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Seriously, you can't spot reduce. And, you don't have control over where your body stores excess fat when you're eating more calories than you are burning, or, conversely, burns fat when you are in a caloric deficit.
Your best bet is to adopt a whole-body strength training + cardio routine to strengthen all of your muscles. (Don't worry, you won't get bulky.) Whole body routines are the most efficient, both in terms of your time and in terms of revving up your metabolism to burn calories. If you don't have access to a gym, bodyweight exercises can be *really* effective, moreso than the fancy do-dad machines that stock the local commercial gym or YMCA.
In terms of diet, you'll need to cut calories to lose fat. Try to concentrate on getting your calories from veggies, nuts, meat / fish / chicken, whole grains, eggs, and dairy (assuming you aren't allergic). Make sure you are getting adequate protein and "good" fats (cold-water fish, nuts, avocados, olive oil). If you have to trim calories somewhere, reduce or eliminate nutritionally empty carbs, including "fat-free" and "lo-fat" snack foods as well as the more obvious nutrient-challenged suspects such as sugar and corn syrup.
Need more info? I heartily recommend Krista Scott Dixon's "stumptuous.com", a non-commercial and ultra-informative site for women who want to be more fit and healthy (and, often, lose fat as well).
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