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Just a quick question...


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I first attempted to lose weight around this time last year. I didn't end up losing as much weight as i wanted before my face became too gaunt looking. My problem is I have very sharp cheekbones, and a strongish jaw, so I need a bit of poof for my face to look normal.

 

I still have a fair amount of pudge around my hips, and I was wondering if it would be possible for me to lose the pudge without my face becoming too gaunt?

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If you lose weight you can't dictate where it will go from first.  And if you're a healthy weight (BMI 20 - 25) it's even more difficult to avoid the gaunt look.   If you have 'pudge' around your hips one thing you can try, rather than cutting the calories, is to eat a 'clean' diet.  i.e. you get 90% of what you eat from wholefoods & home-cooking and you avoid heavily processed, preserved, salty, sugary foods.  You drop alcohol and caffeine in favour of water.  A cleaner diet will mean that your body stops retaining quite so many fluids... which show up as 'pudge', cellulite and love-handles on an otherwise slim body.   Toning exercises will also help fim up the muscles a little.  Best of luck

Thank you, this makes it a lot clearer. I knew you can't dictate areas for weight loss, which is why I asked, but I didn't know eating better would settle my body better. Thanks again =)

I have the same problem.  thats the way to go.

i will try to check my bmi. its quite a while since my last measurement after my weight loss.

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