:13 am
Ozfemme said…
walking
11:27 pm
Anonymous said…
I don't know about the book you refer to, but I lose weight on my thighs almost right away. My legs and butt/hip area slims down with the rest of me. So, I definitely subscribe to the idea that different body shapes lose weight differently.

Most of the overweight ladies I know have a flatter stomach and larger thighs and butt. I'm the opposite -- biiiiiig old stomach, but proportional legs and butt that lose weight along w/ everything else.

I guess I put on weight and lose it just like a man, so if I have trouble losing, it's around my gut area... the stomach is always the LAST thing to go. :(

As for whether you can shape your body w/ a special diet, I have no idea. Wouldn't hurt to try, though!

- Beatte
5:05 am
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