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01-18-2010, 12:39 AM
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Cat
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Temecula, CA
Posts: 70
S/C/G: 198/T/135
Height: 5'9"
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Odd-Looking Fat Loss
Clearly, I wasn't sure what to title this post
I have lost about 35-40 pounds over the last year through diet and exercise. I'm working on the last 25-30 using cardio/weights/nutrition. I am happy with my results so far, but I'm wondering if anyone else who is building muscle and losing fat has experienced what I am. For example, as the muscles are becoming more defined and the fat is diminishing my legs sort of look weird. The tops of my legs are still lumpy and the bottom part is more toned. I know you can't spot reduce, but my legs almost look like I'm losing pockets of fat here and there. It's just kind of odd.
I'm not sure that I'm really explaining this that well, but I'm hoping things even out.
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01-18-2010, 10:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: West Chester, PA
Posts: 6,963
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Don't worry- I think all of us went through some form of this. It wasn't realy until I lost the LAST pound that I felt I looked proportionally lean. Unfortunately, putting back on 3 can change all that at my height (of lack of). At least you have alot of length to spread it out.
Give yourself time.... There's no way to know what the outcome will be until you are there
Mel
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01-18-2010, 04:32 PM
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Cat
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Temecula, CA
Posts: 70
S/C/G: 198/T/135
Height: 5'9"
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Thanks, Mel. It is just a weird thing that I've never really been able to understand. I'm sure it's also my impatience at having the weight come off!
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03-25-2010, 06:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 6
S/C/G: 179/146/125
Height: 5'0''
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My legs are like that too - I have these massive german thighs even at my skinniest. Right now, my lower legs look great, but my thighs are still a bit lumpy and overly large. They're getting better all the time, though.
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03-28-2010, 01:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,294
S/C/G: HW:300 Pregnancy: 160/167/185
Height: 5'5"
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I have slender thighs, comparatively speaking--they are, at their smallest point, the same girth as my monster calves at their widest point--but I have developed this weird muscle pack at the front top of each thigh. I assume it's from running/walking/pedaling. I assume it will look better when I lose a bit more. In fact, I already think it's looking more normal, though perhaps I am just used to it now.
My belly is where my weight loss is WEIRD. It's like it's caving in from the sides, coming to an every-more-pointy spot in the middle. I really, really, really hope that evens out.
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04-06-2010, 06:56 PM
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I am worth it
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 601
S/C/G: 250/ticker/140 (maybe 130)
Height: 5' 3" and a half ;)
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I am noticing that too. My arms and legs are looking very odd! I have a new little fat roll above each knee because the surrounding fat has decreased and it looks very odd, like a second knee LOL. I hope it evens out more by summer. I have weird dents under my arms now too. Hang in there, I am sure it will get better for all of us. I would still rather look dented than fat
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04-10-2010, 05:01 PM
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Sammie Fields
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 21
S/C/G: 90kg
Height: 182cm
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keep losing more fat, and eventually it will even out
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04-10-2010, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cody, Wyoming
Posts: 982
S/C/G: 243/190/150
Height: 5'4"
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Sorry chicks, I am laughing with us at this one. I described this phenomenon on another forum a few days ago as "molting" of fat, just like when my dogs shed their winter or summer coats in clumps. Sounds like we'll all get better/even out over time.
Barb
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04-11-2010, 05:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In La-La Land
Posts: 3,846
S/C/G: 297/198/190
Height: 5'8"
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yup... weird fat here too...
my thighs are relatively slim, but the little saddle bags at the top used to just blend in, instead of sticking out... but the tummy is the worst-- I'm getting slimmer from the rib cage on down and so my tummy looks bigger even though it's actually a lot smaller...
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04-16-2010, 10:57 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 3
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I noticed that while I was losing weight, my stomach, thighs, and arms got these pockets that you speak of. It almost looked as though the fat would come from one concentrated spot at a time! (My stomach has pockets like a huge sponge or something. I'm grossly fascinated with it!) I'm sure it wasn't like that, but I'd be interested in knowing exactly how it comes off. If it goes on in different areas in a concentrated fashion at times, I'm sure it does the same thing coming off.
Last edited by joyebb; 04-16-2010 at 10:59 AM.
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