Thread: Losing weight in hips/stomach, NOT boobs...?!

i know she follows me around the house, and everytime i sit down she gives out a big sigh and lies down where she can look sadly at me, this goes on until i say the magic word and then shes running around excitedly all sadness forgotten!!! LOL guilted out by a dog!

Originally Posted by Mes_T

I'm sure this question has been asked to death... I've briefly combed the forums without finding this specific thread, so I decided to post this myself.

What's the best way to lose fat in the hips/stomach area without losing it elsewhere, specifically boobs? I'm about a 36B and would like to keep it that way, although tbh my breasts don't really change in size with changes in my weight, at least not that I've noticed... But I've gotten a little freaked out by everyone else saying that it happens.

Recently I've also started to appreciate my body for how it is, but with that appreciation I've found myself going a lil' more lenient on myself... I don't want to get completely lazy and then wake up one day and find I've turned into a whale.

Thanks!

Your genetics will be the deciding factor with where your fat loss occurs sequentially.

For most women, the first place they put on fat....(butt/hips) is the last place it will come off, unfortunately.

In my experience, you'll start noticing weight loss in your face, down to your shoulders, to your breasts, and lastly your waist, hips, then butt.

Counting calories is easily as important as your activity level. If you are trying to lose fat, you will need to maintain a caloric deficit. Which means that you burn more calories than you take in. This is accomplished most effectively by a reduction in calories and a dramatic increase in activity.

Walking helps, but the fat loss isn't dramatic enough for most people who soon lose initiative. I'd suggest running or 30 minutes of intense cardio on an elliptical to start. Once you start seeing results, it becomes addicting.

Good luck.

Unfortunately, the first thing people want to do is cut calories...you should be around a normal calorie intake so that your metabolism doesn't start to crash. Then as OTYA stated, you need to increase activity level so that you are burning more calories then your body will take in. For instance, your body will burn a certain amount of calories at rest (resting metabolic rate) and so then everything you do for cardio will burn off extra calories. If you would like some articles on why you don't cut calories I would be happy to provide those for you. Unfortunately as well, you can't spot reduce and once again, as OTYA stated, the first place to put on weight, is the last to come off.

Finally, be patient...if you do the right things at the right times and include strength/resistance training along with proper diet and cardio, you will take off the weight and keep it off. It just takes some time. It didn't get put on overnight, it won't come off overnight.