Female looking to lose bulk from thighs

Ttanko

Hi all,

I've searched through the form on this but can't find advice on it. I'm 76kg, 175cm trying to get down to 70kg.

But my main problem is my thighs are out of proportion with the rest of my body (67cm circumference). Yeah there's some fat I could lose but my thighs are also very muscular.

How can I slim them down? Please don't say that women don't bulk, because some of us do - in some unwelcome places!

Should I cut down on the weights sessions? Take up yoga? Do circuit work?

Thanks in advance.

gymfreak

Ttanko wrote: »

Hi all,

I've searched through the form on this but can't find advice on it. I'm 76kg, 175cm trying to get down to 70kg.

But my main problem is my thighs are out of proportion with the rest of my body (67cm circumference). Yeah there's some fat I could lose but my thighs are also very muscular.

How can I slim them down? Please don't say that women don't bulk, because some of us do - in some unwelcome places!

Should I cut down on the weights sessions? Take up yoga? Do circuit work?

Thanks in advance.

What is your current programme and diet? Could you post specfics please, that way people will be able to help you. Impossible to give meaningful advice if we don't know what you are doing at the moment:)

Ttanko

Hi gymfreak,

Thanks for the quick reply!

Training

3 gym sessions a week. Normally something like a 45min spinning class , a 40 minute high intensity weights circuit session and a full body weights session (about an hour). Desk bound but cycle around for transport.

Diet

B/fast: porridge + berries + protein powder
Morning snack: apple or piece of lower carb fruit
Lunch: soup + cottage cheese + 2 ryvita
Snack: natural yog + protein powder after work.
Dinner: normally some variation on an omlette w/ broccoli on the side. plus some dark chocolate

I try to keep calories below 1800/day and carbs at around 100g/day. I tried the v low carb thing & I just kept over-rewarding myself & going over on the calories.

thanks again.

Hanley

The most obvious adjustments to make are to avoid cycling and spinning if you can.

Have you been consistently losing weight eating the above? If you have, stick with it and be patient.

Ttanko

Hi Hanley,

Thanks for that, I'll cut out the spinning class and replace it with some HIIT maybe. With the weight sessions, should I keep doing lunges, squats etc & just lower the intensity/up the reps?

I've actually stalled a bit on the weight loss side but I'm guessing I just need to keep a closer eye on calories to ensure a deficit.

thanks.

metamorphosis

That diet is very nice - better than 99% of diets you'd see posted here asking a similar query. The only thing id say is throw in a little more fat. An easy solution would be a portion of nuts replacing your morning apple/fruit. A portion of smaller nuts is about 10 nuts (almonds,cashews, macademias). Would not be too far off the cals in that apple.

Remember that weight loss is not linear to the effort you put in. Just because you work your ass off on diet and training one week does not mean you will have the loss you might think you should, but consistency is key so one week might be a small loss or no loss followed by a better loss the next week. More so go by your clothes and measurements and pics.

Ttanko

Thanks metamorphosis. That's good to hear about the diet

I do like almond butter so I might have some of that with the fruit in the morning.

How about the workouts? Should I keep doing weighted squats/lunges or keep it to weight circuits?

I'm thinking of starting Craig Balantyne's Turbulence Training programme

Master and commander

I found cycling does bulk up the thighs. I cycle 8 mile round trip eost day for the last few months. Definitley better toned now and more bulk. Thats a good diet. I don't bother too muc with the legs during weight sessions as the biking does enough i feel.

Still i'd choose nice muscles in the thighs any day, thats a good complaint to have!!! But then i'm a man so maybe its different.

Ttanko

Thanks Master and Commander,

Yes I don't mind having strong thighs but when you can't find trousers and jeans to fit, it gets frustrating. Men's jeans are a lot more forgiving than women's!

jugger0

Jaysus those are some juicy wheels... nothing wrong with thick thighs on a woman, you should probably cycle less and jog more.. most people who do long distance running have very little leg muscle compared to cyclists thats for sure... but i wouldnt worry about it too much, once you get down to 70 you will lose size from your legs, i cant imagine them getting bigger on a calorie deficit.

Ttanko

OK well in fairness I am 5'10". I dread to think what that thigh measurement would look like on a shorter woman...

Thanks for the tip on running. I'm not mad on it, more into sprinting but I will give it a go.

Mr Marri

I'd second what Jugger0 said, I used to do a good bit of running and my knees where the widest part of my legs .

Sangre

Ttanko wrote: »

Men's jeans are a lot more forgiving than women's!

Not these days. Fecking skinny jeans everywhere.

Personally, I'd keep up with what you're doing. I'd only worry about a particular body part once you've gotten to your goal weight. Will be easier to see then how/if they're out of proprotion.

flywheel

Hanley wrote: »

The most obvious adjustments to make are to avoid cycling and spinning if you can.

why?

itsallaboutheL

Ttanko wrote: »

OK well in fairness I am 5'10". I dread to think what that thigh measurement would look like on a shorter woman...

I don't.

chris139ryan

id do the stair machine and cross trainer for 20 mins each then walk on the treadmil for 5 mins to let your legs rest then do squats. this will get you the thighs you are after