What the h*ll!

O.K.- I understand that in order to lose weight, you need to cut back calories or exercise(or both). I checked how many calories I burn at rest, and those calculators always read about 1200-1250. Isn't it unhealthy to lower it anymore than this? I lift 3 days a week, and do 30min- 1 hr 5 days a week and eat really healthy about 1200-1250 cals a day, and although I am thin(by normal satndards)I can't seem to shed the fat around my thighs and butt. Help!! I don't want to jiggle anymore! Anyone have suggestions? Do fat burner pills work? Should I be supplementing? I was thinking of going tomorrow and buying protein powder. Good idea? All advice is appreciated. Thankx!

Did you factor in your activity levels? Was it a short calorie counter or longer version which would factor in your activity.

YOu are going to have a difficult time with that little jiggle... You hold fat in that place the easiest, (so do I  BOOOOO!, But, I think it is better than being an apple girl, with a big gut and no Butt, sometimes no boobs either, now that is a travisty!)

Did you ever post your full routine for review?

Ah, I understand. I was at a class in the gym yesterday, and seeing my backside in the mirrors while trying to do roundhouse kicks was not so fun. Ah well.

Are you eating enough? The reason I ask is that dieters tend to have the bottom-heavy problem because the body thinks it's starving and so tries to preserve fat by losing it from the top down, in order to protect the reproductive organs.

Me? I'm just not very fit, so more squats and lunges for the win.

ORIGINAL: Jane

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Did you factor in your activity levels? Was it a short calorie counter or longer version which would factor in your activity.

YOu are going to have a difficult time with that little jiggle... You hold fat in that place the easiest, (so do I  BOOOOO!, But, I think it is better than being an apple girl, with a big gut and no Butt, sometimes no boobs either, now that is a travisty!)

Did you ever post your full routine for review?

I would LOOOOVE to hold the fat in my thighs and butt. I am jealous Being the apple girl sux!!! My bottom half is lean then I have a gut (having big boobs gives the illusion of a smaller gut so it works out )
My trainer friend on saturday grabs my roll and says "u need to get an appt so see what u can do medically-it crushed me for a sec but then I remembered that I look gooood!!!!


sorry----I was venting a little bit

Jane you have NOOO idea what I am rocking, in the probably requires surgery to fix side of the equation ... Sometimes I feel like a kangaroo. And in all honesty, I would give up a little of my waist taper, for better titties, and leaner upper thighs. Although last weekends mini skirt got such rave reviews,  well I don't think I have have ever been prouder of my legs.

ORIGINAL: jammel

O.K.- I understand that in order to lose weight, you need to cut back calories or exercise(or both). I checked how many calories I burn at rest, and those calculators always read about 1200-1250. Isn't it unhealthy to lower it anymore than this? I lift 3 days a week, and do 30min- 1 hr 5 days a week and eat really healthy about 1200-1250 cals a day, and although I am thin(by normal satndards)I can't seem to shed the fat around my thighs and butt. Help!! I don't want to jiggle anymore! Anyone have suggestions? Do fat burner pills work? Should I be supplementing? I was thinking of going tomorrow and buying protein powder. Good idea? All advice is appreciated. Thankx!

Its very individual but that is the lowest I would suggest and that is pretty low and you would have to be a pretty special situation. 
Post your diet, that is the key to leaning enough so that the thighs sculpt.
Linda

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I appreciate all of the feedback. My diet looks something like this:
 
breakfast-bowl of oatmeal made with 1% milk, quaker oats, cinnamon, 1 packet splenda, and a few raisins-sometimes a bowl of cereal(special k protein plus) if I am in a hurry
 
snack-3 hard boiled egg whites and a banana
 
lunch-can of tuna with 1 tbsp of light mayo, and about 5 multigrain saltines
 
snack- 1 serving of light vanilla yogurt
 
Dinner- chicken stir fry(boneless chicken breast, frozen stir-fry veggies, bottled stir-fry sauce) and 1/2 cup brown rice.
 
If I am still hungry at the end of the night, sometimes I have a bowl of protein cereal, or a few turkey slices.
 
I feel like the weight is slowly coming off, but I am waaay too skinny on top. I almost look like nicole richie from the waist up(eewwww)but with much better muscle definition. I don't want to lose anymore on top!! I am not totally huge on the bottom, but could afford to lose 3-5lbs to really see the definition. Am I just destined to jiggle? All I want is a tight a** and hot hamstrings!!!

