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I know we all lose weight differently and cannot control where/how BUTTTTTT, does anyone have any suggestion to increase weight loss in the legs (the whole leg- calf, thigh) or does it eventually just happen. I found some youtube exercise videos and am going to start those along with walking daily but damnit, I cannot for the life of me get the weight to drop at all on my legs. I am losing everywhere else but legs are stubborn and I can't even get a pair of jeans to fit right now because my waist is like a 16 and my legs are not there .... :( very frustrating!

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Sorry, but you can’t target weight loss

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Just now, sillykitty said:

Sorry, but you can’t target weight loss

Yeah, I know :( lol

I know as i lose more it will happen......

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I hear ya. Even when I'm the right size, my thighs are disproportionately large and I wish there was a way to just get rid of some of the excess leg area. I've even thought of "cool sculpting" but i can't afford it.

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Honestly my legs are going to be the first thing I “fix” surgically once this is done.
I plan on getting to goal weight, see if anything readjusts itself for a year, then ruthlessly take care of any problem areas once I’m sure my body has settled in to its goal weight shape.

I wear a full size larger for bottoms than I do for tops and A-line dresses are the only ones that work for me.
Even back when I was in my early 20’s and was 130 pounds and a size 4/6, I had thunder thighs and major thigh rub. *sigh*

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I dont mind being thicker on the bottom but I want to just lose some weight there!!!!!!

I have nothing against having hips or curves to some degree but i don't want calves the size of thighs!

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I hate my "cankles"! I'm almost at goal weight now, and not surprised to see that they haven't changed shape. My calves pretty much run straight down to my feet like tree trunks. [emoji31]

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5 hours ago, rs said:

I hate my "cankles"! I'm almost at goal weight now, and not surprised to see that they haven't changed shape. My calves pretty much run straight down to my feet like tree trunks.

this isnt very reassuring LOL

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Much of these responses are correct. It is difficult to target specific areas of your body for weight loss. You can however, target areas for muscle toning and i think that might help you. I know i know, people all say they done want to build so much muscle that they become buff and look like a body builder. Dont worry...you wont. You should start thinking about doing a combination of lower body resistance training along with HIIT cardio. If you need some more explanation of what those are, let me know.

Just like loose skin, some things are inevitable. If we are "hippy", as my wife likes to say, it may be difficult to loose that lower body weight at the start. All i can say is to get to it and see what kind of results you can get.

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