Calling all pears! How did you get at losing in your thigh/butt area?

Hello!! I am always struck by the differences in body types. I have seen a lot of women say they have such a hard time losing their belly. I'm the exact opposite. My stomach is the first thing to flatten out when I lose weight (and the last thing to puff out when I gain). But my thighs and butt...ugh...they are a different story.

Anyone in my predicament? And if so, what have you done that works? I'm tired of having jeans way too big in the stomach but still tight in the legs!! 

I saw a slight difference when I started yoga.  Then I mixed pilates in, new areas tighened up. 

Now I'm taking a body works class, and it does exactly what it says it does, yikes.  It's a step arobic class (with out the complex moves you need to remember) with added weights.  You also use the step to do squats and all sorts of other exercises that make my hips and upper thighs SCREAM.

I've only taken 6 classes so far and the difference is quite dramatic, I can't say I'm not pleased.  I'll always be a pear, but maybe I can lower my hip to waist ratio this way.

SEX!  Lots and lots of sex!  My word, sex made it that much easier for me to spread my legs.  Before I did the deed daily (two or three times if I can!) I could sit down, with a skirt, knees apart, and people wouldn't be able to see anything 'cause my thighs were smushed together.  Now they can!  It sucks 'cause I have to keep my knees closed now, but it's still pretty cool.

So if you've got a willing participant, you're sexually active, get busy!

CD, I can only imagine the look on my b/f's face telling him I needed to quickly lose my virginity so I can lose weight faster!

Talk about support. XD

Hahaha, sorry.  If you're a virgin, keep that.  It's sacred.  But when you're ready to give it up, make sure you take full advantage of sex.

There've been several nights were I told Alex to wash up and meet me in the bedroom, living room, kitchen, closet, wherever 'cause I need a workout.  Imagine the look on HIS face that first time.

Someone else posted this article earlier; I think it was extremely interesting.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=13050 14 ;

 

And CD... what the hell? 

Indeed, I'm joking of course.  Heh- not a problem, I have a high libido *sigh*.

Hilarious.  I'm sure it's more fun than the elliptical trainer XD.

Happy pants, happy man? lol

What the hell yourself, feanor.  This is not the first time I've mentioned it and it certainly won't be the last. 

If what I say bothers you, scroll right past it.

I <3 CD's sex comments, they make my day =)

I just don't get why you repeatedly post stupid things like that. Yeah, sex is exercise, woooo... the joke kind of gets old when you talk about sex in every single topic you post in. Is talking about it to strangers sexually gratifying to you in some way? Or does your life really revolve around sex so much that it seeps into all of your conversations? Totally don't get it, and yes, it gets annoying to have to see it all over the place on a site that is focused on a totally unrelated topic.

Are like all the women on CC PMSing at the exact same time this week or something?

Everyone seems to have an EXTRA burr up their butts.

The "joke" may be getting old to you, but it's no joke to me.  People ask what works, I say it.  I'm comfortable enough with myself and my sex life to throw it out there (save intimate little details) and like I said, if it bothers you, scroll right along.

I'm not PMSing.  I'm a little crabby from being couped up in this house far away from home, a little ticked about my hampster being missing, and plain ol' angry about not having a pencil sharpener.

So, you know, any thread I may seem "snippy" on today and yesterday, I'll go ahead and apologise for it now.

I wasn't refering to you CD, no worries.  I have a pair of scissors, I can try to sharpen your pencil for you?

I've just seen many females that I use to think were kind, turn extra mean this week.

Like I said, I admit I've had a burr up my ass lately, but at least I'm owning up to it.  I've tried sharpening my pencil with scissors and ended up hacking off a chunk of my finger.  I'd rather not put anyone else through that.

Everyone's entitled to a bad day (or four) and I try to keep that in mind when there're those weeks when every post makes me want to shake my computer and throw it out the window.

Feanor's sick of my openness about sex, I'm sick of *********'s haphazard posting that it takes every remark, positive or negative, poorly.

Watch, next week all of the posts will be so lovey dovey and positive you'll be begging someone to start picking a fight somewhere just for a change.

Ahh.. you know me too well.  I say I crave consistancy, but DO I?

I need to friend you already and get out of this thread.  We kind of took it in a completely different direction than it should've gone.

nocturne, feanor, thank you for your replies...I enjoyed the article and am going to look into step classes. CD: I applaud your innovativeness...I was looking for more gym-related tips but I'm glad you've found something that works for you!

Any other pears, feel free to post what works for you!! 

nocturne, i didn't "turn" - i'm just mean.

i guess i'm a pear.  if i extrapolate from where i was at 166 pounds, i'm pretty sure that's where i was headed.  other than weight loss in general, i found that running made a big difference.  when i'm running regularly (3-4 times per week), even if i'm not losing weight, everything below the waist firms up.  when i sit, i don't spread, and my jeans don't have to contain everything in the same way.

Original Post by pgeorgian:

nocturne, i didn't "turn" - i'm just mean.

i guess i'm a pear.  if i extrapolate from where i was at 166 pounds, i'm pretty sure that's where i was headed.  other than weight loss in general, i found that running made a big difference.  when i'm running regularly (3-4 times per week), even if i'm not losing weight, everything below the waist firms up.  when i sit, i don't spread, and my jeans don't have to contain everything in the same way.

 

Lucky, runnings never done that for me. I've seen some results from elliptical in the past.  How long are you running, and at what intensity?

well, right now i'm not running.  i don't like treadmills, and it's very much winter here (3 feet of snow everywhere, and the roads all snow and ice).  when i am running, it's usually around 4-6km three or four times a week.  i'm not fast, but i'm not a shuffler.  when the snow goes, i'm going to start working my way up to 8k, because there's a route that i love that takes me from my front door out into the country.  it's really beautiful and just hilly enough.

but--yeah--i'm an ectomorph.  i don't bulk up like some people do when they run.