ORIGINAL: jammel

I appreciate all of the feedback. My diet looks something like this:

breakfast-bowl of oatmeal made with 1% milk, quaker oats, cinnamon, 1 packet splenda, and a few raisins-sometimes a bowl of cereal(special k protein plus) if I am in a hurry (I would also alternate this one day on and one day off with a protein drink, something like pvl with water only and some cla)

snack-3 hard boiled egg whites and a banana (another good snack to alternate with, just some fish and greens, small amount like half can tuna or 3 oz fresh white, sushi or whatever, prawns and a cup of spinach or 1/2 cup green beans.)

lunch-can of tuna with 1 tbsp of light mayo, and about 5 multigrain saltines - (not bad.....alternate with turkey meatballs on occasion, but make them lean)

snack- 1 serving of light vanilla yogurt - also not bad, alternate with protein /water drink.

Dinner- chicken stir fry(boneless chicken breast, frozen stir-fry veggies, bottled stir-fry sauce) and 1/2 cup brown rice.

If I am still hungry at the end of the night, sometimes I have a bowl of protein cereal, or a few turkey slices. - go with the protein only items, nothing with any startch or carb at all.

I feel like the weight is slowly coming off, but I am waaay too skinny on top. I almost look like nicole richie from the waist up(eewwww)but with much better muscle definition. I don't want to lose anymore on top!! I am not totally huge on the bottom, but could afford to lose 3-5lbs to really see the definition. Am I just destined to jiggle? All I want is a tight a** and hot hamstrings!!!

see the red for suggestions.  look at cardio options like stair master and stadium stairs or stair well jogging up and down.......you lean from top down it sounds like....many do, so by the time your thighs lean more you will be shredded up top but then if you can watch how much you gain once you hit this point, it should gain more evenly so the top balances out.
what is your training??  okay, saw it, cardio 5 days and weights 3.....try adding weights each day and shorten the cardio just a tad.  Focus on upper body, do like 3 exercise per day:
day 1 - back (upper, mid and lower, one for each)
day 2 - chest (flat, decl. and incl, one for each like a fly, a press and maybe for flat do pec dec or lower cable cross?)
day 3 - shoulders (front, rear and side)
day 4 - arms (bi/tri) 2 of each
day 5 legs n abs, with light legs, high reps and only 1 exercise per area so a quad, a ham and calve.  or you can do isolated work and concentrate on inner and outer thighs that day as well as walking lunges.

This will help with sculpting by fat loss and muscle gains in the right areas.
Linda

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Thanks Linda! I went a few days ago, and bought 100% whey protein which I have been taking as a lunch smoothie(with skim milk, and 1/2banana or 3 strawberries). I am hoping this will help. I tried working my arms more as per your suggestion. I have a question- I have been working my legs 3x a week(all leg muscles)-is this too much? I also tend to do multiple exercises for each muscle each time(ex: hamsrings-deadlifts, seated curls, standing curls, hip extensions, and lunges)-i'm guessing this is too much? In my head, more work = better results. Maybe you could help me come up with a more effective leg routine? Oh- I just had to comment- Even at my heaviest weights(147 in high school, and 162 pregnant with my 2nd) I still had scrawny arms, and a small upper half(besides the pregnant belly). My face is also very skinny. Is it cuz I am puerto rican? think j-lo, but on a much smaller scale! I do love my curves in jeans though......

ORIGINAL: jammel

Thanks Linda! I went a few days ago, and bought 100% whey protein which I have been taking as a lunch smoothie(with skim milk, and 1/2banana or 3 strawberries). I am hoping this will help. I tried working my arms more as per your suggestion. I have a question- I have been working my legs 3x a week(all leg muscles)-is this too much? I also tend to do multiple exercises for each muscle each time(ex: hamsrings-deadlifts, seated curls, standing curls, hip extensions, and lunges)-i'm guessing this is too much? In my head, more work = better results. Maybe you could help me come up with a more effective leg routine? Oh- I just had to comment- Even at my heaviest weights(147 in high school, and 162 pregnant with my 2nd) I still had scrawny arms, and a small upper half(besides the pregnant belly). My face is also very skinny. Is it cuz I am puerto rican? think j-lo, but on a much smaller scale! I do love my curves in jeans though......

I would do twice per week most, per leg muscle.....so you can do 2-3 per, but only hit the hams twice per week, quads twice per week and so on, AT MOST. 
Lets work on that new leg routine......tell me what you got now, details.

Linda

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